DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers, Inc. v. McKenna

Plaintiff DSM Thermoplastics Elastomers (“DSM”) filed this action against defendants Peter McKenna, President and shareholder of Wil-Man America, Inc. (“Wil-Man”), and Jeffrey Stevens, Vice President of Sales and also a shareholder of Wil-Man. DSM alleges that the actions of the defendants to induce it to purchase equipment from Wil-Man constituted fraudulent misrepresentation (Count I); negligent misrepresentation (Count II); violation of G.L.c. 231, §85J (Count III); and violation of 93A (Count IV). *474Defendants now move pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) to dismiss all counts, asserting that…