| Docket # | SJC-11182 |
| Date | January 8, 2013 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Discrimination Law; Defamation-- Whether the plaintiff has stated claims of associational handicap discrimination and defamation where the plaintiff alleged that he was fired from employment because his wife was handicapped and accordingly lost family health insurance coverage. |
| Appealed From | Norfolk Superior Court; Justice Patrick F. Brady |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Flagg: Marc S. Alpert |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Ali-Med Inc.: James J. Rooney |
| Amici Curiae | New England Legal Foundation; Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association; ACLU of Massachusetts; Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts; Commonwealth |
