In Barkan v. Dunkin Donuts, Inc.,520 F. Supp. 2d 333, 340 (D.R.I. 2007), the plaintiff's allegations that defendants entered into the settlement agreement even though they had no intention of helping plaintiffs obtain refinancing, did not take the Massachusetts unfair and deceptive practices claims outside the scope of the provision in the settlement agreement which chose Rhode Island law to govern disputes regarding the agreement. Id. at 340. However, in Barkan, there were no allegations concerning fraud in the formation of the contract, and the court acknowledged that the plaintiff's Chapter 93A claim could be "adequately addressed within the framework of Rhode Island contract law." Id.