McCormack Suny LLC Senior Litigation Counsel, Alexis Smith Hamdan, recently contributed her insightful commentary on a notable court decision covered by Mass Lawyers Weekly.
Honoring a motion for summary judgment, Suffolk Superior Court has dismissed a five-year-old case where two whistleblowers asserted that Tresca Brothers Concrete, Sand & Gravel Inc. violated the Massachusetts False Claims Act by providing inaccurate age and water content information on ready mixed orders.
“Sometimes courts are willing to ‘push the envelope’ on expanding the relationship between commercial parties. They’ve absolutely done that here.”
David R. Suny, a Boston real estate and litigation attorney, said the case provides a good example of how courts may view business relationships.
Q1: You and your firm, McCormack Suny, successfully defeated $125 million in claims asserted on behalf of 45 municipalities, charter schools and state agencies for your client. What was your experience like managing that case?
