Formation of Contracts Via Email
In 2004, Massachusetts adopted the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (G.L.c. 110G, §7(b)) making it clear that a contract can be formed and enforced under Massachusetts law when an offer is accepted electronically. Recent Massachusetts case law maintains that a contract is still enforceable when neither party affixes a handwritten signature to a paper form of the contract if the contract was agreed to by an electronic record. An electronic record is defined by the statute