Legal Opinion
Mt. Ivy Press, L.P. v. Defonseca
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 24, 2010No. 08-P-2132PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWolohojian, J.
After a jury trial in 2002, Misha Defonseca and Vera Lee were awarded more than $30 million in compensatory and multiple damages on claims arising from breaches of contract and violations of G. L. c. 93A by Jane Daniel and Mt. Ivy Press, L.P. (Mt. Ivy). 4 At issue was the publication, distribution, and marketing of Defonseca’s life story, Misha: A Memoir of the Holocaust Years. 6 The judgment was affirmed by this court in all respects. Lee v. Mt. Ivy Press, L.P., 63 Mass. App. Ct. 538, 562 (2005). Nearly six years after the judgment, Daniel and Mt. Ivy brought an independent action for relief…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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