The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced that Melissa M. Malloy, Associate, Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP will speak at the live webcast entitled: “Product Liability Litigation: Key Trends to Watch.” This event is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 […]
Judith A. Perritano, managing partner at Pierce Davis & Perritano, was selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This is the third year that Judy has been listed in the Litigation – Insurance category. Judy is a highly skilled litigator with 30 years of extensive experience […]
John J. Davis was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This is the fifth year that John has been listed in the Employment Law – Management category. John is head of Pierce Davis & Perritano’s Governmental Liability and Civil Rights Practice Group. His practice focuses on the defense of […]
On July 29, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a summary judgment granted below in favor of the defendants, the Town of Duxbury and Duxbury Police Chief Matthew Clancy. Johnson v. Duxbury, __ F.3d __, 2019 WL 3406537 (1st Cir.) The plaintiff was a former police officer with the […]
Pierce Davis & Perritano attorney, Jason Crotty, recently secured a dismissal for the Town of Oak Bluffs in a lawsuit involving the moped crash of Noelle Lambert in 2016. “Lambert and her parents sought damages against the town for medical bills, emotion distress to the parents, and the injuries Lambert received…Oak Bluffs said it was […]
Pierce Davis & Perritano Partner, John Davis, was recently quoted in an article by Cape Cod Times titled, “Shark-detection Systems Raise Liability Issues.” “’I would agree that they (municipalities) shouldn’t simply be guided by whether or not they can be held culpable or liable for decisions they make. They should make decisions based on […]
Pierce Davis & Perritano Partner, John Cloherty, was recently quoted in a Rhode Island Lawyer’s Weekly article: “One unusual aspect of the decision is that the court relies on an affidavit from an expert of the plaintiff to support a showing of disputed facts,” he said. “I’ve of course seen that in medical malpractice […]
Pierce Davis & Perritano attorney Sam Gates secured a defense verdict on behalf of Chief Patrick Keefe and Lieutenant Chad Cooper of the Town of Andover Police Department on a civil rights claim brought by former Andover resident Marie Winfield. The verdict was announced on March 14, 2019 following a four-day jury trial before […]
PDP Associate, Melissa Malloy, was admitted to the Bar for the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Ms. Malloy, along with 10 other alumni from Roger Williams University School of Law, took the oath of admission before the nine justices of the Supreme Court as part of the School of […]
Pierce Davis & Perritano Partner, John Davis, was recently quoted in an MA Lawyers Weekly front page article titled, “St. Paddy’s Day revelers get new trial on police misconduct.” The article discusses the case of Castagna, et al. v. Edwards, et al. in which two brothers, who were arrested for disorderly conduct at a St. Patrick’s Day […]
