In This Issue:

*Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Face Amount of Medical Bills Admissible as Evidence of Reasonable Value of Services Rendered to Personal Injury Plaintiff, But Range of Payments Generally Accepted by Plaintiff’s Providers in Satisfaction of Such Bills Also Admissible

*Massachusetts Federal District Court Certifies Medical Monitoring Injunctive and Damages Class Action for Smokers with Only Subcellular Injury, Holding Alleged Common Need for Monitoring Supported Classwide Injunctive Relief and Predominated Over Individualized Issues

*First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Putative Class Action Against Manufacturer of Recalled Heartworm Medication, Holding Massachusetts Unfair and Deceptive Practices Statute Requires Proof of Economic Loss

*Massachusetts Federal District Court Precludes Manufacture and Design Defect and Causation Testimony From Plaintiff’s Expert and Grants Summary Judgment Where Expert’s Only Training and Experience Were in Accident Reconstruction

*Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Preclusion of Expert Testimony that Holster Was Unfit for Particular Purpose Because Expert Had No Experience With Particular Holster or Holster Design Generally