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Morrison Mahoney Associate Bridget Lopez obtained a defense verdict following a two-day trial in Dedham District Court involving a bicycle versus motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff alleged she was injured when the defendant’s motor vehicle struck her bicycle as it was exiting a parking lot onto a busy main road.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Tory Weigand comments on judicial opinions in “Visible Justice: Participation, Responsiveness and Degrees of Separation"

The Plaintiff alleged that she required four months of chiropractic treatment following a low speed, low impact car accident in a restaurant parking lot.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Doug Price and Associate Brian Manikowski obtained a defense verdict following a two day jury trial in Berkshire Superior Court.

The lawsuit stemmed from a ski accident in which the plaintiff claimed our client, a minor, collided with her on a ski slope, causing the plaintiff to suffer multiple injuries, including a torn ACL, MCL and knee fracture, which required surgical repair.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Bill Staar and Associate Erin Hoefler successfully have moved to dismiss all claims against their corporate clients recently-filed in the New Hampshire Superior Court.

The plaintiff alleged that, in 2015, a defective vending machine manufactured and distributed by the clients caught fire in a local courthouse, set off sprinklers, and resulted in water damage exceeding $250,000.

Our client was an elevator service company that contracted with the property owner to provide monthly examinations and lubrications, minor adjustments as necessary, and prepare the elevator for annual state safety inspections. On the date in question, the plaintiff claimed that the elevator and the floor were uneven while she was exiting which caused her to trip and fall.

The provision of telemedicine raises additional, often heightened, duties to the standard of care. Notwithstanding the promise of more efficient health care, telemedicine providers must remain particularly diligent in dedicating time to obtaining and documenting informed consent. In his article, Mike Lavoie discusses best-practice tips for the risk conscious provider in obtaining informed consent prior to treating patients via telemedicine.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Tom Anderson and Associate Kyle Deskus Prevail in Appellate Court in Medical Malpractice Case. This decision held for the first time that trial courts can and should look at evidence outside a plaintiff’s complaint in deciding such motions to dismiss medical malpractice actions.

Upon receipt of a new claim or lawsuit involving a construction site accident or defect, risk transfer is an important consideration. Associate Stephen Troiano outlines considerations pertaining to contractual indemnity in construction claims.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Joe Desmond and Associate Corey Mastin obtained a six-figure award for a pharmaceutical supplier client in a complex commercial arbitration. The defendant nursing home was in arrears in its payments, and sought to avoid the automatic renewal clause of the contract.