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$150,000.00 Verdict vs. Contractor

Joshua Garick  -  Oct 01, 2013  -  Comments Off on $150,000.00 Verdict vs. Contractor
October 1, 2013: After a four day arbitration hearing before the American Arbitration Association, the Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick obtained a $149,515.54 verdict in a home improvement contractor dispute on behalf of its homeowner clients. The arbitrator’s decision was entered and confirmed as a Judgment in the Norfolk

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Class Action Filed Against Equity Residential

Joshua Garick  -  Aug 15, 2013  -  Comments Off on Class Action Filed Against Equity Residential
August 15, 2013: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C. and the Leonard Law Office, LLP today filed a Class Action Complaint against Equity Residential Management, L.L.C. and EQR-Walden Park, LLC, the owner and lessor of the Walden Park property near Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleges that

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$38,200.86 Judgment in Unpaid Wages Case

Joshua Garick  -  May 02, 2013  -  Comments Off on $38,200.86 Judgment in Unpaid Wages Case
May 2, 2013: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C. won a $38,200.86 judgment in a wage theft (i.e., unpaid wages) case filed in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court. The lawsuit included nonpayment of wages, unpaid overtime, and illegal wage deduction claims. The illegal wage deductions

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Class Action Filed vs. Green Tree Servicing

Joshua Garick  -  Apr 03, 2013  -  Comments Off on Class Action Filed vs. Green Tree Servicing
April 3, 2013:   The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C., together with a team of local and national counsel, filed a putative class action lawsuit against Green Tree Servicing, LLC in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Complaint alleges that Green Tree, one

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Eliminate Your Alimony Obligation

Joshua Garick  -  Mar 01, 2013  -  Comments Off on Eliminate Your Alimony Obligation
March 1, 2013: Beginning March 1, 2013 ex-spouses paying alimony who were married five years or less may be eligible to file a Complaint for Modification seeking to eliminate their alimony obligation. This is part of the comprehensive alimony reform passed last year. Effective March 1, 2012, the Massachusetts Legislature

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SJC Reverses Housing Authority’s Decision

Joshua Garick  -  Feb 08, 2013  -  Comments Off on SJC Reverses Housing Authority’s Decision
February 8, 2013: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) today ruled in favor of Joshua N. Garick’s client Elizabeth Rivas in the Rivas v. Chelsea Housing Authority case that was heard last October. In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Robert J. Cordy, the SJC ruled that Ms. Rivas’ participation in

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Judge Allows Anti-SLAPP Motion, Awards Fees

Joshua Garick  -  Jan 14, 2013  -  Comments Off on Judge Allows Anti-SLAPP Motion, Awards Fees
January 14, 2013: A judge sitting in the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court allowed two motions brought by Attorney Joshua N. Garick seeking to protect his clients against a baseless counterclaim brought solely for filing suit. The Court allowed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim, and a special

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Judgment Obtained Against Blue Cross

Joshua Garick  -  Nov 14, 2012  -  Comments Off on Judgment Obtained Against Blue Cross
November 14, 2012: Joshua N. Garick, Esq. obtained a judgment against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. after a two day trial at the Quincy District Court.  Mr. Garick filed claims under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (G. L. c. 93A) and Unfair and Deceptive Insurance Claims Prevention

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Tenant Receives $13,350 From Landlord

Joshua Garick  -  Nov 09, 2012  -  Comments Off on Tenant Receives $13,350 From Landlord
November 9, 2012:   Joshua N. Garick settled a summary process matter where a landlord attempted to evict his client for failing to pay rent.  Attorney Garick filed several counterclaims against the landlord including claims that (1) the landlord maintained the premises in uninhabitable conditions given an infestation of mice;

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Joshua N. Garick Appears Before SJC

Joshua Garick  -  Oct 04, 2012  -  Comments Off on Joshua N. Garick Appears Before SJC
October 2, 2012: Joshua N. Garick appeared before the Supreme Judicial Court – the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – to present oral arguments on behalf of his client whose participation in the Massachusetts Residential Voucher Program was improperly terminated by the Chelsea Housing Authority. Mr. Garick

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