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1. Attorneys
Mark Mandell and Yvette Boisclair represented Brendan Cunha in a lawsuit against
multiple doctors and hospitals who failed to report the child abuse
being suffered by Brendan at the hands of his biological father.
After a substantial recovery, and as a result of the injuries
suffered by Brendan, the Rhode Island State Child Abuse law was
changed and strengthened. The law is called “Brendan’s Law.”
2. Attorneys
Mandell and Boisclair represented the family and estate of Germaine
Morsilli who died after months of grossly substandard care at the
Hillside Nursing Home. A substantial result was obtained. As a
result of the bad conduct at Hillside, the Rhode Island State
Nursing Home law was changed and strengthened.
The law is called the "Germaine
Morsilli Nursing Facility Quality Improvement and Reform Act."
3. Attorney
Mark Mandell is co-lead counsel of the Station Fire litigation. The
lawsuit arose out of the tragic fire that occurred at the Station
Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20, 2003. One
hundred people died and hundreds of others were injured. Settlement
of over $176,000,000 has been obtained. As a result of the Station
Fire, the
Rhode Island State Fire Safety Law was changed and
strengthened, importantly imposing new stricter requirements
concerning the installation and use of sprinklers. It is named
"The
Comprehensive Fire Safety Act of 2003" signed
by Governor
Donald L Carcieri on July 7th, 2003
and was dedicated to the victims and
families of victims of the Station Nightclub fire with the express
intent that "Rhode Island will never again be the place of such a
tragedy."
4. Rhode Island
Senate Reapportionment Litigation – 1982
Attorney
Mandell represented Senator Richard Licht in this highly publicized
Senate Reapportionment lawsuit. Trial lasted three weeks before
Justice James Bulman of the Rhode Island Superior Court. Justice
Bulman found beyond a reasonable doubt that the reapportionment plan
being challenged by Senator Licht was racially discriminatory,
constituted improper political gerrymandering and violated the
constitutional principle of one person one vote. The Defendants,
including the State of Rhode Island, appealed. After written briefs
were submitted and oral arguments were given the Rhode Island
Supreme Court agreed with Justice Bulman.
5. Attorneys
Mandell and Boisclair represented Daniel Ernst in his liquor
liability lawsuit against Chen’s Restaurant and Timothy Beauregard
(who was overserved and became drunk at Chen’s). The result after a
three week trial was the largest verdict ever in Washington County,
one of the three largest personal injury verdicts ever in Rhode
Island, and the largest dram shop verdict ever in Rhode Island.
6. Attorney
Mark Mandell represented Donna and Heather Reilly against the United
States seeking
compensation for the severe brain injuries Heather
suffered at birth due to the negligence of a Navy obstetrician.
After a three week trial, the result was one of the largest, if not
the largest, judgments rendered in a medical negligence lawsuit
against the United States at the time. The Defendant, United
States,
appealed and the Reillys verdict was upheld on appeal for
$10,000,000.00.
7. Attorneys
Schwartz and Boisclair obtained the first verdict against Women &
Infant’s Hospital in 20 years in 2001 on behalf of Carrie and Jose
Olivera, whose child died at 27 minutes of life due to a doctor’s
negligence. Attorney Mandell argued against the defendant’s appeal before
the
Rhode Island Supreme Court. The verdict was upheld on appeal.
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