Keyword Search: Damages

SJC-10714: MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY vs. EXELON EDGAR, LLC & others

Argument: October 2010

Keywords: Damages - Energy - Real Property - Takings - Zoning

Question Presented: How should a plaintiff prove damages from a taking based on a development plan that is currently barred by statute?

Facts: The defendant water authority took property by eminent domain from the plaintiff energy company to build a sewer relief system. Market value was paid based on anticipated industrial uses. The …

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SJC-10692: HELEN HERMAN & another vs. JOHN SULLIVAN & others

Argument: September 2010

Keywords: Consumer Protection - Damages - Torts

Question Presented: Whether double or treble damages under c. 93A must be awarded individually against each defendant, or may be awarded jointly and severally.

Facts: The plaintiff was a tenant in the defendants’ apartment building. The two landlords (father and son) had made substantial modifications to the building without appropriate building permits and inspection. As …

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