Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 26, 1985PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
At the heart of these actions is the question whether the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) lawfully directed that each policy providing compulsory private passenger automobile insurance during 1985 offer less coverage of certain claims involving loss of consortium than did the comparable 1984 policy. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty), which annually issues thousands of Massachusetts private passenger automobile insurance policies, questions the commissioner’s authority to implement a reduction in the 1985 policy’s coverage without Liberty (or some entity acting on its behalf)…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Massachusetts Ass'n of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers, Inc. v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Feltch v. General Rental Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Fidler v. E. M. Parker Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Colby v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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