Pierce & Mandell, P.C. Named Among 2025 Best Law Firms by Best Lawyers
We’re excited to share that Pierce & Mandell, P.C. has once again been recognized in the 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms by Best...
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Robert Pierce, Dennis Lindgren, Curtis Dooling, and Bill Mandell Chosen as 2025 Massachusetts Super Lawyers by Boston Magazine
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. proudly announces that several attorneys from our firm have been named to the 2025 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars...
Read moreBob Pierce and Liz Benway Obtain Defense Verdict in Suffolk Superior Court
In 2025, Pierce & Mandell founder Bob Pierce and colleague Liz Benway obtained a defense verdict in a serious personal injury case in which...
Read morePierce & Mandell Counsel Curt Dooling Quoted In Mass Lawyers Weekly
Attorney Curt Dooling was recently quoted in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article about the applicability of anti-SLAPP statutes to statements made on websites like...
Read moreCurt Dooling Prevails In Anti-Slapp Special Motion To Dismiss
The Massachusetts anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, G. L. c. 231, § 59H, authorizes a party sued because of his petitioning activity...
Read moreRecent SJC Decision Establishes That Insurer’s Duty to Defend Does Not Include Counterclaims
By Curtis B. Dooling Under Massachusetts law, an insurer’s duty to defend its insured is broad. An insurer has a duty to defend its...
Read moreDooling Wins Premises Liability Jury Trial in Berkshire County
Curt Dooling recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his clients in a jury trial in the Pittsfield District Court in Berkshire County....
Read moreDooling Wins Premises Liability Jury Trial in Berkshire County
Curt Dooling recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his clients in a jury trial in the Pittsfield District Court in Berkshire County....
Read moreBob Pierce Successfully Tries Four Jury Cases in 2016
Founding shareholder Bob Pierce took four cases to jury trials in 2016. The cases were tried in four separate superior courts: Essex (Newburyport), Middlesex,...
Read morePIERCE and DOOLING WIN PRODUCT LIABILITY TRIAL ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD
Bob Pierce and Curt Dooling recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client in a jury trial in Dukes County Superior Court...
Read moreLiability Waivers and Releases – Who and What is Being Released - Boston, MA
by Curtis Dooling Superior Court Judge Dennis Curran recently allowed the estate of a man who died at a YMCA facility to proceed with...
Read morePierce & Mandell Attorneys Achieve Defense Verdict
Bob Pierce and Lena Finnerty obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client in a jury trial in Middlesex Superior Court that concluded...
Read moreCurt Dooling Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article on Recent SJC Decision DiCarlo v. Suffolk Construction Co., Inc., et al.
Pierce & Mandell attorney Curt Dooling was quoted in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article on the recent Supreme Judicial Court decision of DiCarlo v....
Read morePain and Suffering Damages Not Subject to Workers’ Compensation Lien - Boston, MA
by Curtis B. Dooling The Supreme Judicial Court recently held that pain and suffering damages recovered by an injured plaintiff in a third-party personal...
Read moreRecent Changes to Superior Court Rule 9A
By: Curtis B. Dooling Superior Court Rule 9A governs the service and filing of all civil motions in the Massachusetts Superior Court. A thorough...
Read moreFIRM ACHIEVES DEFENSE VERDICT
On January 8, 2016, an Essex County (Newburyport) jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Pierce & Mandell’s client on plaintiff’s significant personal...
Read moreAvailable Recoverable Damages In Wrongful Death Actions - Boston, MA
By: Scott M. Zanolli In wrongful death cases, estates of the deceased are entitled to specific statutory damages. Under Massachusetts law, these damages are...
Read moreUBER INSURANCE
By Curtis B. Dooling On New Year’s Eve 2014, an UberX driver in San Francisco struck a family crossing the street and killed a...
Read moreMassachusetts Appeals Court Extends Workers’ Compensation Bar to “Alternate Employers”
by Paul Hourihan, Pierce & Mandell, P.C. The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently extended the bar on liability provided in the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act,...
Read moreTrip and Fall Suit Against Retail Store Dismissed on Summary Judgment - Boston, MA
By: Curtis B. Dooling A superior court judge recently dismissed a plaintiff’s trip and fall claim against Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon, MA, holding...
Read more“Hereof fail not…” – The SJC’s Recent Change to Mass. Subpoena Procedure
by Paul Hourihan, Associate, Pierce & Mandell, P.C. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently amended Rule 45 of the Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure...
Read morePro Hac Vice Counsel; Only as Good As Their Local Counsel
By: Dennis Lindren Pursuant to G.L. c. 221, §46A, out of state counsel may seek permission to practice law temporarily in Massachusetts pro hac...
Read moreBob Pierce tells Boston Business Journal to Expect a Major Spike in Winter-Related Litigation - Boston, MA
Seasoned Pierce & Mandell litigator and founding partner Bob Pierce may not get his NCAA Final Four Championship bracket exactly right, but he was...
Read moreSJC Announces Interim Procedure for Attorney and Self-Represented Party Participation in Juror Voir Dire
by Robert R. Pierce and Curtis B. Dooling On December 5, 2014 the Massachusetts Superior Court issued a standing order outlining interim procedures governing...
Read moreChanges to Voir Dire and Damages Requests
CHANGES TO SUPERIOR COURT TRIAL PROCEDURE IN MASSACHUSETTS: ATTORNEY CONDUCTED VOIR DIRE AND SPECIFIC DAMAGES REQUESTS By: Robert Pierce and Natalia Smychkovich On August...
Read moreSheehan Case Alters Scope of Strict Premises Liability
A recent decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court alters the scope of M.G.L. ch. 143, § 51, which creates strict liability for injuries...
Read morePierce Mandell Secures Important Appellate Victory Case Involving Disparate Fault Theory of Common Law Indemnity
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. has secured an important appellate victory for a subcontractor and buyer of industrial scaffolding equipment in the appeal of a...
Read moreInterest On Tort Judgments for Personal Injury and Property Damage Claims - Boston, MA
By: Thomas E. Kenney In Massachusetts, interest on tort cases is governed by two statutes, one providing for pre-judgment interest, and one governing post-judgment...
Read moreOSHA Highlights Winter Dangers That Affect Construction Workers
by Dennis M. Lindgren The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the Federal Government Agency whose primary responsibility it is to protect workers...
Read moreUnderstanding the Dog Bite Law in Massachusetts
By: Dennis Lindgren Massachusetts has one of the most expansive dog bit laws for the protection of victims, especially young children, in the United...
Read moreDennis M. Lindgren named "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers 2012
Pierce & Mandell, P.C. congratulates our newest partner, Dennis M. Lindgren, on being named a "Rising Star," in the practice of Plaintiff's Personal Injury...
Read moreYour Legal Rights as a Pedestrian and as a Landowner
As winter quickly approaches, so does the onset of the always unpredictable Boston winter weather. As sidewalks and parking lots start to become wet,...
Read moreOut of State Driver’s Damages not Offset by Personal Injury Protection
In Massachusetts, every insured driver carries their own personal injury protection coverage ("PIP") which, regardless of fault, will cover some portion of that person's...
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