| Docket # | SJC-11139 |
| Date | May 7, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | MassHealth. Medicaid. Hospital, Medicaid reimbursement, Uncompensated services. Governmental immunity. Contract, Implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, Duress. Federal preemption. Constitutional law, Federal preemption, Taking of property. Damages, Quantum meruit. Practice, Civil, Action in nature of certiorari, Action in nature of mandamus. Mandamus. Declaratory relief. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Judith Fabricant |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Boston Medical Center Corporation: Donald K. Stern, Katie J. McLoughlin
Holyoke Medical Center, Inc.: Janet Steckel Lundberg, Robert J. Griffin |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services: Kenneth W. Salinger |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
