Litigation

Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye practices actively in all of the courts of Massachusetts, both state and federal, and elsewhere in New England as well.  The Litigation Practice Group consists of twenty-five lawyers with expertise in many different specialty areas, including both civil and criminal matters.  We also appear regularly before administrative agencies and in arbitration cases. We provide personalized, cost-effective services and handle litigation matters aggressively, carefully and efficiently.

Our trial lawyers bring substantial experience and expertise to virtually every type of business case, including complex business disputes; intellectual property cases including trade secrets, trademark and copyright; non-competition agreements; business torts including claims under the Massachusetts unfair practices statute, chapter 93A; white collar criminal matters; disputes arising out of the purchase and sale of businesses and real estate; complex product liability and personal injury matters; and matters arising under the Uniform Commercial Code.   

Our clients include Fortune 500 companies, independent government authorities, telecommunications and media companies, closely held and family businesses, real estate developers and individual clients.  The depth and diversity of our litigation experience provides us the ability to tailor our approach to the needs of each client and the demands of each case.

We recognize that some cases require alternative dispute resolution to reach a quick and favorable resolution.  Other cases require comprehensive discovery, trial and appellate work.  We have broad and deep experience in every phase of trial work throughout the United States and Puerto Rico as well as a strong record in mediation and arbitration proceedings.

We are accustomed to working closely with in-house corporate counsel, and we routinely establish budgets for litigation matters and monitor litigation costs closely.  We also represent small businesses and individuals.  We understand that litigation can exact a heavy toll on our clients, whether they are plaintiffs or defendants, and we do everything we can to accommodate business needs while, at the same time, providing vigorous legal representation.  Among our basic principles is that whenever possible, cases should be settled at the earliest possible time.  However, we recognize that some cases can’t be settled – and those we are ready and able to try, using all of the tools of our trade, including technology, to present our client’s position in the most favorable way. 

For more information on Prince Lobel’s Litigation Practice Group, please contact Group Chair Bill Worth at wworth@PrinceLobel.com or 617.456.8000.

Representative Matters

• Won a defense verdict in a wrongful death case based upon a claim that the telephone company was negligent in its response to 911 calls.
• Recouped hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial losses that our client paid to retiring employees as a result of the miscalculation of pension estimates that the defendant an actuarial and pension administration specialist had prepared on its behalf.
• Successfully defended a products liability suit against an auto manufacturer by obtaining summary judgment.
• Prevailed in an arbitration on behalf of an equipment manufacturer on claims of breach of warranty and defective design brought by a customer seeking contract rescission and recovery of lost profits.
• Succeeded on summary judgment in a wrongful death claim against a utility where the plaintiff claimed that the company negligently placed its utility pole.
• Prevailed at trial and appeal on behalf of a commercial property owner in an environmental contamination case, allowing our client to receive clean-up costs and lost rentals incurred as a result of subsurface gasoline migration from a gas station.
• Defended the Governor of Puerto Rico against a First Amendment claim brought by a leading Puerto Rico newspaper.
• Defeated an appeal by an abutter from a zoning decision in favor of a real estate developer, allowing the developer to go forward with a multi-million dollar development project.