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On October 21, 2013, a jury returned a complete defense verdict in favor of PSD clients Amity Insurance and a former employee who were sued by a competitor. Peter Duffy led the trial efforts, which lasted about two weeks in Norfolk County Superior Court. The jury also found that the plaintiff had defamed PSD’s client. […]

The lead story in PI Magazine discussed the application of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. PSD partner Barry Pollack discussed his experience and typical challenges that parties have to face and overcome.

A federal court in Boston awarded a left-behind father $40,250,000 on his claim that his ex-wife tortiously interfered with his custody rights to his two sons by abducting them to Egypt.

On August 26, 2013, a Massachusetts state court dismissed all charges brought against a client of Pollack Solomon Duffy LLP’s criminal defense practice. The Court dismissed the action in its entirety prior to trial, as a result of insufficient evidence to support the charges, which included a felony obstruction charge.

Two federal judges in West Virginia have agreed with PSD lawyers and their insurance carrier client, granting a motion to dismiss and denying a motion for remand.  The rulings included that a personal injury plaintiff improperly tried to add the carrier to an underlying medical malpractice case.  Also, the rulings established that an insurance coverage […]

By Joshua L. Solomon While the Whitey Bulger trial was dominating local news, and reminds (or should remind) the country of a lengthy period of government corruption and direct participation in criminal conduct, the First Circuit issued an opinion that reflects ongoing willingness to place undue trust in federal law enforcement at the expense of […]