LaRoche v. Flynn

The plaintiffs asserted rights under an option to purchase contained in a lease of a condominium unit and denied that the signatures appearing on a superseding lease (which did not contain such an option) were theirs. Shortly before trial, the parties agreed to submit their dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator found for the defendant, and the defendant filed a motion with a judge of the Superior Court for confirmation of the arbitrator’s determination to which the plaintiffs did not object. The defendant also moved for an award of attorney’s fees and costs under Mass.R.Civ.R 37(c), 365…