Massachusetts Highest Court Reverses $2.6M For Class In Assisted Living Fee Case

( March 18, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for a class of assisted living residents who paid a $2,800 “community fee” and the more than $2.6 million they were awarded and remanded for entry of judgment in favor of the facility operator, ruling that there was a sufficient showing by the operator of the expenditures that the fee was intended to cover....