Legal Opinion
Duane v. Vermont Mutual Insurance Company
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 21, 2020No. 1:17-cv-11982Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-11982-RGS JON DUANE v. VERMONT MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS February 21, 2020 STEARNS, D.J. This case is about an Odyssean quest for attorneys’ fees. Unlike the Homeric epic, the essential facts can be quickly told. The tale begins with a sketchy slip-and-fall accident reported by a tenant in a building owned by plaintiff Jon Duane. A run-of-the-mine tort suit was brought against Duane in Quincy District Court. Duane turned to his…
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