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The complainant alleged that the attorney failed to honor a medical provider lien when disbursing settlement proceeds in a personal injury action.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Christopher Martin secured a summary judgment in a large community-wide construction defect matter on behalf of an international windows and doors distributor. The windows and doors were the subject of a federal court multi-district litigation judgment which involved the same developer in the present matter and claims by that developer were estopped by res judicata.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Brent Tingle obtained a defense verdict after a two week trial in Middlesex Superior Court in Lowell.

The case involved a newborn who had significant complications following a newborn circumcision that led to scar formation and issues.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Brent Tingle obtained a defense verdict after a 2-week trial in Salem Superior Court. Our client was a radiologist who interpreted a chest X-ray which was being done for screening purposes on a patient with a past history of lung cancer that had been successfully treated.

The Plaintiff, who was a real estate professional, sued her former attorney following the end of their eighteen-year personal (including having children together) and professional relationship.

While Massachusetts courts have yet to address issues narrow to the cannabis industry, courts can nevertheless influence industry practices on such broader terms as labor and employment. For instance, the Supreme Judicial Court in a recent decision addressed whether certain workers employed at a bean sprout farm fell under the agricultural exemption to the Massachusetts overtime statute. By applying the “plain language” of the exemption to facts common to many agricultural workplaces, the SJC’s decision can be followed by employers in the cannabis industry to reduce the risk of improper treatment, classification, and compensation of its cultivation employees.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Brian Heermance and Associate Dennis P. Kisyk, Jr. recently prevailed on their motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s Complaint in New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County.

The case involved a motor vehicle accident, which, after dismissals of various claims, was tried with the counterclaim plaintiff/driver suing our client/driver of the other vehicle, claiming she suffered personal injuries to her neck and back.

Brian Heermance and Dennis P. Kisyk, Jr. recently prevailed on their motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s Complaint in New York Supreme Court, New York County.

Morrison Mahoney Associate Corey Mastin obtained a defense verdict in a four-day trial in Salem District Court, where the plaintiff rolled a golf cart over on a hill at the insured’s course.