Tag: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Massachusetts SJC Restricts Standard of Causation in Cases Involving Multiple Tortfeasors

3/10/21

By: Marc Finkel

In a landmark decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) recently discontinued use of the substantial contributing factor standard of factual causation in matters where multiple sufficient causes of liability may exist amongst multiple defendants. In Doull v. …

Consent-to-Settle Clauses Under Review in Massachusetts

9/30/19

By: David Slocum

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the SJC), the state’s highest court, heard oral argument in a case which presents the question whether consent-to-settle clauses typical to most professional malpractice insurance policies should be deemed …