Our Business Litigation team recently won a $1 million trial verdict in the Suffolk Superior Court Business Litigation Session. Representing a limited liability company and its principal investor, we brought successful claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against a company shareholder for misappropriation of funds. After a seven-day trial, the Court returned a significant monetary judgment
Client Saves Business in FINRA Arbitration. Our Securities Practice team recently achieved a victory for a key executive associated with a national broker-dealer in a hard-fought FINRA arbitration. When a national broker-dealer breached its contract with our client, he resigned and aligned himself and his more than 100 financial advisors with another broker-dealer. The former broker-dealer retaliated with significant claims
Change in Control of Family-Owned Company. Our Business Litigation team recently litigated a dispute over management control of a family-owned limited liability company. In successfully arguing the governing law derived from the Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act and performing a detailed accounting analysis, we persuaded a Superior Court Judge to approve the contested change in management of the LLC. HOW
Arbitration Win in Dispute with Former Employee. Our Securities Practice team won a substantial FINRA arbitration award on behalf of an investment bank in a dispute with one of its former financial advisors concerning a loan. Our team brought claims following the former advisor’s failure to pay back the principal and accrued interest at the end of his employment with
Trial Verdict in Commercial Lease Case. Representing a commercial tenant – a federally-regulated broker dealer – our Business Litigation team secured the termination of a triple-net multi-year lease that was hampering the company and its business operations. Following Hurricane Irene, the leased premises suffered flooding and onset of mold in a portion of its rental space. The landlord delayed repairs,
Client Dismissed from a Multi-Party Products Liability Case. Our Business Litigation team obtained dismissal of a heavily litigated products liability case. Our client, a safety consultant, was one of five defendants in a products liability case involving a serious industrial accident. After our client settled her claims with the plaintiff, one of the co-defendants attempted to escalate its cross-claims against
Win for Municipal Client in Lawsuit Brought by Former Transportation Vendor. Our Tax Title Recovery team won a summary judgment decision in favor of a municipality in a lawsuit brought by a former school transportation vendor. The former vendor filed a multi-count lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court alleging that the City of Revere acted wrongfully in failing to award it
Lawsuit forces company to pay severance to senior executive and shareholder. Representing a senior executive and shareholder in a major health services company, our Business Litigation and Employment teams brought suit against the company for breaches of contract and fiduciary duty. We obtained a favorable settlement for our client, including reimbursement of all attorney’s fees, to resolve the wrongful withholding
Eviction Ordered with Significant Damages Obtained. Representing a Boston hotel, our Business Litigation team sued to return possession of commercial space to the landlord and award monetary damages due to the tenant’s refusal to make payments. Our team also persuaded the Court to award the balance of rent due for the entire remainder of the lease term due to the
Successful Defense of City in Federal Civil Rights Case. When the City of Chelsea was sued by a local church alleging violation of its First Amendment rights, our Tax Title Recovery team persuaded the court that the Federal Tax Injunction Act barred the lawsuit. The City was sued by a church claiming that it was entitled to a religious tax
Commercial Eviction Proceeds Despite Competing Litigation. Our Business Litigation team obtained a fast-track eviction action against a commercial tenant despite a pending multi-million dollar Superior Court action between our client and the tenant. The court held that there was no reason to delay a trial for possession of commercial property where a tenant withholds rent payments. See Bostonian Hotel Limited
New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Holds Discovery Sanctions Hearing in International Case. In a complex international business litigation case, the opposing party repeatedly made misrepresentations to the court and obstructed discovery orders to avoid producing evidence in the United States and in India. Our Business Litigation team persuaded the court of the offending party’s personal involvement in the obstruction.
Business Litigation Team Employs International Compact to Compel Depositions in India. In an exceedingly rare decision, our Business Litigation team was able to call upon India’s Bombay High Court to compel production of documents and deposition testimony from Indian nationals. Persuading both the United States District Court of its authority to issue the necessary judicial process, and then, the Bombay
Our Business Litigation team recently won a $1 million trial verdict in the Suffolk Superior Court Business Litigation Session. Representing a limited liability company and its principal investor, we brought successful claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against a company shareholder for misappropriation of funds. After a seven-day trial, the Court returned a significant monetary judgment
Client Saves Business in FINRA Arbitration. Our Securities Practice team recently achieved a victory for a key executive associated with a national broker-dealer in a hard-fought FINRA arbitration. When a national broker-dealer breached its contract with our client, he resigned and aligned himself and his more than 100 financial advisors with another broker-dealer. The former broker-dealer retaliated with significant claims
Change in Control of Family-Owned Company. Our Business Litigation team recently litigated a dispute over management control of a family-owned limited liability company. In successfully arguing the governing law derived from the Massachusetts Limited Liability Company Act and performing a detailed accounting analysis, we persuaded a Superior Court Judge to approve the contested change in management of the LLC. HOW
Arbitration Win in Dispute with Former Employee. Our Securities Practice team won a substantial FINRA arbitration award on behalf of an investment bank in a dispute with one of its former financial advisors concerning a loan. Our team brought claims following the former advisor’s failure to pay back the principal and accrued interest at the end of his employment with
Trial Verdict in Commercial Lease Case. Representing a commercial tenant – a federally-regulated broker dealer – our Business Litigation team secured the termination of a triple-net multi-year lease that was hampering the company and its business operations. Following Hurricane Irene, the leased premises suffered flooding and onset of mold in a portion of its rental space. The landlord delayed repairs,
Client Dismissed from a Multi-Party Products Liability Case. Our Business Litigation team obtained dismissal of a heavily litigated products liability case. Our client, a safety consultant, was one of five defendants in a products liability case involving a serious industrial accident. After our client settled her claims with the plaintiff, one of the co-defendants attempted to escalate its cross-claims against
Win for Municipal Client in Lawsuit Brought by Former Transportation Vendor. Our Tax Title Recovery team won a summary judgment decision in favor of a municipality in a lawsuit brought by a former school transportation vendor. The former vendor filed a multi-count lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court alleging that the City of Revere acted wrongfully in failing to award it
Lawsuit forces company to pay severance to senior executive and shareholder. Representing a senior executive and shareholder in a major health services company, our Business Litigation and Employment teams brought suit against the company for breaches of contract and fiduciary duty. We obtained a favorable settlement for our client, including reimbursement of all attorney’s fees, to resolve the wrongful withholding
Eviction Ordered with Significant Damages Obtained. Representing a Boston hotel, our Business Litigation team sued to return possession of commercial space to the landlord and award monetary damages due to the tenant’s refusal to make payments. Our team also persuaded the Court to award the balance of rent due for the entire remainder of the lease term due to the
Successful Defense of City in Federal Civil Rights Case. When the City of Chelsea was sued by a local church alleging violation of its First Amendment rights, our Tax Title Recovery team persuaded the court that the Federal Tax Injunction Act barred the lawsuit. The City was sued by a church claiming that it was entitled to a religious tax
Commercial Eviction Proceeds Despite Competing Litigation. Our Business Litigation team obtained a fast-track eviction action against a commercial tenant despite a pending multi-million dollar Superior Court action between our client and the tenant. The court held that there was no reason to delay a trial for possession of commercial property where a tenant withholds rent payments. See Bostonian Hotel Limited
New Jersey Federal District Court Judge Holds Discovery Sanctions Hearing in International Case. In a complex international business litigation case, the opposing party repeatedly made misrepresentations to the court and obstructed discovery orders to avoid producing evidence in the United States and in India. Our Business Litigation team persuaded the court of the offending party’s personal involvement in the obstruction.
Business Litigation Team Employs International Compact to Compel Depositions in India. In an exceedingly rare decision, our Business Litigation team was able to call upon India’s Bombay High Court to compel production of documents and deposition testimony from Indian nationals. Persuading both the United States District Court of its authority to issue the necessary judicial process, and then, the Bombay