Cases
Significant Matters
Katy second-chaired at trial, working with Todd D. White, in a construction accident case where AP&S's client sustained severe personal injuries. Katy examined
cross-examined several witnesses
prepared
argued numerous motions in limine
trial motions. After more than three-week trial, the jury returned a verdict of $1.98 million in favor of our client
the verdict was paid in full. Katy helped secure summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, in a U.S. Court of Appeals case that received national attention. The matter involved defending a university against defamation
breach of contract claims from a student who was expelled as a result of an assault, but who was later acquitted in a Superior Court trial. Both the federal district court
the First Circuit ruled in the university's favor, noting that it had a qualified privilege under the Clery Act, which requires universities receiving federal money to notify students, faculty
community when certain crimes take place on or around campus. Katy assisted John Tarantino in successfully defending the mayor of the Town of North Providence in an ethics investigation concerning the alleged awarding of no-bid construction contracts to a business associate. Subsequent to an investigation by the Ethics Commission, Katy assisted in the preparation of a motion to dismiss. Following a hearing, the Ethics Commission determined that there was no probable cause to conclude that a violation of the Code of Ethics occurred. Katy assisted in the defense of a national utility company on federal charges of violation of environmental laws relating to the storage of liquid mercury
mercury sealed regulators. In a case of first impression, Katy assisted in the defense of a Chinese pharmaceutical company in a multi-jurisdictional criminal case, Operation Raw Deal, which focused on charges that the Chinese pharmaceutical company had engaged in a variety of criminal actions, including the illegal importation
distribution of human growth hormone. The Chinese pharmaceutical company was named in the Major League Baseball investigative Mitchell Report as the alleged supplier of hGH products that had been used improperly by a variety of present
former Major League Baseball players. Katy assisted in a defense of a major toy-manufacturer in a breach of contract suit. She led the AP&S team in completing a document production that involved several hundred thous
documents, which were produced through the use of various technologies
systems, including the Summation database. Katy assisted in two white collar criminal trials in the federal district courts in Rhode Isl
Massachusetts defending a gaming establishment on charges of mail fraud
bribery. She worked on the defense of a national utility company on claims that its power lines failed causing a fire
substantial property damage.
