| Mar 2012 |
Jack Coakley secured the dismissal of a race discrimination claim filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination by a former employee of a company that provided concierge services to the residents of a condominium complex. The Complainant’s employment was terminated... [More] |
| Mar 2012 |
Jack Coakley and Susan Devlin were recently awarded summary judgment on behalf of a property owner in a Superior Court negligence/premises liability case. The plaintiff had claimed that she fell and was injured due to a defective floor mat on... [More] |
| Jan 2012 |
Peter Kober represented Vermont Mutual Insurance Company in a case that was recently decided by the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The First Circuit held that Vermont Mutual had not breached its duty to defend an insured (under a homeowner’s... [More] |
| Sep 2011 |
Susan Donnelly Murphy successfully defended three physicians in a complex medical malpractice action in which the defendant obstetricians allegedly failed to ascertain a history of shoulder dystocia and allegedly failed to properly address the shoulder dystocia when it recurred. The... [More] |
| Aug 2011 |
Jack Coakley successfully defended a Hampden County human services agency accused of civil rights and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 violations during a two-day evidentiary hearing in the Hampden County Housing Court on a motion for preliminary injunctive relief. While the... [More] |
| Aug 2011 |
Joseph A. King and Kevin M. Sullivan were recently awarded summary judgment on behalf of a Defendant in a Superior Court negligence action. Plaintiff slipped and fell at commercial premises owned by the Defendant and leased to others, sustaining a... [More] |
| Jul 2011 |
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued an insurance coverage opinion in which it interpreted the word “maintain” in the context of a Protective Safeguards Endorsement in a first-party property insurance policy. The policy at issue required, as a condition for... [More] |
| Jul 2011 |
Christopher Long successfully argued a motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment in favor of his two clients in a case alleging negligent supervision of a woman suffering from severe physical and mental impairments. Plaintiff alleged that as... [More] |
| Jul 2011 |
Susan Devlin was successful in obtaining the dismissal of all claims filed against an emergency room physician with respect to her report of suspected child abuse of the Plaintiff’s daughter. The physician reported her suspicions of abuse pursuant to her... [More] |
| Jul 2011 |
Bob Murphy and Chris Long obtained a defense verdict in a trial alleging negligent maintenance of training equipment by the defendant health club. The plaintiff alleged that she tripped and fell, sustaining serious personal injuries, as a result of the... [More] |
| Mar 2011 |
Jack Coakley secured the dismissal of gender/sexual orientation discrimination claims asserted by two former employees of a substance abuse center, which were filed against their former employer with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”). The Complainants, both women, began a... [More] |
| Oct 2010 |
Susan Donnelly Murphy and Kevin M. Sullivan successfully defended a physician in a recent medical malpractice/wrongful death trial in the Suffolk County Superior Court. The Plaintiff alleged the physician, a specialist in Internal Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, failed... [More] |
| Oct 2010 |
Jack Coakley obtained a defense verdict in the Essex County Superior Court in a wrongful termination case. The plaintiff, a truck driver, alleged that he was terminated by his employer, a land transport company, for repeatedly refusing to drive the... [More] |
| Feb 2010 |
William Mekrut won an appeal at the Massachusetts Appeals Court in a case involving a consumer protection act claim against a doctor. The decision is unpublished. See Musial v. Kang, 2010 Mass. App. LEXIS 171 (Mass. App. 2010) Unpub.... [More] |
