Call or text us at 617-773-5500

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Defense Litigation Results

we are good at what we do

We have been trial counsel in several groundbreaking decisions in the industries we serve

Collectively, our attorneys have tried dozens of cases to verdict, including many cases where the plaintiffs’ demands were millions of dollars.

In 2018 we achieved a defense verdict on behalf of a railroad client in a grade crossing accident case tried in Chittenden County, VT, with a demand that amounted to $34 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

We have obtained multiple defense verdicts, summary judgments, substantive dismissals, and forum non conveniens dismissals.

A number of these were achieved in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, recognized by the American Tort Reform Association as the #1 “Judicial Hell-Hole” in the country, including a recent asbestos case where we convinced the trial judge to award summary judgment on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

$5.25 million Settlement

For an insurer for indemnification and defense costs owed by a third-party employer to defend a lawsuit arising from an industrial workplace accident.

$2 million Settlement

Including reimbursement of the full amount of a settlement in an underlying wrongful death action and attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in defense of that action.

More than $900,000 recovery

For direct damages and litigation costs in a contractual indemnity suit involving a train derailment.

$600,000 Settlement

For a passenger railroad and its insurer of reimbursed costs and fees, which arose from a fatal on-track incident and resulted in two other serious injury claims.

$200,000.00 settlement

For a plaintiff in an FELA case, based on the enforcement of a contractual indemnity clause in favor of our client.

$100,000 Reimbursement

For a Court-ordered reimbursement for legal costs on a contractual indemnity claim involving a grade crossing accident.

Proven Success

Examples of reported decisions in which our firm has been involved:

Rawleigh v. Rochester & Southern Railroad, 2016 (Livingston County Supreme Court, Geneseo, NY, February 2016)

Smith v. CSX Transp., Inc., 2013 (MA Sup. Court May 15,2013)

Crowther v. CSX Transp., Inc.,et al., 680 F. 3d 95 (1st Cir. 2012)

Shattuck v. Trustees of Boston University, et al., 27 Mass. L. Rep. 288, 2010 Mass. Super. LEXIS 225 (Mass. Super. Ct. Aug. 3, 2010)

Gautieri v. CSX Transp., 2010 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2547; 4 A.3d 205 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010)

Burress v. Union Pacific Railroad, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13700 (E.D. Ark. 2009)

Rovetto v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 193 N.J. 586, 940 A.2d 1219 (N.J. Ct. App. 2008)

Crowther v. Conrail, 488 F. Supp. 2d 10 (D. Mass. 2007)

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we are more than Defense Litigation

While a large portion of our work deals with Defense Litigation we are a dynamic business that can provide various legal and consulting services to individuals, insurers, and businesses alike.

Litigation

Flynn|Wirkus|Young has built a reputation for providing exceptional civil litigation services to individuals and business clients in heavily regulated industries.

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We resolve Medicare conditional payment and lien issues for our insurance clients. We help them fulfill their reporting and lien requirements

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