Law / United States / Massachusetts
Unfair or deceptive acts or practices (predicate vehicle for scraping claims)
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A, §§ 2, 9
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In force.
An unfair competition rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- A scraping practice that is separately unfair or deceptive in trade or commerce, such as deceptively circumventing a site's access controls, can expose you to a private chapter 93A claim even where no other Massachusetts statute arms a private plaintiff.
- A willful or knowing violation exposes you to up to three, but not less than two, times the actual damages found.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
What this law does
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Section 2 declares unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce unlawful, directing courts to be guided by FTC Act Section 5 interpretations, the same federal standard chapter 93A imports. Section 9 arms any person injured by such conduct with a private civil action for damages and equitable relief, including an injunction. A willful or knowing violation exposes the defendant to up to three, but not less than two, times the actual damages found.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official text, Massachusetts General Laws, malegislature.gov