Legal Opinion
NPS, LLC v. Minihane
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 15, 2008PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
In this case we decide whether an acceleration clause in a ten-year license agreement for luxury seats for New England Patriots professional football games at Gillette Stadium is enforceable. The agreement requires the purchaser of the license to pay, upon default, the amounts due for all years remaining on the license. The plaintiff contends that the clause is a lawful liquidated damages provision; the defendant, who *418defaulted in the first year of the agreement, argues that it is an unlawful penalty. A judge in the Superior Court agreed with the defendant and refused to enforce the…
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