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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/14/2006

Doe v. Harbor Schools, Inc.

Citations

  • 446 Mass. 245

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  • noting that where legislation is silent regarding statute of limitations, \basic fairness dictates a more flexible approach\
  • distinguishing between a fiduciary relationship created by law and one that arises from the parties’ conduct
  • treating negligence claims as a claim for breach of fiduciary duty
  • \Mere suspicion or mere knowledge that [a] fiduciary has acted improperly does not amount to actual knowledge that [a] plaintiff has suffered harm\
  • cause of action accrues when plaintiff knows sufficient facts to make causative link between fiduciary’s conduct and beneficiary’s injury
  • plaintiff failed to raise genuine dispute of material fact based on contradictory testimony alone where plaintiff's self- defeating testimony carried more force and detail

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Judges: Marshall

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