| Docket # | SJC-10258 |
| Date | October 7, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Civil, Preliminary injunction, Consumer protection case. Attorney General. Consumer Protection Act, Unfair act or practice. Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act. Words, "unfair". |
| Appealed From | Appeals Court, Justice Cynthia J. Cohen |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Fremont Investment & Loan: James R. Carroll, Peter Simshauser, Christian R. Jenner |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Christopher K. Barry-Smith, John M. Stephan, Jean M. Healey |
| Amici Curiae | Securities Industry and Financial Markets; American Securitization Forum; Wilmer/Hale Legal Services; New England Legal Foundation; American Financial Services; Consumer Mortgage Coalition; Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable; Mortgage Bankers Association; Consumer Law Center; Center for Responsible Lending; American Association of Retired Persons; National Association of Consumer Advocates; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
