6/29/2010
Todd & Weld Wins Defamation Suit on Behalf of The Cadle Company Against Attorney Jan R. Schlichtmann
On June 29, 2010, a Lawrence County Superior Court jury returned a verdict in a public figure defamation case against Beverly, Massachusetts trial attorney Jan R. Schlichtmann.  Howard M. Cooper and David H. Rich of Todd & Weld LLP represented The Cadle Company in its suit against Mr. Schlichtmann.  (Mr. Schlichtmann was portrayed by John Travolta in the 1998 motion picture, “A Civil Action.”)

6/25/2010
Judge Certifies Class Action for Todd & Weld Clients in Suit for Medical Monitoring for Smokers
As reported in The Boston Globe on June 25, 2010, US District Court Judge Nancy Gertner granted class certification in a case where a team of attorneys for the class, including Todd & Weld, are seeking a medical monitoring program through new technology for older heavy smokers who are not yet diagnosed with lung cancer.  The plaintiffs believe that the use of a Low Dose Cat Scan will detect precancerous cells at an early stage to increase the survival rate to over 80%.  Current chest x-rays detect cancerous cells at a later stage resulting in a survival rate of only about 20%.

5/7/2010
Lisa G. Arrowood and Jed DeWick of Todd & Weld Achieve $700,000 Settlement for Client
Through the efforts of Todd & Weld attorneys Lisa G. Arrowood and Jed DeWick, a settlement of $700,000 was achieved for their client prior to trial. View PDF

3/26/2010
Todd & Weld Receives $1.6 Million in Medical Malpractice Trial
Lisa Arrowood and Jeffrey Catalano obtained a $1.6 Million verdict ($2.4 Million with prejudgment interest) against Dr. Dorina Abdulah for medical malpractice in Suffolk Superior Court in March 2010.  The verdict included damages for loss of consortium, emotional distress, and conscious pain and suffering.

9/18/2009
Todd & Weld Wins Significant Victory in Closely-Held Corporation Dispute
Howard M. Cooper, Heidi A. Nadel and Matthew J. Fogelman successfully defeated motions to dismiss derivative and direct claims brought by shareholders and directors of closely-held companies. View PDF

7/13/2009
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Constitutional Ruling Vindicating Independence of Judiciary
Julie Green and Howard Cooper obtained a complete affirmance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit of a 2008 trial court victory in a case brought on behalf of Judge Leon A. Kendall of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial Disabilities. View PDF

5/29/2009
Lisa Arrowood and Jeffrey Catalano Settle Claim Re Impending Stroke for $750,000
The plaintiff was a 56-year-old man who made an appointment to see his primary care physician because he was experiencing severe right-sided headache, dizziness, some weakness and tingling on his left side, and problems picking up his left foot. View PDF

1/26/2009
Jeffrey Catalano Settles Claim for Nerve Damage for $450,000
The 64-year-old plaintiff suffered increasing pain and stiffness in his right hip.  After evaluation by an orthopedic surgeon, the plaintiff underwent a total hip replacement at a VA hospital.  The plaintiff's sciatic nerve was lacerated during the operation. View PDF

1/23/2009
Jeffrey Catalano Settles Claim for Fall in Nursing Home for $200,000
A 90-year-old woman was admitted to a nursing home noting that she was a “moderate fall risk.”  After falling many times at the facility, a cushioned mat was placed beside her bed. View PDF

1/22/2009
Todd & Weld receives $1.9 Million in Medical Malpractice Trial
Lisa G. Arrowood and Jed DeWick obtained a $1.9 Million ($2.9 Million with prejudgment interest) verdict against obstetrician Debra Knee, M.D., for medical malpractice in Essex Superior Court in January 2009. The verdict included damages for loss of consortium, loss of reasonably expected net income and conscious pain and suffering. View PDF

1/16/2009
Todd & Weld Obtains $20 Million Verdict
On December 12, 2008, David H. Rich and J. Owen Todd obtained a $20+ million verdict in a commercial dispute concerning a series of loans made by an affiliate of Realty Financial Partners, a Wellesley based-private equity firm. View PDF

1/5/2009
Jeffrey Catalano Obtains $1.75 Million Settlement in Car Accident Case
Jeffrey Catalano settled a case for $1.75 million prior to trial involving a 50-year-old woman who suffered substantial injuries when she drove her car into the back of a roll-off container truck, which was stopped in a driveway and protruding into her lane of travel. View PDF

11/25/2008
Attorneys Lisa G. Arrowood and Erica A. Fuller Settle Automobile Accident Claim for Non-US Resident
A complaint was filed in Superior Court on behalf of a 35-year-old wife and mother who, while visiting the United States, was in a motor vehicle accident.

9/4/2008
One of Lawyers Weekly Top Settlements of 2008
Lisa G. Arrowood and Raymond P. Ausrotas Settle Gastric Bypass Claim for $1.75 Million at Mediation (One of Lawyers Weekly Top Settlements of 2008). View PDF

7/15/2008
Appeals Court Affirms Todd & Weld's Successful Defense Verdict
Christopher R. O'Hara, Nicholas B. Carter and Edward Foye successfully defended against an appeal of a defense verdict obtained in favor of Todd & Weld's clients, an international law firm and one of its partners, in a $1.5 million dollar legal malpractice case.

5/30/2008
Lisa Arrowood and Jeffrey Catalano Settle Medical Malpractice Claim for $500,000
Suit was brought on behalf of a 13-year-old girl for failure to diagnose and treat a shunt malfunction.View PDF

5/8/2008
Todd & Weld protects Commerce Bank's trademark from infringement by TD Banknorth
David Rich, Julie Green and Megan Deluhery successfully obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of Commerce Bank prohibiting TD Banknorth from using the name "TD Commerce Bank" in the Boston and Worcester metropolitan areas.

1/16/2008
Landmark constitutional ruling upholding the independence of the judiciary
Howard Cooper, Julie Green and Charles Roumeliotis obtained a major constitutional victory in a case brought on behalf of Judge Leon A. Kendall of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands against the judicial conduct commission of the Virgin Islands, called the Commission on Judicial Disabilities.

11/15/2007
Lisa Arrowood and Jed DeWick Settle Medical Malpractice Claim for $315,000
This medical malpractice litigation was brought on behalf of a 44-year-old woman against a general surgeon. The Complaint alleged injury of the plaintiff's common bile duct during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and two subsequent unsuccessful surgeries to repair that damage.

10/15/2007
Todd & Weld Successfully Defends $30 Million Church Property Dispute
After three years of litigation, Howard Cooper, Nicholas Carter and Julie Green obtained a unanimous decision from the Supreme Judicial Court.

7/23/2007
Appeals Court affirms dismissal of claims against state employee
On July 23, 2007, the Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld summary judgment in favor of a state employee named in multi-million dollar civil rights suit alleging malicious prosecution, conspiracy and federal and state civil rights violations.

7/2/2007
Todd & Weld Negotiates Settlement in Claim against Radio Station to Include Rare On-Air Apology
Todd & Weld LLP represented District Judge Peter F. Doyle, retired Judge David T. Doyle and Essex County Deputy First Assistant District Attorney Mary-Alice Doyle in their claims against John Dennis and Gerry Callahan, co-hosts of the “Dennis & Callahan” show which airs on WEEI radio.  As part of an otherwise confidential settlement agreement negotiated by Howard Cooper and Matthew Fogelman of Todd & Weld, John Dennis apologized over the airways for the accusations he and his partner had made.
As reported in Lawyers Weekly, “While demands for retractions and public apologies have been commonplace in libel cases for years, what makes this situation unusual is that WEEI actually complied.”  Howard Cooper concurs that it is an extraordinary event for radio talk-show hosts to agree to apologize on the air to three current or former public servants. View PDF

5/31/2007
Todd & Weld LLP Assists Area Muslims In Building Of A Mosque And Center for Inter-Faith Dialogue
As reported in The Boston Globe on May 31, 2007, the Islamic Society of Boston recently settled its civil rights and defamation lawsuit against various individuals, groups and media organizations which it alleged had conspired to spread malicious and false statements that the Islamic Society had links to terrorism in an effort to stop area Muslims from building a place of worship.

5/7/2007
Appeals Court Upholds Todd & Weld's Victory
In a dramatic and forceful 5-0 decision on May 7, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the $2.1 Million jury verdict obtained for Todd and Weld LLP client, Judge Ernest B. Murphy in 2005. With interest, the judgment now stands at approximately $3.4 Million.

3/5/2007
Todd & Weld obtains dismissal and attorneys' fees for commercial landlord in tenant suit
Howard Cooper and Julie Green successfully defended a commercial landlord in a lawsuit brought by the tenant, an automotive dealership, demanding to enforce a purchase option in the lease. View PDF

1/15/2007
Todd & Weld Secures Four of the Top Massachusetts Verdicts and Settlements in 2006
Todd & Weld secured verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 Million in four cases in 2006. View PDF

1/10/2007
Judgment of $504,290 Obtained in Case of Forged Will
J. Owen Todd, Juliet Davison and Seth Robbins obtained a judgment on behalf of the Estate of the deceased Pasquale Caia in the amount of $504,290 against Sean Xiangjun Xu, a neighbor of the deceased. View PDF

1/8/2007
$350,000 Settlement for MS Diagnosis Not Reported by Doctor
Lisa G. Arrowood and Jed DeWick obtained a $350,000 settlement on behalf of a woman whose doctor failed to inform her that she had multiple sclerosis. View PDF

11/22/2006
Todd & Weld Wins Defense Judgment
Gary Owen Todd and John E. Quigley received a defense judgment in an equity action seeking to vacate a divorce judgment on the grounds of fraud.

11/17/2006
$2M Personal Injury Verdict
Lisa G. Arrowood, Nicholas B. Carter, and Raymond P. Ausrotas won a $2M jury verdict ($3.2M with pre-judgment interest) on behalf of an autistic child who had been physically abused at the Boston Higashi School, a private school for autistic children in Massachusetts. View PDF

10/17/2006
Appeals Court Upholds Todd & Weld's Successful Defense
Howard M. Cooper, Edward Foye, Charles M. Waters, and Tyler E. Chapman successfully defended DSF Investors, Inc. and Arthur Solomon in a mutli-million dollar lawsuit brought by The Lyme Timber Company over the redevelopment of the Necco Candy Co. building in Cambridge, MA for use as a biotechnology center.

10/15/2006
Todd & Weld obtains $8.4M Settlement in Fire Case
Lisa G. Arrowood and Jeffrey N. Catalano obtained an $8.4 Million settlement in a lawsuit arising out of the deaths of several tenants who were trapped in a burning office building in Newton, Massachusetts. View PDF

10/15/2006
Lisa Arrowood and Jeffrey Catalano Obtain $8.4 Million Settlement in Fire Case
Lisa Arrowood and Jeffrey Catalano participated in a settlement for $8.4 million arising out of a massive fire in a commercial building in Newton, Massachusetts that claimed the lives of six people.

9/29/2006
$1.77M Business Litigation Verdict
Christopher R. O'Hara and Edward F. Foye won a $1.77M jury verdict ($2.45M with pre-judgment interest) for an ophthalmology practice consulting firm and its principals. View PDF

9/14/2006
$5 Million Settlement for Family of Child With Brain Damage
Lisa G. Arrowood, Raymond P. Ausrotas and Jed DeWick obtained a $5 Million settlement for a family with a child who developed kernicterus (brain damage) and cerebral palsy.

8/22/2006
Employer Granted Summary Judgment in Sexual Harassment Case
Christopher R. O'Hara and Tricia A. Rice won a major victory on behalf of national high-tech staffing firm. In an action asserting claims of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation brought by a former recruiter, Superior Court Judge Kottmyer ruled that the plaintiff's claims were time-barred and dismissed the lawsuit in its entirety.

7/31/2006
$1.01 Million Settlement for Mother Who Suffered Stroke While Delivering Twins
Lisa G. Arrowood and Jeffrey N. Catalano won a $1.01 Million settlement for a woman who suffered permanent neurological impairment including right-sided paralysis due to a stroke she suffered while delivering twins. View PDF

7/25/2006
Appeals Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.'s Board of Directors
Representing one of the defendants on the Board of Directors of Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., J. Owen Todd and Christopher R. O'Hara successfully defended a corporate governance lawsuit arising out of a shareholder's request to approve the transfer of his stock to an irrevocable voting trust for the benefit of his wife.

7/24/2006
$2.43 Million Verdict in Legal Malpractice Action
Lisa G. Arrowood and Charles M. Waters obtained a $2.43 Million verdict in a legal malpractice action in which the Court awarded G.L. c. 93A damages.

7/20/2006
Todd & Weld Wins Victory in Defamation Suit
As reported in The Boston Globe on July 21, Todd & Weld won a major victory on behalf of the Islamic Society of Boston as a Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the ISB in their bid to file defamation claims.

1/16/2006
Todd & Weld Secures Two of the Top Massachusetts Jury Verdicts in 2005
Todd & Weld lawyers secured jury verdicts in excess of $1 Million in two cases in 2005. View PDF

12/26/2005
Howard Cooper Named as a Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly named Howard M. Cooper as one of ten 2005 Lawyers of the Year. View PDF

12/5/2005
$555,000 Judgment in Business Litigation Session Action
Christopher R. O'Hara and Tricia A. Rice obtained a $555,000 judgment on behalf of a national locum tenens staffing company in an action filed in the Business Litigation Session of Suffolk Superior Court in Boston.

12/1/2005
$5 Million Settlement
Lisa G. Arrowood, Kevin T. Peters, Jeffrey N. Catalano, and Raymond P. Ausrotas obtained a $5 Million settlement for a family with a child who developed kernicterus (brain damage) and cerebral palsy.

9/5/2005
$2.73 Million Dollar Verdict
Todd & Weld obtains $2.73 Million dollar verdict for minority shareholders.

8/22/2005
$2.3 Million in Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Racetrack Battle
Judge Margot Botsford awarded attorneys' fees and costs to Todd & Weld LLP for representation of Ourway Realty in their successful Chapter 93A counterclaim in a bitter legal dispute over ownership of the Plainridge harness racing track. View PDF

6/27/2005
Class Settlement Over Hose Defect Nets $320M
Kevin T. Peters and Christopher Weld Jr. represented homeowners in six New England states whose property contained an allegedly defective radiant heating hose manufactured by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. View PDF

4/25/2005
Botched Surgery Leads to $350,000 Settlement
Jeffrey N. Catalano obtained a $350,000 settlement on behalf of a client whose orthopedic surgeon improperly removed a bone in the client's shoulder, resulting in loss of motion and deformity. View PDF

2/8/2005
Todd & Weld Client Vindicated
Howard M. Cooper and David H. Rich helped vindicate Judge Ernest B. Murphy who was the victim when the Boston Herald published inflammatory and false courtroom statements that the judge never made. View PDF

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