Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, § 14A (2026)

Effect of Massachusetts Antitrust Act upon consumer protection laws

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Section 14A. The Massachusetts Antitrust Act shall have no effect upon the provisions of chapter ninety-three A, except as explicitly provided in said chapter ninety-three A.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1972–2002 · leading case: Ciardi v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd., 436 Mass. 53 (Mass. 2002).

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Ciardi v. F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd., 436 Mass. 53 (Mass. 2002). · cites it 5× “17 G. L. c. 93, § 14A. General Laws c. 93A, § 11, includes a specific provision that in *63 any action brought under that section, the court shall be guided in its interpretation of unfair methods of competition by the provisions of the Antitrust Act.”

Whitehall Co. v. Merrimack Valley Distrib. Co., 780 N.E.2d 479 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002). “” When it adopted the broad language of § 5(a)(1) of the FTC Act, Congress “considered, and rejected, the notion that it reduce the ambiguity of the phrase ‘unfair methods of competition’ by tying the concept of unfairness to a common-law or statutory standard or by enumerating…”

Corning Glass Works v. Ann & Hope, Inc. of Danvers, 294 N.E.2d 354 (Mass. 1973). “Ann & Hope’s conduct was not justified under any of the exceptions in G. L. c. 93, § 14A, covering closeout sales, damaged or deteriorated goods, and sales under court order.”

Black & Decker Mfg. Co. v. Ann & Hope, Inc., 277 N.E.2d 687 (Mass. 1972). “G. L. c. 93, § 14A. These contracts generally relate to the price at which the retailer is required to resell the commodity.”

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