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Affanato v. Merrill Bros., 547 F.2d 138 (1st Cir. 1977)

A default judgment against the defendant resulted in a decision that awarded damages to our client. Appellate court upheld the decision

Afonso v. City of Boston, 587 F. Supp. 1342 (D. Mass. 1984)

Although a doctor was on military duty while training for his residency, he was detailed to a private university when he provided treatment to the plaintiff.  Therefore, it was decided that the United States could not be substituted as the defendant in the case because the doctor was not acting as a servant of the United States when said treatment was performed.

Anoxic brain injury and death

Settlement against physician and hospital following the death of a seventy-eight-year-old woman, who died from anoxic encephalopathy following an inappropriate dosage and combination of narcotic and anti-anxiety medications, and improper monitoring during MRI.

Arcand v. Evening Call Publ’g Co., 567 F.2d 1163 (1st Cir. 1977)

The phrase, “Is it true that a Bellingham cop locked himself and a female companion in the back of a cruiser in a town sandpit and had to radio for help?” was printed in a Rhode Island newspaper.  Since the statement defamed an unidentified member of the police force, who was merely one of 21 officers in that force, it did not give rise to a cause of action.

Asphyxiation at concrete batching plant

Settlement reached against parent company for the family of a 39-year old plant worker who was buried alive and asphyxiated in a stone bin.

Assault to a woman in bar

Verdict for a woman hit in the face by a professional hockey player in a Boston nightclub after a verbal altercation between the two. The woman sustained bruising and psychological trauma.

Assetta et al. v. Safety Ins. Co., 43 Mass. App. Ct. 317 (1997)

Sugarman lawyers won an arbitration award for a woman after she was struck in the face and injured by a bottle thrown out of a moving vehicle, by that vehicles operator. The arbitration occurred after a successful appeal by Sugarman lawyers.  The Appeals Court held that the incident did arise out of the use of a motor vehicle and, as a result, the plaintiff was entitled to underinsured motorist benefits under the Massachusetts Auto Policy.

Asthma attack triggered by chemicals used during construction project

Settlement reached with a construction company that failed to ventilate a long-term care facility during renovations that caused an asthma attack in a nurse.

Aylward v. McCloskey, 412 Mass. 77 (1992)

Homeowners were not found liable for the injury that occurred as a result of  natural accumulation of snow and ice on their property.

Balcony of college building collapsed injuring four

Settlement for four visitors to the college who were on the balcony that collapsed.