Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1991

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the trial judge’s award of expectancy damages, post‑breach rent and taxes, and consultants’ fees to HBC, but set aside the award of post‑breach expenditures not tied to rent or taxes. It reversed the trial judge’s denial of G.L. c.

The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff’s product-liability claims against the automobile manufacturer and rental-car seller. It held that the statutory deceit claim could not proceed against the manufacturer because the plaintiff bought the car from the rental company, and that the defendants…

The court affirmed summary judgment on all claims arising from the defendant's statements to police during an ongoing theft investigation. It held that the defendant did not institute the criminal proceedings, that her investigative statements were absolutely privileged because a prosecution was being contemplated…

The court reversed summary judgment for Falmouth Marine, Inc. (FMI) because the record presented genuine factual disputes concerning whether FMI’s lawsuit and lis pendens improperly interfered with G.S. Enterprises, Inc.’s contract and caused damages.

The court held that a psychotherapist-malpractice claim accrues when the patient knew or reasonably should have known that he may have been harmed by the therapist’s conduct, and that the reasonable-person inquiry accounts for the effects of the alleged experience on the plaintiff’s ability to recognize the harm’s…