Sarah P. Kelly

This week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) heard argument on a Prompt Pay Act (PPA) dispute, J.C. Cannistraro, LLC v. Columbia Construction Co. The Cannistraro case comes on the heels of the SJC’s first...more On June 17, 2024, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its first decision interpreting the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act (the “PPA”). In Business Interiors Floor Covering Business Trust v. Graycor Construction Co., Inc.,[1]...more On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania law that requires companies to consent to being sued in its state courts as a condition of registering to do business there. In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern, the Court...more As the COVID-19 pandemic increasingly affects businesses across the United States, the question whether business interruption insurance will cover economic losses felt by the business community has arisen. This advisory...more