Legal Opinion
George Knight & Co. v. Watson Wyatt & Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 23, 1999No. 98-1301PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Geo. Knight & Company, Inc. (“Knight”) challenges the district court’s entry of a summary judgment in favor of Watson Wyatt & Co. (“Watson Wyatt”), an international human resources and employee benefits consulting firm which provided actuarial services to Knight for several decades beginning in the 1960s. The court held that Knight’s complaint, which alleges a breach of a fiduciary duty, professional negligence, and violations of Massachusetts’ unfair trade practices statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A is barred by the applicable three and four year…
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