Nader v. Citron

This case presents questions about the scope of G. L. c. 93A, § 11, which gives a private cause of action to a person who is engaged in business and who suffers a loss as a result of an unfair or deceptive act or practice by another person also engaged in business. The section was added by St. 1972, c. 614, § 2, entitled “An Act further regulating unfair trade practices,” and extended the provisions of the consumer protection act, G. L. c. 93A, to certain businessmen. The scope of c. 93A has come before us with increasing frequency. See York v. Sullivan, 369 Mass. 157 (1975), which collects…