Blog

Morrison Mahoney partner Christina Canales obtained a defense verdict in a dental malpractice case after a six day trial in Stamford Superior Court.

Kevin Buono and Lauren Denault recently obtained two back-to-back dispositive victories in the Superior Court, which, in consistent decisions, rejected theories by the plaintiff in each case that state and federal health care regulations impose legal duties upon licensed nursing home administrators owed to individual nursing home patients.

Morrison Mahoney partner Joe Desmond and associate Kevin Buono prevailed in the Massachusetts Appeals Court on an appeal of a defense verdict in a wrongful death case against our nursing home client.

Morrison Mahoney partner John Knight and associate Chris Groves obtained a defense verdict in a premises liability case following a three-day trial in the Barnstable Superior Court.

Defense lawyers are always trying to reduce damages alleged by a plaintiff. The best strategy to accomplish this goal would seem to be to challenge any attempt by a plaintiff to inflate damages, but the best strategy—in discovery and at plaintiff depositions—is frequently the opposite. This article will use a recent trial involving a plaintiff who completely exaggerated her complaints to illustrate how effective it can be to encourage the plaintiff to overstate, or even fabricate, their complaints.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Tory Weigand and Associate Ti Ton win a rare interlocutory appeal in the Massachusetts Appeals Court after a negligence case in the Middlesex County Superior Court.

Morrison Mahoney partners Arthur Liederman and Nicole Battisti secured the dismissal with prejudice of a New Jersey pharmaceutical duty-to-warn case.

Morrison Mahoney Partners Doug Price and Amanda Prosek, with Associate Stephen Ryan, obtained summary judgment in Providence County Superior Court in a premises liability case—following some on-point caselaw research.

Morrison Mahoney Partner Ted Murphy recently secured a defense verdict for our client, a leading designer and builder of U.S. Navy submarines, in a Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) case heard by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Massachusetts District Office.

Morrison Mahoney Partners John Graceffa and Larry Slotnick obtained a victory in Massachusetts Appeals Court in a class action lawsuit.