Starr v. Fordham
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
648 N.E.2d 1261 (1995)
Relevant factsFree
Junior partner Starr (plaintiff) billed roughly 15% of his law firm's total billable hours in 1986 but received only 6.3% of profits, while founding partners Fordham and Starrett (defendants), who controlled profit allocation under the partnership agreement, received substantially larger shares; the trial court found the founding partners deliberately chose distribution criteria to minimize Starr's share and awarded him over $75,000 in damages.
IssueFree
Whether a partner violates the duty of loyalty and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by unfairly determining another partner's profit share.