| Docket # | SJC-10586 |
| Date | April 6, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Attorney at law, Malpractice, Negligence. Negligence, Attorney at law. Contract, Attorney, Performance and breach. Anti-discrimination law, Maternity leave. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Raymond J. Brassard |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Global Naps, Inc.: John J. Barter, Evan M. Fray-Witzer |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Jackson Lewis, LLP: Andrew J. Goodman, James Freeman, David J. Kerman Awiszus: Katherine H. Marques |
| Amici Curiae | New England Legal Foundation; Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association; Massachusetts Paid Leave Coalition; Fair Employment Project, Inc.; Massachusetts AFL-CIO; Legal Assistance Corporation; Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Justice; Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |