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LAW v. GRIFFITH

SJC-10463.

457 Mass. 349 (2010)

JOANNE LAW v. DANIEL GRIFFITH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

July 20, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathy Jo Cook for the plaintiff.

Ralph C. Sullivan for the defendant.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Andre A. Sansoucy & Michael J. Mazurczak for Property Casualty Insurers Association of America & another.

Mary Jane McKenna, J. Michael Conley, & Michael C. Najjar for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

Emily G. Coughlin & Kevin J. O'Leary for Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, BOTSFORD, & GANTS, JJ.

BOTSFORD, J.

General Laws c. 233, § 79G (§ 79G), concerns, in part, the admissibility of medical bills "as evidence of the fair and reasonable charge" for medical services provided.1 In this negligence action in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries, a Superior Court judge determined that the plaintiff's medical bills could be excluded from evidence under...

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