Olympic Cleaning, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Burnes, Nonnie S., J.

INTRODUCTION

This case arises out of the decision of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”), the defendant, to suspend the bidding privileges of Olympic Cleaning, Inc. (“Olympic”). The plaintiff, Olympic, asserts in its complaint that the MBTA suspended Olympic arbitrarily and in bad faith. Olympic also asserts that the suspension was merely pretext for an effort to force Olympic to unionize its employees. The MBTA asserts that it suspended Olympic for health and safety violations and other failures to abide by the contract terms that occurred during…