Understanding payment bonds and performance bonds in Massachusetts construction. Learn how subcontractors and suppliers can claim on payment bonds and what happens when contractors default.
Articles by Attorney Richard Gaudet
Massachusetts construction payment law: mechanic’s liens, payment bond claims, retainage rules, and breach of contract remedies. Understand your rights when you’re owed money on a job.
A Massachusetts business attorney explains what the unfair or deceptive practices law actually prohibits, how courts apply the standard, and why it’s broader than common law fraud.
A Massachusetts attorney explains the key defenses to Chapter 93A claims, including good-faith dispute, regulatory compliance, and settlement offer protections.
A Massachusetts attorney explains unfair debt collection practices, the AG’s regulations, and how both debtors and business owners can use Chapter 93A in collection disputes.
Massachusetts disability discrimination law is broader than the ADA. Learn what constitutes disability, your duty to engage in the interactive process, what accommodation is reasonable, and what happens when you fail to accommodate.
Most Massachusetts eviction cases that fail do so because of avoidable landlord errors. Here are seven to watch for, from the notice to quit to the security deposit.
Dissolving a Massachusetts LLC takes more than a $100 filing. The steps: member approval, winding up, paying creditors, final taxes and the certificate of cancellation.
Massachusetts doesn’t require an LLC operating agreement, but the state’s default rules may not fit your business. What happens without one, and what a good agreement covers.
Whether you can change a Massachusetts divorce agreement depends on one choice: merger or survival. Here’s what each means for alimony, property and child support.