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THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 2008.
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 17, 2007.

SJC-10059
Joseph Iannacchino & others v. Ford Motor Company & another

In this reported class action, the issue presented, among others, is:  what constitutes an injury or loss for purposes of a G. L. c. 93A claim, where the plaintiffs had purchased automobiles with allegedly defective door latches, were nontheless able to use the vehicles, and had not suffered any direct personal or economic injury.  See Hershenow v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. of Boston, Inc., 445 Mass. 790 (2006), and Aspinall v. Philip Morris Cos.. Inc., 442 Mass. 381 (2004).

Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

October 15, 2007