Legal Opinion
Dodd v. Commercial Union Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 19, 1977PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of other persons similarly situated, brought this action pursuant to G. L. c. 93A, §§ 2 (a), 9, against the defendant (Commercial) in March, 1974. The complaint alleges that Commercial employed unfair and deceptive settlement practices in handling personal injury and property damage claims under the Massachusetts no-fault motor vehicle insurance laws, G. L. c. 90, §§ 34M-340, et seq., and requests that the court grant the plaintiffs (and others similarly situated) injunctive relief, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and monetary relief in the amount of…
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