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The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a summary judgment win for our employer client in a disability discrimination case. The Court agreed that the former employee's claim was barred by the statute of limitations, and was not affected by the disability benefit appeal process. The trial court proceedings and appeal were handled by Constance M. McGrane. |
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a judgment that had entered in favor of our client, a Massachusetts municipality, against a developer. The municipality sued the developer on a breach of contract theory after the developer refused to complete a subdivision and repair shoddy road work. After the jury rendered its verdict, the trial court ordered that the municipality's damages be doubled and attorneys' fees be awarded. Kurt B. Fliegauf represented the municipality at trial and on appeal. |
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James B. Peloquin served as a faculty member at a training seminar in Construction Law and Litigation sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE). The program focused on construction law practice in both the public and private sectors. |
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Lurleen A. Gannon has been elected as an officer of the Massachusetts Women's Bar Association. She will serve as Secretary on its Executive Board of Directors for the year. |
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The Boston Bar Association launched a group mentoring program designed to develop a new generation of diverse leaders within the legal community. The program is co-chaired by Carol A. Starkey, previously appointed to the Boston Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Section. |
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a trial victory for our client, a general contractor, in a personal injury case brought by a worker at a construction project. The Appeals Court denied the worker's motion for a new trial based upon the alleged change in testimony of another defendant's expert witness. Our client, the general contractor, had obtained a defense verdict in the underlying jury trial. James B. Peloquin represented the general contractor at trial and in the appeal. The case is reported at Hammell v. Shooshanian Eng. Assoc., Inc. et al, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 634 (2009). |
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Carol A. Starkey was appointed to the newly created Boston Bar Association Diversity and Inclusion Section, where she will also be co-chairing the mentorship committee for the Section and working to place all diversity and inclusion initiatives under one umbrella for the 21 Sections of the BBA, allowing for coordination of resources and greater collaboration. |
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Thomas E. Peisch was interviewed for an article appearing in Fortune magazine's January 19 edition entitled "Will Madoff's Enablers Get Hard Time?" Mr. Peisch noted that the criminal statutes for fraud which may be applied to marketers for Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme require knowledge and intent. |
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Erin K. Higgins is serving a one-year term as President of the Women's Bar Foundation. The Women's Bar Foundation is the pro bono affiliate of the Women's Bar Association. The WBF runs five pro bono programs in Massachusetts, providing free legal services to some of our most vulnerable and underserved populations -- sexual assault victims, homeless women and children, low-income elderly men and women, and incarcerated women who are preparing to re-enter the community. |
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Thomas E. Peisch was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor in an article entitled "Madoff Scam Saps Confidence in Wall Street." Mr. Peisch discussed the watchdog role of the Securities and Exchange Commission relative to investors' loss of over $50 billion and fund manager Bernard Madoff. Responding to the allegation that the agency disregarded information regarding Madoff’s fraudulent dealings, Mr. Peisch suggested that while the Securities and Exchange Commission receives numerous complaints, “If it is true they received substantive complaints and blew them off, they will face some heavy sledding.” |
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Conn Kavanaugh makes donation to Globe Santa. See here. |
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The Delaware Supreme Court provided Russell F. Conn, James Gray Wagner, and Andrew R. Dennington a major victory for our client, affirming after oral argument a favorable judgment obtained in the Delaware Chancery Court in defending a $7MM claim brought by Lloyd's of London against the firm's client, a Maryland insurance broker. |
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James F. Kavanaugh, Jr. has been reelected to a second term as co-chair of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Law Clerks' Society. |
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Law & Politics has selected nine Conn Kavanaugh attorneys as “Massachusetts Super Lawyers” and “New England Super Lawyers” for 2008: Russell F. Conn, George M. Ford, Thomas J. Gallitano, Erin K. Higgins, James F. Kavanaugh, Jr., Thomas E. Peisch, James B. Peloquin, Bob B. Rosenthal and Carol A. Starkey. In addition, Russell F. Conn, Thomas J. Gallitano, James F. Kavanaugh, Jr., and Thomas E. Peisch were selected as within the top 100 Massachusetts lawyers and the top 100 New England lawyers, George M. Ford and James B. Peloquin, were selected as within the top 100 Massachusetts lawyers and Erin K. Higgins was selected as within the top 50 New England and top 50 Massachusetts women lawyers. The following three attorneys were selected as “New England Rising Stars” for 2008: Andrew R. Dennington, Johanna L. Matloff, Amy C. Stewart. |
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Conn Kavanaugh's firm administrator Elizabeth Ounanian was selected and celebrated as the Best Firm Administrator at the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Unsung Heroes award luncheon. Unsung Heroes are administrative personnel who demonstrate outstanding qualities in the workplace; they go above and beyond the call of duty to build pride within a firm or company. |
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An article authored by Thomas E. Peisch entitled “A Word to the Wise about Payment to Experts” was published in the October 20, 2008 edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The article examines the payment of hidden contingent compensation to expert witnesses by the New York-based Milberg Weiss law firm, summarizes the applicable legal authority, and points out practice pitfalls for Massachusetts lawyers who retain expert witnesses. |
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James B. Peloquin spoke at the MCLE's “Standard Form Construction Contract Documents” seminar. The 2007 American Institute of Architects' changes to traditional construction agreements were introduced, along with the newly created ConsensusDOCS 2007, which provides a consensus set of contract documents and is endorsed by the Associated General Contractors and affiliated trade groups. |
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George M. Ford has been selected by his peers to be in the upcoming 2009 edition of the Best Lawyers in America, in his specialty of Family Law. This marks the 26th year that Mr. Ford has been listed in the publication. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a rigorous peer-review survey conducted annually by the publishers of the book since its 1983 inception. This is a distinctive honor, as the publication is considered by many in the legal profession and general public as the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice. |
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Following a three-week jury trial in Suffolk Superior Court, James B. Peloquin and Erin K. Higgins obtained a defense verdict for the firm's client, an electrical subcontractor, in a case brought by two tunnel workers injured in a construction shaft. The jury deliberated for only two hours before returning the verdict, finding that the firm's client had not been negligent in its installation or maintenance of communications equipment inside the shaft. |
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As part of the firm’s 20th anniversary celebration, Conn Kavanaugh volunteered at the Greater Boston Food Bank to inspect, sort and repack food and grocery products, which are then redistributed to over 600 hunger-relief agencies throughout eastern Massachusetts. The CKRPF group sorted a total of 7492 pounds of food and made possible 5676 meals for local families.See Photos. |
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