Jaime Rebhan | Wareham Week Wareham Police Lieutenant Donald Bliss, who was fired in 2009 and reinstated last year by the state Civil Service Commission, has named the town, former interim Town Administrator John Sanguinet, a former Board of Selectmen, and a Wareham resident in a federal lawsuit for their alleged roles in his termination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on January 20 by
Frank Mulligan | GateHouse News Media Police Lt. Donald Bliss’s lawsuit is a family matter. In the complaint filed with the U.S. District Court on Friday, his attorney, Andrew J. Gambaccini, states, “Donald Bliss’s love for the Wareham Police Department and his role within it was a family affair, as his immediate family had taken time to paint the station, his young son had waxed
The Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that, for the third time, Andrew J. Gambaccini, an associate with the firm, has been selected as a Massachusetts Rising Star by Law and Politics Media, Inc. The award follows a rigorous, multi-phased process of review and is limited to attorneys under the age of forty who have been members of the bar
October 17, 2011 Mary Ann Bragg | Cape Cod Times ORLEANS – The arraignment of Truro Police Chief John Lundborn on charges of operating under the influence was continued this morning until Nov. 4. Lundborn, 44, was arrested by members of his own department Friday night after he allegedly drove a Truro Police Department vehicle off Pilgrim Heights Road in Truro and crashed in the
Jill Harmacinski | Eagle Tribune METHUEN — A federal judge threw out police Sgt. Larry Phillips’ lawsuit alleging he was slandered, harassed and retaliated against for cooperating with a 2006 FBI investigation involving police Chief Joseph Solomon. As a result of the decision, Phillips could be held responsible for attorney’s fees for the city, Solomon and other officers named in the case. In a 20-page
Attorney Michael J. Akerson has been selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the leading legal periodical in the state, as a “Lawyer of the Year” for 2011. The prestigious award follows Attorney Akerson’s successful defense of a Lynn police officer who was terminated by the City based upon allegations of excessive force and improper conduct. Appealing the termination through arbitration, Attorney Akerson secured an award that
By Brian Messenger | Eagle Tribune METHUEN — Lawyers for Joseph Solomon have filed a motion to throw out the city’s appeal of the state Civil Service Commission decision that cleared his return as police chief. Solomon was fired in 2008 but returned to work last fall, after the commission reduced his termination to a one-year suspension. Methuen appealed the decision in Lawrence Superior Court
Worcester law firm Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that Attorney Andrew J. Gambaccini has been selected by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a 2011 “Up and Coming Lawyer.” The award recognizes twenty lawyers from across Massachusetts who have been in practice for ten years or less and “who have already distinguished themselves in some manner and appear poised for even greater accomplishments.” Gambaccini was honored
A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Beverly police by the mother of a 19-year-old woman who committed suicide in 2005 after leaving a hospital where officers had left her hours earlier. Judge Nancy Gertner ruled that Danielle Tarsook was not in custody when she died, so police had no duty under federal law to protect her at the time, the
By Jaime Rebhan | Wareham Week Nearly a month since the town was notified of damages in excess of $230,000 owed to Wareham Police Lieutenant Donald Bliss for his wrongful termination, Bliss has still not received the money. The delay prompted Bliss’ lawyer, Andrew J. Gambaccini, to notify the town Tuesday that he would be seeking payment through Superior Court. The town has since said