Ski Slope Operator Faces Fraud on Court Claims in Injury Suit

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Inc. must face claims it committed fraud on the court by falsifying employee training records that proved crucial to a suit that resulted in a $4.5 million award in favor of a child injured after his fall from a ski lift, a Massachusetts appeals court ruled Monday.

The trial court abused its discretion when, without holding an evidentiary hearing, it denied Heidi Hache’s motion for a finding of fraud, the appeals court said. Hache’s 12-year old son was injured in the accident.

The lower court found no evidence that Wachusett, its president, owner, or attorneys knew ...