Lubin & Meyer Records Four Big Jury Verdicts in First Half of 2018

Boston, Massachusetts based medical malpractice law firm Lubin & Meyer PC has achieved four multi-million dollar jury verdicts in the first half of 2018. This includes a rare gross neg­ligence verdict. Full trial reports are not yet available on all verdicts, however, the following links contain more information about these four trials.

• $3.2 Million Verdict for family of MGH patient for doctor's failure to inform patient of all treatment options following abnormal biopsy result.
• $6.8M Judgment for Kidney Cancer Diagnosis Delay - A wrongful death lawsuit against doctor affiliated with Lowell General Hospital
• Jury Awards $6 Million for Woman's Death after Surgery for Hernia - A wom­an died following hernia surgery at Winchester Hospital
• $1.6M Verdict for Medical Mistake at Dana Farber - Jury decides in favor of patient suffering 3 years of renal failure and dialysis resulting from Dana Farber medication error.

Lubin & Meyer attorneys also represent clients in New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

IP Lawyer Amanda Schreyer Joins Boston Law Firm Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton

Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton announces Boston intellectual property lawyer Amanda Schreyer has joined the firm as Counsel. 

Schreyer concentrates her practice in areas of:

• privacy and data security
• licensing and strategic alliances
• trademark
• transactional matters,

with experience working with media, entertainment and marketing clients including:

• video game and software developers
• digital influencers
• media publishers
• content marketing/advertising agencies and 
• other intellectual property holders.

Prior to joining MBBP, Amanda practiced in the intellectual property group of another well-known Boston firm. She serves as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School, and has been a guest lecturer at Northeastern University School of Law and at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She is also the co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section’s Arts, Entertainment and Sports Committee, and a member of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.

Morse, Barnes-Brown Pendleton has offices in Boston, Cambridge and Waltham, Massachusetts.

Labiaplastyboston.com: Plastic Surgery Website Focuses on Female Genital Aesthetics

Christine A. Hamori, MD, FACS, a board-certified plastic surgeon who has been in private practice for 15 years on Boston’s South Shore, has launched a new website dedicated solely to female genital aesthetic surgery and vaginal rejuvenation treatments. Labiaplastyboston.com is a spin-off of her general practice website (christinehamori.com).

Dr. Hamori, who has performed more than 400 labial surgeries has developed special expertise in labial surgeries and has lectured internationally and in the US to educate her peers at plastic surgery conferences. A popular course that she has been teaching to other surgeons for the last 10 years is "Labiaplasty and Beyond” in which she describes anatomy, surgical techniques and ways to avoid and treat complications of labia surgeries, which include labia majora reductions and clitoral hood reductions in addition to labiaplasty — also called labia minora reduction.

"There is a lot of conflicting information available online," said Hamori. "I wanted to create a discreet place where women can come and understand their options." Patients seeking these surgeries come to Dr. Hamori’s practice on Boston’s South Shore from all over the world.

"It’s really about helping a woman feel better about herself. There is no ‘normal' in genital size,” said Dr. Hamori. She attributes the increase in popularity of the procedure to several trends. “Young women now tend to remove their pubic hair by either shaving or waxing. This trend combined with the popularity of form-fitting clothing for workouts or the beach or the bedroom has caused women to become more aware of their appearance, said Hamori. "They want everything down there to be sleek, pretty and youthful with nothing protruding.”

Boston Personal Injury Law Firm Lubin & Meyer Receives "Best Law Firms" Rankings

BOSTON, MA — Lubin & Meyer PC has received two "Tier One" Best Law Firms rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® for 2015. The firm was recognized in two practice areas receiving "Tier One" rankings in personal injury litigation and medical malpractice law. "Tier One" is the highest ranking a law firm can receive in the Boston metropolitan area.

To be eligible for a Best Law Firms ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US. Lubin & Meyer has five attorneys named Best Lawyers® for 2015: Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. (selected 2011 "Lawyer of the Year" for medical malpractice); Robert M. Higgins (selected 2015 "Lawyer of the Year" for medical malpractice); Adam R. Satin and Krysia J. Syska for medical malpractice law; and William J. Thompson for personal injury litigation.

According to Best Lawyers®, achieving a "Tier One" ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. 

Noted VC Attorney John Hession Joins Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton

WALTHAM, MA - Veteran Boston-area attorney, John Hession has joined business and IP law firm Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC (MBBP). Hession is a noted VC and attorney serving the technology and life science sectors who served previously at Cooley, LLP, and Testa Hurwitz & Thibeault.

“John’s stellar reputation, his expertise, and his widely admired skills made him an attractive target in the context of our plan for growth,” said MBBP Managing Partner Lisa Warren.

Hession recently authored: Forging Successful Strategic Alliances for Life Sciences Companies.

Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC, focuses exclusively on the core legal services that businesses need to succeed. The law firm assists businesses of all sizes — from start-ups to Fortune 1000 companies — in the areas of corporate law, intellectual property, licensing and strategic alliances, employment and immigration, taxation, and litigation.

Two Boston-Area CPA Firms Merge

Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP (Wakefield, MA) and Hartnett & Company (Winchester, MA) announce the merger of their two accounting firms effective October 1, 2014. The combined firm will operate under the name Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP (JOFC) and operate out of a new office in Wakefield at 101 Edgewater Place. Michael Hartnett, owner of Hartnett & Company, will become a partner at JOFC. All staff of the two firms will be retained and the newly merged firm will employ 40 individuals.

The merger provides additional resources and expertise allowing JOFC to better serve its core client base of middle-market, owner-managed, family run, and entrepreneurial-backed entities throughout the greater Boston area. JOFC serves industries including real estate, professional services, high technology, construction, healthcare and medical/dental, retail, and manufacturing. The firm also has dedicated service teams providing employee benefit plan audits and third-party administration of retirement plans.

Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP is among the 50 largest CPA firms in the Boston area as ranked by the Boston Business Journal.

Source:  PRWeb, Two Boston-Area CPA Firms Merge

Boston-area Law Firm Expands into Utah's Hot Emerging Growth Market

Boston-area business law firm Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton (MBBP) has announced it is expanding its reach to serve clients from its new Salt Lake City, Utah office. MBBP is known for serving emerging high tech and life sciences companies and their investors in the Boston area, and sees the fast-growing market in Utah and the broader Mountain West region as a natural fit. Utah has the second-fastest rate of job growth in the US, as well as first-rate universities, vibrant tech and life sciences industries, and highly educated workforce with an entrepreneurial culture.

According to the firm's managing partner Lisa Warren Treannie, "Utah is a perfect fit," with the region's increasing demand for lawyers who represent high tech, medical device, and life sciences companies as well as the investors who invest in these companies.

Partners Jeff Steele and Jim Kelly will head up the Salt Lake City effort.

Jon Gworek To Chair MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge

Boston-area startup attorney Jonathan Gworek, has been elected chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and will serve a two-year term.

Gworek has been an active member of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge for many years including participation in the Forum's renowned MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition including serving as a judge. Prior to this appointment he served as vice chair of the Forum and as a member of its executive committee. In his law practice he regularly represents entrepreneurs, technology start-ups and emerging companies.

For a listing of events planned by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, view its Calendar of Events.

In related news, he was also recently named chair of the Venture Capital Terms and Documentation Sub-Committee of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee of the Business Section of the American Bar Association.

CoolSculpt by Zeltiq Introduced on Boston's South Shore

Dr. Christine Hamori, a plastic surgeon on Boston's South Shore, is pleased to announce that CoolSculpting from Zeltiq, a new FDA-approved, non-invasive procedure for fat reduction, is now available at her practice in Duxbury, MA on Boston's South Shore. CoolSculpting from Zeltiq uses an innovative method of precisely controlled cooling to help reduce unsightly fat bulges that do not respond to diet and exercise.

The science behind the Coolsculpting procedure is called Cryolipolysis, which was developed by dermatologists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Their research showed that fat cells are naturally more vulnerable to the effects of cold than other surrounding tissues, and that fat cells can be safely eliminated without harming the overlying skin. This discovery led to the development of the non-invasive Zeltiq procedure.

According to Dr. Hamori, “The new treatment is best suited for relatively fit persons who seek spot reduction for specific trouble areas of fat, but who do not want a surgical invasive procedure."

Dr. Hamori also cautioned that the treatment is not intended for weight reduction, and it is not intended to replace other invasive procedures, like traditional liposuction, for those seeking for more a pronounced result in fat reduction.

For more information, see Dr. Hamori's web page on Zeltiq.

Law Firm Lubin & Meyer Continues to Dominate Med Mal Field

BOSTON — Each January, MassachusettsLawyer’s Weekly compiles the largest reported verdicts and settlements of the previous year of $1 million dollars or more. And each year, one firm stands apart — Lubin & Meyer PC. The Boston-based personal injury and medical malpractice law firm (with attorneys licensed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island), dominates the list year after year.

In 2010, Lubin & Meyer attorneys accounted for 20 of the largest settlements of $1 million as listed in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly — that’s nearly 1/3 of those on  the list.

This includes the largest medical malpractice settlement of the year,  which was $6 million for a lawsuit involving a newborn who received an overdose of ant-seizure drug. The firm also had one of the year’s largest jury verdicts recovering $1.37 million for a patient whose doctor’s misdiagnosed a bowel obstruction as cancer.

Lubin & Meyer Attorneys Selected Best Lawyers in America

Three medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2011 — Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., Robert M. Higgins, William J. Thompson.

Boston, MA — September 15, 2010 — Lubin & Meyer PC is pleased to announce that three of its Boston plaintiff attorneys have been included in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Founding partner Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. has been named a “Best Lawyer” every year since the publication’s inception in 1983. Robert M. Higgins joined Meyer on the list since 2008, while colleague William J. Thompson has been included on the list for the past two years.

See full news item: Best Lawyers® at Lubin & Meyer

Best Lawyers in America Selects Three from Lubin & Meyer

Three Boston Lawyers in the practices of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation are selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2010 -- Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., Robert M. Higgins, and William J. Thompson.

Boston, MA — Lubin & Meyer PC is pleased to announce that three of its Boston trial attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Founder Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. has been named every year since Best Lawyers inception in 1995 in both Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Robert M. Higgins, has been named each year since 2008, and is selected in the category of Medical Malpractice Law. This year, William J. Thompson joins their select company, named to Best Lawyers® 2010 under the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation.

Sculptra, Now FDA Approved for Facial Cosmetic Use, Offered by Christine Hamori, MD, on Boston's South Shore

BOSTON — Dr. Christine A. Hamori, board-certified plastic surgeon, is pleased to announce the availability of Sculptra® Aesthetic, an FDA-approved injectable product that restores and corrects the signs of facial fat loss by replacing lost volume. Also known as "poly-L-lactic acid," it is synthetic, and biocompatible (does not harm the body) and biodegradable (able to be broken down by the body).

Sculptra Aesthetic is targeted for use in:
• Deep folds between the nose and the mouth, or, smile lines
• Lines framing your mouth (marionette lines)
• Chin wrinkles.

According to Dr. Hamori, who treats patients in her Duxbury, Massachusetts, surgical practice on Boston's South Shore, "Sculptra may take several treatments, and results happen slowly over several months. But unlike some injectables that are temporary facial fillers, Sculptra actually helps restore lost collagen -- restoring the structure under the skin -- for smoother skin and fuller volume that can last for two or more years."

Dr. Hamori's web site and plastic surgery blog have more information and links related to sculptra including videos of recent coverage of Sculptra on the Today Show and the CBS Morning Show.

Five Lubin & Meyer Lawyers Named Top Medical Malpractice Attorneys by Super Lawyers

Boston, MA -- Five medical malpractice lawyers at the law firm of Lubin & Meyer PC, have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers as published in Boston magazine.

Medical malpractice attorneys Andrew Meyer and Robert Higgins were chosen among the "Top 100" of all the attorneys selected in Massachusetts. The Super Lawyers distinction is based on a peer balloting process involving attorneys from across Massachusetts and conducted by a research and review panel. With over 37,000 ballots sent to lawyers statewide, the Super Lawyers list represents the top 5 percent of attorneys in Massachusetts.

The firm's William Thompson and Krysia Syska were also named as Super Lawyers. All attorneys were selected in the categories: Medical Malpractice Attorney and Personal Injury Attorney. Additionally, Adam Satin was selected as Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star, which acknowledges the best young attorneys in the state.

See full news item for more information.

Boston Area Non-Profits: Win a Free Web Site Makeover

BOSTON — Attention all Boston-area non-profit organizations, a group of web designers is giving away a free web site makeover — and it could be yours! The effort is a partnership between the World Organization of Webmasters (WOW), a not-for-profit professional association that provides education and support for web professionals; Web Design World, a web-design conference that takes place at the Westin Copley on December 8-10; and Bizland, a website-hosting company.

“We’re calling it the Extreme Markover,” said Bill Cullifer, Executive Director of WOW, “and our goal is to provide a deserving non-profit organization with a website that showcases today’s best design practices, which is exactly what WOW and the Web Design World conference strive to teach.”

Boston-area non-profit organizations are invited to submit their existing site for consideration by going to the Extreme Markover site (www.extrememarkover.org). A panel including some of the world’s top web designers will review the sites and choose one for the makeover. Selected WOW members will then implement the design, and designers everywhere can follow along through frequent podcast interviews, tutorial articles, and more.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, November 24.

To apply and learn more visit the Extreme Markover web site. To learn more about the Web Design World conference, visit webdesignworld.com.

French Government Hosting Cocktail Reception for Boston-Area Videogame Execs

The law firm of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. will be hosting a cocktail reception for executives of the Boston-area videogame industry this Wednesday, October 8th, from 7 – 9 p.m. The reception is being sponsored by The French Government Agency for International Investment. Videogame executives will meet with representatives from the Lyon, France videogame cluster and hear how they can take advantage of funding by the French government for R&D projects in the Lyon area. For more information, click this link: Boston videogame industry.

Awaiting Landmark Settlement in Big Dig Wrongful Death Case

Followers of the law are awaiting news on a landmark settlement in the Big Dig ceiling collapse case involving the wrongful death case of Milena Del Valle. Lawyers argue that the limit on punitive damages is not strict and that the punishment has to be enormous for the companies involved to suffer significant pain, according to a Boston Globe report: Lawyers eye huge Big Dig settlement.

The article states:

Punitive damages in the hundreds of millions would be unprecedented in Massachusetts, where large jury awards are rare. In one of the biggest cases ever, a Suffolk County jury in 2000 awarded $27.5 million to the estate of a Russian immigrant who suffocated beneath a Green Line trolley as an MBTA rescue effort disintegrated into "a tragedy of errors." A judge later reduced the penalty to $1 million, arguing that the MBTA was only careless and did not intend to harm the man.

Renowned Boston medical malpractice lawyer Andrew Meyer was asked to comment in the article. He says: "There haven't been large punitive damage awards in Massachusetts," but acknowledged that could surely change if there is the ability to prove "gross negligence." There is a great video clip of Meyer, discussing this topic on his law firm's web site. It is a partial clip of his appearance on Greater Boston with Emily Rooney. Check it out for more about the ins and outs of how such a settlement might work.

Big Week for Boston Law Firm Lubin & Meyer

Twice within a week Boston law firm Lubin & Meyer, and Andrew Meyer renowned for its success in winning large verdicts and settlements for victims of medical malpractice and personal injuries, has made headlines. The first was a judgment of $8.4 million to the family of a woman who was sexually abused by a local cantor (See: Cantor to cough up $8.4M for sex abuse. Second for winning what is believed to be (according to the Boston Herald) one of the largest pretrial medical malpractice settlements in New Hampshire — $5.5 million to the family of a boy who was born brain damaged (See: Family awarded $5M after son born impaired. Both articles appeared in the Boston Herald.
For more information, go to Lubin & Meyer's Medical Malpractice Verdicts & Settlements page.