0 ftp code Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. v. Poirier -Suffolk University Archive Video
TEST

Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. v. Poirier

SJC-13209
Argue Date: Monday April 4, 2022
*Summary:   Insurance Law-- Where attorneys' fees were awarded against an insured for violation of G.L. c. 93A, whether the insured's liability coverage for bodily injury extends to an award of attorneys' fees.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., JJ.
Appellant: Vermont Mutual Insurance Company
Counsel for Appellant: Peter E. Heppner, Esquire Francis J. Lynch, III, Esquire
Appellee: Paul Poirier
Counsel for Appellee: Susan B. LaRose, Esquire
Court Appealed From: Middlesex Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Kathe M. Tuttman, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: American Property Casualty Insurance Association Amicus Amicus brief filed Harry P. Cohen, Esquire Laura A. Foggan, Pro Hac Vice Attorney Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association Amicus On brief of another party

*Summary is not an official part of the court proceedings, it is presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the case.

Access published opinions      -     View SJC Docket Information     -      Download Caption text