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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110A, § 415 (2026)
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Section 415. This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal regulation.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Hays v. Ellrich, 31 N.E.3d 1064 (Mass. 2015).
Hays v. Ellrich, 31 N.E.3d 1064 (Mass. 2015). “As Ellrich correctly notes, G. L. c. 110A, § 415, provides, “This chapter shall be so con *603 strued as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the…”
Marram v. Kobrick Offshore Fund, Ltd., 442 Mass. 43 (Mass. 2004). “694 (enacting G. L. c. 110A, § 415, and directing court “to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal legislation”).”
Bulldog Investors Gen. P'ship v. Sec'y of the Commonwealth, 460 Mass. 647 (Mass. 2011). “See also G. L. c. 110A, § 415 (Massachusetts act “shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose .”
Indus Partners, LLC v. Intelligroup, Inc., 934 N.E.2d 264 (Mass. App. Ct. 2010). “5 Neither the term nor its definition has been construed in an appellate decision in this Commonwealth. The Act itself, however, instructs that it is to be construed in a manner so as “to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal…”
Welch v. Barach, 993 N.E.2d 742 (Mass. App. Ct. 2013). “G. L. c. 110A, § 415, inserted by St. 1972, c.”
Crown v. Kobrick Offshore Fund, Ltd., 8 N.E.3d 281 (Mass. App. Ct. 2014). “See also G. L. c. 110A, § 415 (stating that “chapter [110A] shall be so construed as .”
Cabot Corp. v. Baddour, 477 N.E.2d 399 (Mass. 1985). “G. L. c. 110A, § 415. General Laws c. 110A provides a comprehensive regulatory scheme for the registration and sale of securities.”
Cambridge Place Inv. Mgmt., Inc. v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 30 Mass. L. Rptr. 594 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2012). “§78 (b); see also G.L.c. 110A, §415 (“This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal regulation”).”
Robinhood Fin. LLC v. Sec'y of the Commonwealth (Mass. 2023). “30 At bottom, Robinhood's arguments "reduce[] to the proposition that, had it been charged with enforcing [MUSA], [it] would have chosen a different regulatory approach," 29Robinhood's proposed construction of G. L. c. 110A, § 415, would freeze the ability to adapt to changes in…”
C-Suite Impact v. Treehouse Tech. Grp. (D. Mass. 2025). “§ 78c(a)(10); M.G.L. c. 110A, § 415 (instructing courts to construe chapter 110A—including the definition of a “security”—“to coordinate the interpretation and administration of [the] chapter with the related federal regulation”).”
Galvin v. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins., 20 Mass. L. Rptr. 533 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2006). “To the extent that, as set forth in the Notice, the Report deals with the President’s interference with an investigation into “improper disclosure by ... an employee of Oppenheimer Funds .”
Bulldog Investors Gen. P'ship v. Galvin, 23 Mass. L. Rptr. 413 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2007). “G.L.c. 110A, §415. Under federal case law and SEC decisions, an offer extends beyond the common-law contract concept, to include information that “conditions the public interest in particular securities.”
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