Representing Individuals

McRoberts & Roberts represents individuals who have been defrauded in business transactions and consumer purchases. We help homeowners whose properties have been devalued by air, soil or water contamination. We assist employees who have lost their jobs or been passed over for hiring or promotion because of discrimination.

These are examples of the cases where we have helped other individuals:

Environmental

Collins v. Olin Corporation (U.S. District Court, Hartford, Connecticut)

McRoberts & Roberts currently represents homeowners in the Newhall Section of Hamden, Connecticut whose houses were built on contaminated industrial waste from Winchester Repeating Arms Company/Olin. Hundreds of houses have been identified as being located in the area where the industrial waste was dumped. McRoberts & Roberts has moved for certification of the case as a class action against Olin Corporation and Town of Hamden for contaminating soil and groundwater of the entire neighborhood. The litigation seeks to force a prompt and appropriate investigation and cleanup of the contamination, as well as demanding damages for loss of the value of our clients homes, loss of use and enjoyment of the properties and emotional distress. The litigation entails substantial motion practice, discovery and environmental engineering analysis.
 

Yules v. United States Department of Defense (U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts)

Attorneys in our firm represented a group of residents of Mashpee, Massachusetts, whose drinking water wells were threatened with contamination flowing underground from the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. Our representation entailed difficult motion practice about whether the government could be held responsible and protracted multi-party negotiations. The negotiations resulted in a settlement in which the government agreed to reimburse residents for their costs of connecting to an available public water supply.

Baez et al. v. [names withheld]
U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts

McRoberts & Roberts represented a group of homeowners in Stoughton, Massachusetts whose properties had been contaminated by two commingled underground plumes of solvents. The contamination affected the homeowners’ drinking water, surface water, and in some cases the air in their houses, when chemical vapors entered the houses at levels that posed imminent hazards. The responsible parties purchased several of the homes and paid compensation to the owners of others for the loss of the use and enjoyment of the homes and the infliction of emotional distress. The case required extensive motion practice, discovery and the use of environmental experts and appraisers to evaluate and understand the underground plumes of contamination and the damage they caused.

Crocker v. [Name withheld]
Massachusetts Superior Court, Worcester, Massachusetts

McRoberts & Roberts represented eight families whose drinking water wells were contaminated or threatened with solvent contamination from a neighboring property. The litigation entailed extensive discovery, expert analysis and motion practice. As a result of litigation and ensuing negotiations, the defendant installed a $2.6 million water supply system and paid six-figure damages for diminution in property value, loss of use and enjoyment of the properties and emotional distress damages.

Commercial Fraud

In re Kendall Square, Inc. Securities Litigation
U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts

Attorneys in our firm represented shareholders of a bankrupt supercomputer manufacturer in a securities fraud suit against the company, its officers, directors and auditors. The case arose from misrepresentations about the company’s sales and products, entailed numerous depositions and extensive review of records, and was ultimately settled in two seven-figure settlements.

Oliver v. Baum
Connecticut Superior Court, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Attorneys in our firm represented creditors of a failed bank in a suit against the former directors and officers of the bank for fraud and mismanagement and against the company’s former auditors for certifying its financial statements. The case involved substantial motion practice before the trial and appellate courts, required analysis of thousands of pages of bank records, and resulted in a seven-figure settlement for the creditors.

For more information, please contact:

Mark W. Roberts

mroberts@mcrobertslaw.com