Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Christmas Tree Shops, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 2, 1999PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At issue is whether Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England (HPHC), a lienholder under G. L. c. 111, §§ 70A-70B (medical lien statute), may be ordered to contribute to the attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the plaintiff Donna D. Pierce in pursuing a tortfeasor. A Superior Court judge ordered HPHC to contribute to the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs in the underlying tort action against the tortfeasor, the settlement of which allowed HPHC to enforce its lien. We allowed HPHC’s application for direct appellate review. We reverse.
*92In August, 1995, the plaintiff was injured on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Town of Milton v. Metropolitan District CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Rosenbloom v. KokofskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- American Grain Products Processing Institute v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Leary v. Contributory Retirement Appeal BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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- Glass v. City of LynnMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
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