Legal Opinion
Van Christo Advertising, Inc. v. M/A-COM/LCS
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 12, 1998PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
Attorneys LisaAyn Padilla and John N. Greenwood appeal from an order of the Superior Court awarding the defendant, Dean Ricciardi, attorney’s fees and costs as a sanction for their violation of Mass. R. Civ. P. 11 (a), 365 Mass. 753 (1974). We transferred the appeal to this court on our own motion.
On July 24, 1992, Padilla filed an action for damages in the Superior Court on behalf of the plaintiff, Van Christo Advertising, Inc. (VCA), in which VGA alleged that Ricciardi had participated in the misappropriation of its contract (an agreement concerning advertising and public relations…
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