Cases
Representative Matters: Obtained a default judgment in Middlesex County Massachusetts Superior Court on behalf of Pacific Packaging Products, Inc. in a misappropriation of trade secrets case concerning several former employees who left the company to form a competing venture.
Obtained summary judgment decision in favor of PHH Mortgage Corporation who had been sued by contractor hired by homeowner to complete a reconstruction of property significantly damaged by fire.
Obtained summary judgment decision for bank, which had been sued by borrower challenging foreclosure on the basis of a breach of contract resulting from failure to give the borrower a loan modification
violation of the right to cure statutory requirements.
Part of the Duane Morris team which, on the eve of trial, obtained a $65 million plus settlement on behalf of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. Tekmira had sued Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
AlCana Technologies, Inc. in the Business Litigation Session of the Massachusetts Superior Court alleging that Alnylam
AlCana misappropriated Tekmira's trade secrets related to gene-silencing therapeutics. In addition to the payments, the settlement also assigns control to Tekmira over its leading systemic RNAi Therapeutics delivery technology,
brings clarity around the ownership of the intellectual property that protects its lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology.
Wyeth v. Apotex Inc.,
Apotex Corp., Case No. 08-022308 (S.D. Fla.). Patent infringement action regarding Apotex's ANDA to make a generic version of Wyeth's anti-depressant product EFFEXOR XR, the active ingredient of which is venlafaxine hydrochloride.
Abbott Laboratories v. S
oz Inc., 10-538 (D.Del. - S. Robinson). Representing S
oz in litigation regarding NIASPAN, the active ingredient of which is niacin.
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Actavis Inc., et al., Case No. 07-05041 (D.N.J. - G. Brown). Represented Actavis in ANDA litigation regarding AVINZA, the active ingredient of which is morphine sulfate.
Part of trial team that contributed to Fortune 250 biotech company's success after a six-week jury trial wherein the client's valuable anemia drug related patents were found valid
infringed.
Represented a sales company in obtaining a favorable buyout resulting from a dispute over an exclusive distributor agreement.
Represented a national event organizing company in obtaining resolution of its breach of contract claim for failure to pay for services rendered
in avoiding multimillion-dollar fraud counterclaims.
Obtained a multimillion-dollar settlement for a network of healthcare providers during arbitration with third-party payor in dispute over claims.
Represent physicians, therapists, emergency room doctors, pathologists
other healthcare professionals in obtaining resolution of claims against commercial payors or health insurance providers related to the proper payment for health care services rendered.
Achieved dismissal of an action alleging breach of environmental cleanup provisions in a purchase
sale agreement for a commercial property for a national company.
Represented a minority shareholder in a closely held corporation during an appeal, which affirmed seven-figure judgment on a breach of fiduciary duty claim.
Represented an independent packaging company in obtaining injunctive relief in connection with the theft of confidential
proprietary information by former employees.
Obtained injunction for financial institutions in litigation involving commercial loans, defaults
restructuring of debt, which was then used to leverage settlement.
Obtained injunction for major construction company in complex dispute related to large public works project involving millions of dollars, which was then used as leverage to negotiate resolution of the case.
Obtained summary judgment for insurance company in coverage case involving misrepresentations in a life insurance policy.
Obtained dismissal for insurance company of claim for breach of contract regarding a disability insurance policy
used favorable ruling with respect to unfair
deceptive practices claim to obtain settlement which client found very favorable.
Represented business development consulting company in copyright infringement matters, successfully
consistently shutting down infringing uses through effective advocacy without the necessity or expense of trial.
