Under the Massachusetts "Regulation of Business Practices for Consumer Protection," or 'Unfair Practices Act,' colloquially known as "Chapter 93A" or simply "93A," it has been held that "a good faith disagreement" over Insurance Coverage or, as in that case, over the Coverage-related Defense of Late Notice, is not an actionable violation. House of Clean, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Download House of Clean, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (D. Mass. Case No. 07.10839 Opinion Filed April 2, 2010) also published as 2010 WL 1372474 *7 (D. Mass. April 2, 2010)("Arrowood responds that a good faith disagreement between an insurer and an insured regarding coverage or prejudice [from arguably late notice in that case] does not constitute a violation of [Mass. Gen. Laws] Chapter 93A.... Arrowood is correct.").
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