Trenton Indian Housing Authority v. Poitra

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• concluding that plaintiff had shown for purposes of surviving summary judgment injuries from violation of c. 176D, section 3(9)(f) in the forms of being forced to litigate to receive benefits and emotional distress resulting from unpaid medical bills
• finding that plaintiff demonstrated injuries from Chapter 176D violations in the form of being forced to litigate to receive benefits and emotional distress due to unpaid medical bills
• notwithstanding insurer’s payment of benefits after insured’s filing of claim alleging violation of G. L. c. 90, § 34M, insured showed, “for purposes of surviving summary judgment [on G. L. c. 93A, § 9, claim], an ascertainable loss caused by [insurer’s] dilatory conduct”
• summary judgment on §34M claim proper because bills were paid even where question of fact remained on c. 93A claim as to whether payment was unreasonably delayed
• plaintiffs are “not required to show a quantifiable amount of actual damages” as long as they show that they “suffered some loss caused by the defendant’s allegedly unlawful conduct”

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