A.L. Prime Energy Consultant, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Kaplan, Mitchell H., J.

In July 2016, defendant Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) terminated its two-year fuel supply agreement with plaintiff A.L. Prime Energy Consultant, Inc. (Prime). The MBTA explained that the termination was made pursuant to its exercise of a contractual right that permitted termination for convenience. The MBTA terminated the contract in order to take advantage of cost savings it believed it could achieve by purchasing fuel through the Commonwealth’s existing statewide fuel contract. Prime alleges that the MBTA abused its discretion when it invoked the…