Legal Opinion
Rocha v. Hanover Insurance
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided January 3, 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrant, J.
Leonel Rocha (“Rocha”) brought this action to recover damages against Hanover Insurance Company (“Hanover”) for its alleged breach of contract and violations of G.L.c. 93A and G.L.c. 176D in withdrawing a $20,000.00 settlement offer in a motor vehicle tort case involving Rocha and Hanover’s insured.
At the beginning of the jury trial in this case, Rocha asked the judge to submit his c. 93A claim to the jury. Hanover requested that the judge retain the c. 93A claim herself. The judge elected to submit the c. 93A claim to the jury by means of special questions.
The jury found for Rocha on his…
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