Legal Opinion
Eldridge v. Provident Companies, Inc.
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided July 6, 2004No. 971294PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
This is a class action brought by two named plaintiffs representing several thousand insurance brokers. On September 12, 2002, this Court (Toomey, J.) found that the defendants violated G.L.c. 93A as a result of changes that they made in the commissions they paid the plaintiffs on certain disability insurance policies [12 Mass. L. Rptr. 220]. As a result of that finding, the plaintiffs have filed an Application for Attorneys Fees and Costs, to which the defendants have lodged certain objections. This Memorandum outlines the Court’s decision as to those objections, and sets parameters for the…
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