Edward McAndrews as Trustee of Iyanough Realty Trust v. Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, N.A.

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• holding that a statute was not retroactive, despite modifying the parties' contractual rights under preexisting contracts, where the conduct triggering the statute's application occurred after the law's effective date
• stating that “a statute does not operate retroactively simply because its application requires some reference to antecedent facts”
• “[Aj statute may modify the legal effect of a present status or alter a preexisting relationship without running up against the retroactivity hurdle.”
• “[A] statute does not operate retroactively simply because its application requires some reference to antecedent facts.”
• “Even when the later-occurring circumstance depends upon the existence of a prior fact, that interdependence, without more, will not transform an otherwise prospective application into a retroactive one.”
• “Only when the adverse effects of the statute are activated by events that occurred before the effective date of its enactment will the statute’s reach be declared retrospective.” (emphasis- added)

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