News & Recent Results
80 Memo & Order on MBY’s MTD (Denied)
On September 5, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered an Order denying a marina’s motion to dismiss a limitation action for lack of jurisdiction because the marina’s alleges that the vessel in question was unseaworthy. In early August 2022, Petitioner James Silver had trouble starting his boat, the M/V…
First Circuit Affirms Judgment of Exoneration by Default in Limitation Case
On May 2, 2023 the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ Judgment of Exoneration by Default in favor of a fishing vessel owner for all claims arising out of a certain fishing trip ending in or around June of 2017. Olaf…
Liam O’Connell Selected as Super Lawyers 2021 Massachusetts Rising Star
Liam O’Connell, was selected to Rising Stars for 2021. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. The Rising Stars selection process takes into account peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors.
Rockport Fire Department and Chief Doyle
For Immediate Release June 21, 2021 Rockport Board of Selectmen Chairperson Ruth George’s statement from June 18, 2021, was completely as expected. The Selectmen decided to make a statement about Chief Doyle’s lawsuit, a few days before election day (where she and the only other Selectmen to share the statement publicly on social media, Sarah…
Federal Court finds Fishing Company does not have to pay Maintenance and Cure
The District of Massachusetts entered summary judgment in favor of a fishing company finding that it was not liable to pay maintenance and cure to a former deckhand after he claims he aggravated his original injury when working on a different vessel a few weeks after his work release. The deckhand claimed he injured his…
Federal Judge finds Nathan Carman directly or indirectly caused boat to sink
After nearly three years of litigation and a two-week trial at the District of Rhode Island, the Court entered Judgment for our clients denying Nathan Carman’s insurance claim and dismissing all of his counterclaims. The case involved the disappearance of Vermont Resident Nathan Carman and his mother, Linda from Connecticut, after they departed Rhode Island…
