Maillet v. ATF-Davidson Co.

A jury awarded the plaintiff $100,000 in damages for the defendant’s negligence and for the defendant’s violation of an implied warranty of merchantability in the sale of a printing machine to the plaintiff’s employer. A judge awarded the plaintiff attorney fees of $20,700 and costs of $8,641.52 pursuant to G. L. c. 93A, § 9. On appeal, the defendant argues that the judge erred in the exclusion of evidence and in the award of costs. We allowed the defendant’s motion for direct appellate review. We affirm.

We summarize the undisputed facts. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was…