Articles on Settlements & Verdicts

Major Victory in Massachusetts Appeals Court

Alan recently scored a major victory for clients at the Massachusetts Appeals Court; the decision ended 11 years of litigation over an annuity policy that had been gifted to the clients by their brother. A family member plaintiff brought a…

Alan Secures Judgment in Sewage Backup Case

A Superior Court judge has handed Alan’s client a substantial judgment in a sewage loss case. The client, a homeowner in Lynn, experienced a backup of raw sewage in her basement during a heavy rainstorm in the fall of 2011….

Alan Secures Victory For Widow in Bitterly Contested Estate Dispute

An arbitrator has issued a decision in favor of Alan’s client in a bitterly disputed, lengthy case that has its roots in events that occurred in the early 1990s. In late 1992, Gloria died without a will. Gloria’s husband, Peter,…

Alan Secures Favorable Trial Decision in Two Issues of First Impression In Homeowner-Contractor

Alan has scored a major victory following a jury-waived trial where he represented a homeowner who had claimed to be the victim of unfair business practices by contractor. After five days of trial, the court found that the contractor violated…

Alan Settles Will Contest With Aknowledgement That Later Will Is Invalid

On May 4, 2012, Alan secured a settlement of a will contest for a client on terms highly favorable to the client. The client’s brother had executed a will in 2002, at which time the client and his brother owned…

Alan Reaches Settlement in Landlord Tenant Case Without the Need for Litigation

In a rare case that did not even require a lawsuit to be filed, Alan recently secured a monetary settlement for a client who had to vacate his apartment because the landlord had been ordered to correct violations of the…

Alan Scores Major Victory in Bankruptcy Case

Alan recently secured a favorable decision for a creditor client in a case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Rhode Island that involved misconduct by the debtor. The debtor, himself a bankruptcy attorney, filed for bankruptcy in early 2010. He…

Alan Wins Arbitration on Novel Legal Issue Concerning Real Estate Deposit

On September 1, 2011, Alan secured an award for his client in an arbitration proceeding which raised a question of first impression in Massachusetts: What happens when a buyer gives a deposit on real estate to the seller’s real estate…

Challenge the amendment of a trust

Clients are two of three children of a woman who died in 2007. In 1994 the decedent prepared a trust that sought to evenly divide certain bank and brokerage accounts equally among the three children. In 2006, the decedent amended…

Alan wins arbitration in condo dispute

In February, 2011, Alan prevailed on behalf of his client in an arbitration resulting from a dispute between the owners of a two-unit condominium. Alan’s client (who brought the case) had desired to renovate her unit, and in connection with…

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