Legal Opinion
Tivnan v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 19, 2000No. 98-P-717PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGelinas, J.
In November, 1992, an imposter duped the Registry of Motor Vehicles (registry) into issuing a duplicate operator’s license in the name of Andrew Tivnan, the plaintiff in this action. Tivnan brought his complaint in Superior Court under G. L. c. 214, § 3B,1 seeking damages for emotional distress arising from the registry’s alleged violation of G. L. *97c. 66A, the Fair Information Practices Act (TIPA). Among other defenses, the registry answered that G. L. c. 214, § 3B, permitting parties injured by violation of G. L. c. 66A to claim damages for injury against public. employers, had been…
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