| Docket # | SJC-11154 |
| Date | January 7, 2013 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Torts; Wrongful Death-- Various issues arising out of a multi-million dollar judgment against a bar in a suit by the estate of a college student who was found injured at the bottom of the stairs; whether liability under Chapter 93A may be found on the basis of violation of the Building Code. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Elizabeth M. Fahey |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Gainsboro Restaurant, Inc.: Richard W. Jensen, Michael F. Aylward, Francis J. DiMento, Jr., Franklin H. Levy |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Klairmont: Joseph Sano, Jeffrey A. Newman |
| Amici Curiae | Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Coalition for Litigation Justice; NFIB Small Business Legal Center; American Tort Reform Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association; DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys |