Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 13, 1976PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This case raises the question, never before directly addressed by this court, whether the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission) has power to issue a subpoena duces tecum for the production of books and records during an investigation and before a finding of probable cause. We hold that, pursuant to G. L. c. 151B, § 3 (6) and (7), the commission does have such power.
On June 10, 1971, the commission, of its own initiative, issued a complaint against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual) pursuant to G. L. c. 151B, § 5, as amended through St. 1969, c. 751, §§…
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