Melick & Porter, LLP

$12.5M

Environmental Litigation

Secured a defense verdict following a six-week jury trial in U.S. District Court in Boston in a multi-party environmental cost recovery action under G.L. c. 21E. Plaintiff demanded approximately $12.5 million for costs incurred removing PCB contaminated sediment. The firm represented a paint manufacturing company, which was found not responsible.

$900,000

Insurance Coverage

Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an insurance carrier in a coverage dispute concerning the carrier’s duty to defend its insured. The insured sought reimbursement of approximately $900,000 in defense costs. The court ruled that the counterclaim against the insured did not allege slander, libel or disparagement, and thus the claims were not within the scope of potential coverage.

$180,000

Professional Liability

Secured summary judgment for an insurance broker client. The client was sued by a moving and storage company for failing to secure coverage for loss of customer property, valued at $180,000. The Superior Court agreed that the claims were without merit because the broker obtained the coverage which the plaintiff had requested.