| Docket # | SJC-09801 |
| Date | April 5, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Advertising. Insurance, General liability insurance. Privacy. Words, "Accident". |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Allan van Gestel |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Fray-Witzer: Matthew P. McCue, Edward A. Broderick Metropolitan Antiques: John T. Zogby |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Terra Nova Insurance Company: John P. Graceffa, Fay M. Chen |
| Amici Curiae | Telemarketing Spam & Junk Fax Litigation Group of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; CE Design Ltd.; Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance; Travelers Property Casualty; American Casualty Company; Continental Casualty Company; National Fire Insurance Company; Transcontinental Insurance Company; Transportation Insurance Company; Valley Forge Insurance Company |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |