Commercial Litigation Services

The McCormack Firm handles a wide range of commercial litigation matters on behalf of Massachusetts business and professional corporations, partnerships, real estate and business trusts, and individuals including:

  • Contract disputes, including purchase,
    sale, and lease of goods and services
  • Defense and prosecution of unfair business
    practice and consumer claims
  • Insurance premium disputes
  • Trademark, copyright, and patent infringement
  • Property damage recovery or defense
  • Commercial real estate disputes
  • Disputes over license agreements
  • Stock option plan disputes
  • Partnership dissolution agreements
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Partnership and closely held corporation issues
  • Franchisor/franchisee disputes

Representative cases

  • Obtained summary judgment on the issue of whether a particular corporate acquisition qualified as a change in control for purposes of a corporate stock incentive plan available only to officers of the acquired corporation.
  • Represented former member of investment partnerships with regard to tax, accounting, and bad faith claims arising out of dissolution of multiple related investment partnerships.
  • Obtained state court trial verdict in favor of client in multi-million dollar unfair trade practices claim.
  • Represented a major national insurer in multi-million dollar arbitration before a three-member panel concerning insurance coverage for patent litigation against major managed care companies.
  • Successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Fortune 500 company in breach of contract claim for defendant's failure to comply with terms of agreement.
  • Defeated attempt by a national insurance brokerage to convince a federal court in West Virginia to enjoin ongoing arbitration.

Serving institutional and individual clients since 1981

The McCormack Firm, LLC at 617-951-2929 or contact us online today.

Contact Info

The McCormack Firm, LLC
Attorneys at Law

One International Place, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02110

Phone: 617-951-2929
Fax: 617-951-2672

What's New

  • Joseph Aronson is now providing mediation and arbitration services. To schedule a mediation or arbitration, please call (617) 951-2929 or email mediations@mccormackfirm.com.
  • The Boston ERISA and Insurance Litigation Blog, authored and published by McCormack Firm partner Stephen Rosenberg, has been selected as one of LexisNexis' Top Insurance Law Blogs for 2011. This is the third year in a row Mr. Rosenberg's blog has been honored by LexisNexis. True to its name, the blog covers developments in the law governing ERISA and insurance disputes, and includes detailed commentary on major pieces of litigation in these fields. Clicking on this link will bring you to LexisNexis' announcement of the award, and clicking here will bring you to the Boston ERISA and Insurance Litigation Blog. http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insurancelaw/blogs/topblogs/archive/2011/11/11/the-winners-the-insurance-law-community-top-blogs-for-2011.aspx http://www.bostonerisalaw.com
  • On November 3, 2011, Attorney John Lacey was guest speaker at the Boston Bar Association's "Brown Bag Lunch" Series where he discussed pending Federal legislation in the area of data privacy and data breach notification. The event was well attended and well received by members of the Bar. For more information, please see https://www.bostonbar.org/membership/events/event-details?ID=8110
  • On October 26, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit issued its written opinion affirming a defense verdict obtained by Robert La Hait on behalf of Stonebridge Life Insurance Company. The preceding jury trial had involved a dispute over whether the plaintiff was entitled to the death benefits payable under three accidental death policies as a result of the named insured's death. After three days of trial, including testimony by experts for each side, the jury found in favor of Stonebridge.
  • On May 10, 2011, Attorney John Lacey was a guest on Legal Talk Network's program, Lawyer2Lawyer hosted by Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi. The Topic was the recent massive data breach at Sony Corporation.
    Listen to the show here…

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