Recently, my firm Cooley Manion Jones LLP, successfully obtained summary judgment (download pdf) on behalf of its clients, Boca Raton-based private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, Inc. and six of its affiliated entities. The claims were brought by two entities that had entered into contractual relationships to serve as independent sales representatives on behalf of Sun… Continue Reading
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Posted in Litigation Trends, Massachusetts CourtsThe Discoverability of Social Media in Personal Injury Litigation
Posted in Litigation TrendsGone are the days of handwritten personal diaries and daily journal entries. Internet-based social networking has replaced pen and paper. Facebook reports that it had 901 million monthly active users worldwide as of March, 2012. With the explosion of social networking in recent years, litigation counsel are becoming more savvy at using this technology to… Continue Reading
Insurers Beware —Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Has Final Word on Damages Plaintiffs Are Entitled to Recover For Defendant-Insurers’ Violations of M.G.L. c. 93a and 176D
Posted in Litigation Trends, Massachusetts CourtsCo-authored by Brian Gross On February 10, 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that plaintiffs were entitled to more than $22 million when it held that the damages to which a plaintiff is entitled to recover pursuant to M.G.L. c. 93A and 176D for an insurers’ failure to effect prompt, fair and equitable settlement of… Continue Reading
Brian D. Gross is a partner at Cooley Manion Jones who has extensive experience in a broad spectrum of litigation. He is also a member of several corporate defendants’ national trial teams. 
Jonathan Tabasky has defended product liability and toxic tort claims throughout New England. Jon represents an array of companies, including those that manufacture prescription drugs, protective clothing, fittings, heating devices, wire and cable, trucks, aircraft and turbines. 
Jason Cincilla is a partner at Cooley Manion Jones and the lead attorney in the firm’s Delaware office. He conducts and supervises a broad litigation practice, and he has extensive experience in all stages of litigation in many areas. 
Michael R. Brown is an associate in the Boston office of Cooley Manion Jones, where his practice focuses on commercial disputes and products liability actions. 
Carrie Lin is an associate in Cooley Manion Jones' San Francisco office. Her civil litigation practice focuses on tobacco and asbestos matters as well as the prosecution of employment class action matters. 
Eric Skelly is an associate with Cooley Manion Jones. He is a civil litigator who focuses his practice on all aspects of civil litigation including food liability matters, business and commercial disputes, products liability, and toxic torts. 
Margaret Moran is an associate with Cooley Manion Jones where her practice focuses on civil litigation, including products liability and complex torts litigation. 
Shaina Rasmussen is an associate in Cooley Manion Jones’ Products Liability and Complex Tort Defense Practice Group. Prior to joining CMJ, Shaina worked as a Direct Claims Manager and Mass Tort and Environmental Litigation attorney. 
April M. Luna is an associate in the firm’s Boston office. Her civil litigation practice focuses on toxic tort and products liability litigation. 
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