Legal Opinion
Ventresco v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 13, 2002No. 00-P-1096PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.
The plaintiff, James V. Ventresco, brought this action in March, 1998, alleging that the defendant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty), had laid him off from his employment with Liberty in September, 1996, because of his age, in *202violation of G. L. c. 151B, § 4. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and awarded him $201,100 in compensatory damages, including $21,500 in back pay, $14,400 in front pay, $140,200 in lost pension benefits and $25,000 for emotional distress. The jury further determined that because Liberty had acted with knowledge or reason to know it was violating…
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