Needham MA Real Estate, Estate Planning, Business Attorneys
In case you missed our radio appearance on the Radio Entrepreneurs show, we are sending you the link to the entire segment. We spent quality air time discussing Commercial and Residential Leasing Issues such as evictions, subleases and assignments, self-help remedies, and liability for unfair and deceptive trade practices in the leasing context. Listen to Howard Goldman’s radio segment.
You may also view the video feed of this interview below:
Attorney Howard Goldman will be appearing on the “Radio Entrepreneurs” Show. The show provides advice, information and connections for entrepreneurs, service providers and established companies. Tune into Radio Entrepreneurs tomorrow, May 24 between 2-3 PM to hear my segment!
WBNW 1120 AM – Needham, MA
WPLM 1390 AM – Plymouth, MA
WESO 970 AM – Southbridge, MA
Attorney Howard Goldman was quoted in the Boston Business Journal regarding Nstar’s potential liability for damages caused to Boston Back Bay businesses that were affected by the power outage.
Nstar liability from outage hinges on whether negligence occurred
by Lisa van der Pool, Boston Business JournalNstar officials have insisted in press reports that the utility isn’t liable for losses resulting from the big Back Bay power outage in mid-March, but some local attorneys say that may be wishful thinking on the part of the power company’s leadership.
Firms that experienced business interruptions and revenue loss, may have a strong case to make if negligence eventually is found to be a factor in the transformer fire that caused the widespread, two-day long outage, the attorneys said. [Read more...]
In case you missed my radio appearance last week on the Mind Your Own Business radio show, I thought I would share the link to the entire segment. We spend 10 minutes discussing foreclosures in the real estate market and the responsibility of lenders, property owners, and property management through the foreclosure process.
Listen to Howard Goldman’s radio segment on foreclosure
Read the entire MYOB interview on foreclosures
Attorney Howard Goldman was asked recently to participate in The Best Trial Lawyer Video Series, sponsored by WIN Interactive. This interview captures the history of Goldman & Pease as well as our approach to practicing law in Massachusetts. I hope you enjoy it.
Howard Goldman’s video interview
Year in review: the largest jury verdicts of 2010 (PDF version)
By Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Silverio v.Gentile, et al.
Norfolk Superior Court
Date of verdict: July 23, 2010
Plaintiff’s attorneys: Brian P. Burke,
Worcester; and Howard S. Goldman,
Goldman, Goldman & Pease, Needham
Status of verdict: On appeal
On an early December morning in2006,two brothers from Needham were on their way to a coffee shop when an SUV traveling in the opposite direction crossed the center line and hit their vehicle head-on, causing a horrific crash for which the Jaws of Life were required to extract the victims.
The driver, Douglas Homsi, suffered fractures and internal injuries so extensive they later triggered a stroke that left him unable to speak. Joseph Homsi, the passenger, suffered a broken sternum and ribs, as well as internal injuries.
For plaintiff’s attorneys Brian P. Burke and Howard S.Goldman, the target in the quest to obtain the funds necessary to provide the lifelong medical care Douglas would require was not the operator of the SUV, but the car’s owners: the driver’s grandparents. [Read more...]
Howard Goldman discusses the new real estate laws on Mind Your Own Business radio show.
Listen to Howard’s Radio Segment on the Homestead Exemption and Lender’s Foreclosure Responsibilities
Attorney Howard Goldman will appear on The Mind Your Own Business radio show, this Sunday 9-11AM EST on WBNW 1120.
You may listen to the show over the internet at www.moneymattersboston.com.
The show covers business topics such as how to successfully run a business for the beginner or seasoned veteran, different financing options, and networking ideas. Along with expert guests who help business owners/managers and those interested in getting into business navigate the issues concerning business. The show also introduces businesses that are in the startup stages that are looking for investors and or financing. It offers a great opportunity to showcase businesses through interviews with business owners and executives.
By Christina Pazzanese, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – PDF Version
August 30, 2010
Two Needham brothers who were victims of a 2006 car crash that left one of the men permanently unable to walk or speak were recently awarded $12 million in damages by a jury in Norfolk Superior Court.
While the collision was caused by a driver with a record riddled with citations, license suspensions and accidents dating back to 1997, it was the man’s grandparents who proved to be the key to the big win, lawyers for the plaintiffs say.
The then-26-year-old Vittorio C. Gentile Jr. of Canton was driving his grandparents’ sports utility vehicle at the time and had been found criminally responsible for the head-on collision in a separate suit.
But in Silverio v. Gentile, et al., the jury found that it was his elderly grandparents, Lydia and Vittorio Gentile, who were responsible for negligently allowing him to use their 1999 Lexus SUV in the first place, after they had become aware of his extensive and poor driving record.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys alleged Gentile had been hit with so many surcharges that the couple had him removed from their insurance policy even though other grandchildren were still covered and permitted to use their vehicles.
The grandparents also were found to have been negligent in their failure to secure the car from the younger Gentile by routinely leaving the keys out in the open, hanging on a rack in the kitchen.
Howard S. Goldman of Goldman, Goldman & Pease in Needham, who represented plaintiffs Douglas and Joseph Homsi, said the basis of the award is unusual in that the damages stem from the vehicle owners’ apparent consent to allow a dangerous driver use their car. He said the verdict is also notable for having been rendered in a state and county not always known for siding with plaintiffs in tort claims. [Read more...]
By: David E. Frank
August 2, 2010
Lawyers say a ruling issued by the Supreme Judicial Court last week will dramatically alter the way snow and ice liability cases are litigated in Massachusetts.
In Papadopoulos, et al. v. Target Corporation, et al., the SJC held that property owners can now be found liable for failing to keep their land free of dangerous snow and ice, regardless of whether the condition resulted from natural or unnatural causes.
“What the court has done is reconcile this area of the law with the entire landscape of premises liability law,” said Marc L. Breakstone of Breakstone, White & Gluck. “This is one of the greatest public safety decisions to come down in the last 25 years, because now property owners’ liability will be judged according to whether or not they exercised reasonable care.”
Under the “natural accumulation rule,” which had been recognized in Massachusetts since 1883, plaintiffs were prohibited from suing defendants for injuries caused by untouched snow and ice on their property.
Howard S. Goldman of Goldman & Pease in Needham called Papadopoulos “a huge change. One of the most important and difficult factors for plaintiffs in these cases, which usually required the testimony of expert witnesses, has been eliminated.”
Goldman, who represents condominium associations and property managers in Massachusetts, said the SJC’s decision will make it easier for plaintiffs to establish the existence of an unsafe condition.
“That’s always been the key issue in these cases,” he said. “Liability is no longer going to be contingent on whether a condition resulted from a man-made alteration.”
Dog Bite Victim Seeks $100,000. A lawsuit filed against the town and the Friends of Berlin Animal Control seeks a jury trial and damages of at least $100,000 in the case of an adoption of a Siberian Husky that allegedly attacked a woman and bit off her ear.
The Legal System Works by MetroWest Magazine. Attorney Howard Goldman represented this party that was suffering from years of payments under the non-compete agreement, which amounted to more than $100,000. The business was struggling to grow despite this drag that amounted to substantial proportions of its would-be profits.
Legal Services With A Personal Touch by Condo Media: The letter of the law may seem cut and dried to some, but Howard S. Goldman, of Goldman & Pease LLC, never forgets that there are human beings behind every issue. And, it’s the challenge of helping them resolve their conflicts that invigorates his practice of the law.
