- Holyoke Mut. Ins. Co. in Salem v. Vibram USA, Inc., 33 Mass.L.Rptr. 564, (Mass. Super. 2016)
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Scopia Windmill Fund, LP, 87 F.Supp.3d 603 (S.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Berkshire-Cranwell Ltd. Partnership v. Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Ins. Co., Ltd.,874 F.Supp.2d 41 (D.Mass. 2012)
- Derderian v. Essex Ins. Co., 44 A.3d 122 (RI 2012)
- Gartner, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 2010 WL 918075, (D.Conn. 2010) affirmed, Gartner, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 415 Fed.Appx. 282 (2d Cir. 2011)
- Evanston Ins. Co. v. Layne Thomas Builders, Inc., 635 F.Supp.2d 348 (D.Del. 2009)
- Sullivan v. Southland Life Ins. Co., 67 Mass.App.Ct. 439, 854 N.E.2d 138 (2006)
- Veryfine Products, Inc. v. Phlo Corp., 124 F.Supp.2d 16 (D.Mass. 2000)
- Hochberg v. Zoecon Corp.421 Mass. 456, 657 N.E.2d 1263 (Mass. 1995)
Bob concentrates his practice on insurance coverage and complex business litigation including professional liability, unfair trade claims, corporate fiduciary, construction, complex environmental cases and bankruptcy. He also has extensive background experience in merger and acquisition litigation, mass product liability cases, antitrust matters, and employment litigation. In addition to handling trials and appeals before many federal and state courts of the East Coast and Midwest, Bob has conducted administrative, arbitration, and mediation proceedings and supervised cases in several other states, including California and Texas.
Practices
Education
- Harvard Law School, JD, 1980
- University of Delaware, BA, History, 1977
Bob is a certified mediator by the Delaware Superior Court.
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- Delaware
- United States District Courts: District of Massachusetts, District of Maine, District of Delaware
- United States Courts of Appeal: First Circuit, Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Seventh Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Associations
- Bob has served as a faculty member for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education programs.
Languages
- English
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Delaware Bar Association
Insights
Presentations/Publications
- Author, “Minority Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Duties in a Close Corporation,” Business Torts within the Company, MCLE Books (1998)
Honors & Awards
- Selected to the New England Super Lawyers list for several years running
- Named a “Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer” in business litigation by Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer for several years