| Docket # | SJC-11085 |
| Date | November 5, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Torts; Product Disparagement-- Various issues arising out of a damage action for commercial product disparagement by the manufacturer of hip protectors against a doctor who published an article regarding the effectiveness of the product. |
| Appealed From | Norfolk Superior Court, Justice Barbara A. Dortch-Okara |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | HipSaver, Inc.: Mark Booker, Robert LeRoux Hernandez |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Kiel: William Prescott Golding, Robert P. Powers |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts General Hospital; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston Medical Center; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary |