Allison D. Burroughs

2 rulings

D. Mass. · April 22, 2026

Amended Complaints Can Cure Pre-August 2023 Standing Defects in MOVEit Data-Breach MDL, Judge Rules

Fifteen cases with early-filed original complaints but later-amended pleadings survive dismissal after the presiding judge rules that First Circuit precedent allows Rule 15(d) to fix standing defects tied solely to filing date.

1:23-md-03083 IN RE: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation

SUMMARY JUDGMENT D. Mass. · March 30, 2026

Massachusetts Bread Distributors' Misclassification Claims Against Flowers Foods Survive Summary Judgment Under ABC Test

A federal judge held that genuine factual disputes over whether two bread distributors were employees of Flowers Foods and its subsidiaries must go to a jury, rejecting the company's bid to end the case as a matter of law.

Canales v. CK Sales Company, LLC