| Docket # | SJC-10067 |
| Date | April 8, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Insurance, Life insurance. Consumer Protection Act, Unfair or deceptive act, Insurance, Class action. Practice, Civil, Class action. Due process of law, Class action, Jurisdiction over nonresident. Limitations, Statute of. |
| Appealed From | Berkshire Superior Court, Justice Margot Botsford. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Moelis: Richard J. Schager, Jr., Douglas M. Brooks |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Berkshire Life Insurance Company: Brandon F. White, Michael B. Keating, Kirk G. Hanson |
| Amici Curiae | American Association of Retired Persons; National Consumer Law Center; National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys; American Council of Life Insurers; Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts; New England Legal Foundation; Associated Industries of Massachusetts |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
