RJA was retained by a Sergeant with the Hudson Police Department in connection with the Board of Selectmen’s refusal to promote the Sergeant to the rank of Lieutenant, despite the Sergeant’s place as number one on the active Civil Service promotional list and a vacancy in the rank. After the Board voted to deny the promotion, RJA filed a petition with the Civil Service Commission
In an earlier posting, RJA’s success in securing the return of the Methuen, Massachusetts Chief of Police to work after an improper termination was described. Following the decision of the Civil Service Commission to return the Chief of Police to work, the City of Methuen filed an appeal with the Superior Court seeking to overturn that Commission decision. Initially, the City sought an injunction preventing
RJA’s client, a detective lieutenant with the Massachusetts State Police, was assigned to investigate an internal affairs complaint made by a citizen against a trooper. The detective lieutenant completed his investigation in a fair and impartial manner, including conducting the interviews of numerous witnesses. Later, the complainant filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court against the trooper, the detective lieutenant and others. As to
For the fourth time, the Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that 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
In 2009, a police lieutenant in Wareham, Massachusetts was terminated for alleged ethics violations. RJA represented the lieutenant and appealed the termination to the Civil Service Commission, arguing that the discipline was improper and based upon political motivations. Following several days of hearing and the submission of a lengthy memorandum explaining why the discipline was improper, a unanimous Commission agreed that the lieutenant had been
Additional Information: I was involved in a car accident in Millbury and the police have sited me and majority fault is on me. I only have liability insurance that covers $15,000 per person. If the other driver’s injuries or property damages exceed my policy limit, can he sue me to recover any additional costs? I’m worried because I wouldn’t be able to cover it. What
The Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that John K. Vigliotti, 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 for less than ten
Jeff Malachowski | Metrowest Daily News HUDSON — A month after Thomas Crippen appealed the Board of Selectmen’s decision to deny his promotion to police lieutenant, Crippen withdrew his appeal after he was one of six officers promoted by selectmen this week. Selectmen denied Crippen’s promotion in July despite his score of 88 on the Civil Service exam. Selectmen Joseph Durant and Fred Lucy voted
Additional Information: I was in an auto accident with a pedestrian. I was driving through a parking lot in the Greater Worcester area and just as I started to go I saw her. The car was idling forward, my foot wasn’t even on the gas yet. I immediately hit the brakes and my vehicle barely bumped her. It looks like she was just stunned or
by Aaron Nicodemus | published in Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — Princeton Fire Chief David F. Cobb — the town’s first full-time fire chief and its fire department’s only full-time employee — was arraigned this morning on two drug charges in Worcester District Court for allegedly stealing narcotics from the town’s ambulance. Chief Cobb, 45, of 100 Cutler Rd., in the Jefferson section of Holden,