Legal Opinion
Biogen IDEC MA, Inc. v. Treasurer & Receiver General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 2, 2009PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
This appeal requires us to determine which set of regulations promulgated by different Treasurers of the Commonwealth defining the phrase “outstanding credit balances,” see G. L. c. 200A, § 5 (outstanding credit balance exemption), applies to certain uncashed checks issued by Biogen IDEC MA, Inc. (Biogen), for purposes of the abandoned property laws, codified at G. L. c. 200A (c. 200A).1 Treasurer Shannon O’Brien first promulgated regulations interpreting “outstanding credit balances” in 2001. See 960 Code Mass. Regs. §§ 4.00 (2001). Her successor, Treasurer Timothy Cahill, amended those…
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