Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Herb Chambers I-95, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 18, 2011PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
The plaintiff, Susan M. Curtis, the executrix of the estate of Harold Curtis, filed a complaint in Superior Court against the Chambers defendants (see note 3, supra) and Globe Specialty Products, Inc. (Globe Specialty), alleging: common-law trade dress (count I), breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing (count II), interference with advantageous business relations (count III), and unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of G. L. c. 93A (count IV). A judge dismissed the complaint, concluding that all the claims were preempted by the Federal Digital Millennium…
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