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Pierce Davis & Perritano Ranked in U.S. News 2021 - Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eleventh consecutive year, announced the "Best Law Firms" rankings. Pierce Davis & Perritano, LLP has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News - Best Lawyers, "Best Law Firms" list regionally in 2 practice areas.
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PDP Partners Judith Perritano and John Davis Named to 2021 Best Lawyers List
Pierce Davis & Perritano is pleased to announce that 2 partners have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Congratulations to John Davis for his 6th consecutive year of recognition, and to Judith Perritano for her 4th consecutive year of recognition by the Best Lawyers in America list.
California Appeals Court Substantially Reduces Jury Award in Roundup Toxic Tort Case
In a partially published opinion issued on July 20, 2020, the California Court of Appeal, First District, upheld the verdict for design defect, failure to warn, and punitive damages but reduced the jury's award in a case involving exposure to Roundup Products causing non-Hodgkins lymphoma in a former school grounds keeper. Because the agreed to jury instruction limited future noneconomic damages to those Mr. Johnson was reasonably certain to suffer, the Court reduced the future non-economic damages from $33M to $4M.
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Attorney John Cloherty to Speak at MCLE 17th Annual Municipal Law Conference
PDP Partner John Cloherty will be presenting "Public Employment Law Meets the 1st Amendment" at MCLE 17th Annual Municipal Law Conference on March 13th, 2019. The conference will discuss the latest developments, updates, and challenges in public sector law.
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Massachusetts Appeals Court Denies Developers Claims that Towns Decisions Amounted to a Regulatory Taking
John J. Cloherty successfully represented the Town of Norfolk and its Conservation Commission in claims involving a parcel of land that the owners were trying to develop. The developers claimed delays and unfair and capricious application of the wetlands regulations amounted to an unconstitutional taking of the property. After a Superior Court ruled in favor of the Town on summary judgement, the Appeal Court affirmed the decision ruling against the developers.