Case Results

The following is a list of some of the cases in which Attorney Keith L.Miller has represented clients and recovered money damages by trial or settlement. Click on the highlighted title for a more detailed description of the case.

Recent Results

• Legal Malpractice: A 5 year old child died in a propane gas explosion in a summer house. Lawyers hired to prosecute the case permitted the claims to be dismissed for failure to timely provide discovery. The case was mediated and settled for a total payment of $1.8 Million.

Plaintiff v. Lawyers

• Breach of Contract: The minority members of an LLC created to acquire a 6800 acre development parcel of land in northern California were deprived of any proceeds of a sale of the land, which resulted in gross profits of several million dollars. Following demand, the parties mediated the case and the minority members obtained a settlement for $2.85 Million.

Class B Members v. THF O'Connell, LLC

Personal Injury

• Wife of operator of Toyota 4Runner who died after being ejected from vehicle collects $400,000 for defective unusable seatbelt

Plaintiff v. Toyota Motors

• Tourist awaiting MBTA green line trolley next to railway repair crew recovers $500,000 after being struck in eye with steel splinter

Corkery v. MBTA

• Garbage truck operator struck in the face by steel hook used for raising dumpster collects over $300,000 from property owner whose employee improperly attached hook to dumpster

Plaintiff v. Maloney Properties

• Wife of passenger in small plane, which crashed onto highway while being operated by intoxicated pilot collects over $600,000 from flying school, which rented plane

Gesing v. Flying School

• Operator of motor vehicle struck by police cruiser responding to shooting obtains jury verdict against City for failure to yield to traffic

Perez v. City of Boston

Insurance Bad Faith

• Truck owner/operator collects $400,000 after jury rejects insurer's claim that owner set fire to truck and thereby committed insurance fraud

Plaintiff v. Feingold Insurance

• Son whose father was shot and killed by his mother's second husband collects $100,000 from insurer who initially claimed that shooting was intentional and therefore not covered under homeowner's policy

Plaintiff v. Eastguard Insurance

Professional Malpractice

• Landowner who hired attorney to assist with purchase of abutting land held by estate of former partner collects $395,000 when attorney failed to timely submit last and highest offer to probate court

Loiselle v. Defendant

• Father collects $235,000 from attorney who failed to preserve safety helmet as evidence, which his deceased son was wearing when a felled tree landed on his head. Son was working for a tree surgeon

Kerle v. Defendant

• Dentist collects just under $100,000 from attorney who negotiated terms of sale of his practice when dentist/buyer refused to make payments and sales agreement gave him no reasonable recourse in event of default in payments

Valente v. Defendant

• Patient collects $95,000 from primary care physician who failed to treat skin lesion after taking biopsy of skin tissue, which showed presence of basal cell carcinoma

Plaintiff v. Physician

Construction Law

• Contractor obtains jury verdict and collects 1.5 million dollars from City of Boston for unforeseen asbestos removal work on Brighton High School

S&S Contracting v. City of Boston

• Contractor terminated for refusing to perform illegal work on demolition project recovers over $150,000 from owner

Mark Equipment v. Owner

• Contractor sued for rental charges for underground sheeting and shoring recovers $95,000 on counterclaim for interference with contractual advantage

National Shoring v. Defendant

• Contractor in AAA arbitration recovers $90,000 award for extra costs to adjust and install defective pre-cut limestone on Boston landmark building

NER Construction v. Rechel Stone

Commercial/Contract Litigation

• Donut shop licensee obtains $850,000 jury verdict from licensor who provided false sales information to induce purchase of turnkey donut shop

Menendez v. Defendant

• Seller of insolvent circuit board company holding junior secured note collects $800,000 from new buyer who failed to disclose to court that it had acquired the first secured position on the company's assets

Plaintiff v. Capital Circuits

• Insurance agency collects $250,000 from its underwriter following mediation of dispute over forced sale of company

Agency v. Defendant

• Sales representative collects $100,000 plus jury verdict for unpaid commissions earned selling voice personal advertising system to newspapers

Plaintiff v. Telepublishing

Unfair Business Practices

• Donut shop licensee obtains $850,000 jury verdict from licensor who provided false sales information to induce purchase of turnkey donut shop

Menendez v. Defendant

• Truck owner/operator collects $400,000 after jury rejects insurer's claim that owner set fire to truck and thereby committed insurance fraud

Plaintiff v. Feingold Insurance