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 […]
PDP Partner John Cloherty will be presenting “Public Employment Law Meets the 1st Amendment” at MCLE 17th Annual Municipal Law Conference on March 13th, 2019. The conference will discuss the latest developments, updates, and challenges in public sector law. Mr. Cloherty has represented numerous individuals, corporations, municipalities, schools and school districts, and other governmental agencies in […]
December 13, 2018-Boston, Massachusetts Each year Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP participates in an annual Toy Drive organized through the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF). The toy drive makes the holiday season a little brighter for children living in foster care, state-run residential facilities and impoverished homes in Massachusetts. Employees, as well as their […]
Pierce Davis & Perritano attorney John J. Cloherty III recently discussed what types of cases typically involve electronically stored information (ESI) discovery, how they are impacting claims and mitigating related expenses with John Czuba on A.M. Best-Best’s Insurance Law Podcast Series. Listen to: Managing the Expense of ESI Discovery Claims About John J. Cloherty III In his […]
