Hague v. Piva

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court vacating an award by the Legal Fee Arbitration Board (FAB) of the Massachusetts Bar Association. The judge determined that the FAB had refused to hear evidence material to the controversy (G. L. c. 251, § 12[a][4]) and, rather than ordering another arbitration, restored the matter to the Superior Court trial list. We affirm.

1. Background. Attorneys Bruce N. Hague and Mary L. Sahady and their law firm, Hague, Sahady & Co., Attorneys at *224Law, P.C. (plaintiffs), commenced this action in the District Court to recover legal fees against their…