November 2010 – On November 10th-12th, Thomas B. Farrey, III and John T. Farrey of our Worcester and Boston offices attended the 23rd Annual PLUS International Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Burns & Farrey was a sponsor of the PLUS conference.
November 2010 – On November 4th-November 5th, John T. Farrey of our Boston office attended DRI’s Fire & Casualty Seminar in Chicago, Illinois.
October 2010 – On October 11th-14th, Thomas B. Farrey, III, John Farrey and James P. McLarnon, Jr. of our Worcester and Boston offices attended NAPSLO’s Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
September 2010 – On September 16th, James P. McLarnon, Jr. and Frank S. Puccio, Jr. of our Worcester and Boston offices presented a seminar on OSHA Violations to the Massachusetts Chapter of RIMS. Topics included the "General Duty" clause, civil penalties, classification of violations / penalty factors, discovery of OSHA's investigation file, a violation's impact on litigation, and involving experts.
September 2010 – Burns & Farrey congratulates Thomas B. Farrey, III and James P. McLarnon, Jr. of our Worcester office, who were selected as a “Super Lawyer” and “Rising Star” respectively in the Massachusetts’ edition of Super Lawyers.
March 2010 – After 25 years with Burns & Farrey, Ed McGrath has left the firm to pursue a lifelong dream of running for public office. We wish him all the best in his new endeavor.
February 2010 – On February 5, 2010 Thomas B. Farrey, III was installed as Secretary of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) at the Chapter’s Annual Dinner Meeting and Installation of New Officers. Lt. Governor Timothy Murray was the Keynote Speaker. ABOTA is a national organization whose purpose is to preserve the right to trial by jury.
November 2009 – Erik J. Tomberg and Edward B. McGrath of our Boston office have authored a chapter, “Torts to Property,” in the updated “Torts Law Manual,” which was published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) in November. The chapter provides a broad overview of Trespass to Land, Nuisance, Waste, and Trespass to Chattels/Conversion.
November 2009 – Jeffrey A. Fishman of our Worcester office was honored by the St. Thomas More Society of Worcester County as the 2009 recipient of the Bishop Bernard J. Flanagan Ecumenical Award. The award was presented at the Red Mass celebration held on
November 22, 2009.
October 2009 – James P. McLarnon, Jr. of our Worcester office was recently published in the UK-based "Post Magazine" for his piece "Articles of Faith", which details steps insurers can take to avoid and defend bad faith claims.
October 2009 – Timothy J. Smyth of our Boston office was recently published in "Claims Advisor" magazine for his article "OSHA Standards in General Contractor Claims". A link to this article appears below.
June 2009 – Thomas B. Farrey, III and James T. Huggard attended the Rhode Island Annual Bar Meeting on June 18th & 19th in Providence, Rhode Island. The meeting was a wonderful opportunity to participate in continuing legal education seminars involving both the Rhode Island State courts and also the United States District Court sitting at Providence. One outstanding presentation was conducted by the sitting judiciary of the State and Federal courts and dealt with the differences between the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Rhode Island State Court Rules of Evidence.
June 2009 – Amy M. Rogers, James P. McLarnon, Jr., Timothy J. Smyth, and law clerk John Farrey attended the DRI "Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Claims" Symposium on June 18th & 19th in Boston, Massachusetts. One particularly interesting presentation involved the challenges of institutional bad faith claims, focusing on the hazards and opportunities of the discovery process for defendants.
April 2009 – Kate McCarron of our Worcester office represented the defendants in a wrongful death action in which the Court granted the defendants' Motion to Dismiss the plaintiff's complaint for failure to file the requisite affidavit pursuant to G.L. c. 231 sec. 60J. G.L. c. 231 sec. 60J requires a plaintiff to file an affidavit of sufficient facts with the complaint or 90 days thereafter in all cases involving claims of negligent distribution, sale or service of alcohol to a minor or intoxicated person. Robert Manjourea, as the Administrator of the Estate of Sean R. Manjourea v. D&S Liquors, et al., Worcester Superior Court, C.A. No. WOCV2007-01397C.
February 2009 – Recently, Thomas B. Farrey, III and Frank S. Puccio, Jr. of our Worcester and Boston offices, presented seminars on spoliation of evidence to the Massachusetts Chapter of RIMS, as well as ESIS, Inc., a ACE USA Claims Management Subsidiary, Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and Encompass Insurance. Topics included the legal definition of spoliation, potential court sanctions, how to minimize spoliation claims, and issues involving Event Data Recorders/"Black Boxes."
December 2008 – James P. McLarnon, Jr. of our Worcester office represented Pilgrim Insurance Company before the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Pilgrim Insurance Company v. Molard, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 326, 897 N.E. 2d 1231 (2008) following summary judgment for the insurer in a declaratory action involving late notice of an uninsured motorist claim. The Appeals Court remanded the case to the trial court relative to a perceived factual issue concerning the prejudice stemming from that late notice.