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DOUCETTE v. KWIAT

392 Mass. 915 (1984)

467 N.E.2d 1374

PATRICK A. DOUCETTE vs. IRWIN KWIAT.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

August 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Homans, Jr., for the defendant.

Anne L. Berger for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

The defendant is an attorney who represented the plaintiff, Doucette, in a tort action pursuant to a contingent fee arrangement. The tort action was settled during trial in the form of a "structured settlement."1 The settlement provided $30,000 in cash immediately ("cash up-front"), payment to Doucette of $1,500 each month for life, with a ten-year guaranty, and payment of attorneys...

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