Representative Cases

Criminal Law Cases

With a background in criminal law and having served as an Assistant District Attorney, Attorney Morte has represented numerous clients who have been charged with criminal offenses. A small sample of cases handled successfully by Attorney Morte have included: Operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol General motor vehicle offenses including negligence, operating after suspension or other similar charges

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General Civil Litigation – Sample Cases

Attorney Morte has represented several small and large companies in recovering outstanding amounts owned for goods and services provided.  A sample of the companies that Attorney Morte has represented. A nationally known transportation company A nationally known distribution and warehouse business A Massachusetts Insurance Agency with offices throughout the State Several banks that do business in Massachusetts A well-established local

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Employment Law Cases

Attorney Morte has successfully handled numerous cases involving discrimination based on pregnancy, sex, age, disability or national origins. A sampling of these cases that Attorney Morte has resolved or is presently working on one of the following: A case where a woman was terminated working for a national known company, after she became pregnant and complained that she was being

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Personal Injury Cases

Attorney Morte has represented the Estates of a young man who was overprescribed medication and who eventually died from an overdose of the medication. Attorney Morte successfully recovered from both the physician who prescribed the medication, as well as the pharmacy who sold the medication to the young man. Attorney Morte was able to secure the policy limits for a

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Divorce Matters and Restraining Order Cases

Restraining Orders Often times a Restraining Order will serve as the first step to a divorce action. Attorney Morte has successful challenged Restraining Orders that were obtained without advance notice and a hearing.  When the time came for presentation of the full set of facts and there was an opportunity for cross-examination, these Restraining Orders were dropped. Alimony Attorney Morte

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Jury Verdict in Boston Metrowest Personal Injury Case

A twenty-two year old Marlborough man recently was awarded a verdict of $215,000.00, in addition to receiving another $28,000.00 by way of settlement, after suffering a broken arm in a car accident. This young man was a passenger in a vehicle, when it was suddenly struck by a U-Haul truck, whose driver tried to make a U-turn on Route 290

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Massachusetts Business Dispute Case

An Essex Superior Court judge recently awarded a 50% interest in a rug cleaning business to the client, which with interest totaled more than $77,000.00.  The defendant claimed that the plaintiff had voluntarily left the business, which contained little in terms of assets having no real estate or cleaning equipment of its own.  The defendant claimed the business had no

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Woman Who Suffers a Finger Amputation Recovers

A young woman, who was sitting on a restaurant stool at Boston Logan Airport suddenly experienced a sudden amputation of her index finder when the chair that she was sitting on, because of defects in the way it was maintained and assembled, severed the tip of her finger. She was rushed to Mass General Hospital where they attempted to reattach

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Complaint Seeking Reduction of Child Support Causes an Increase in Support

After an ex-husband inherited several properties, he claimed suddenly that he was unable to work because of a major depressive episode that left him incapable of returning back to his former employment. He filed a complaint seeking to lower his support obligation. After spending several years in court seeking to reduce the support obligation, he was ordered to pay increased

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Deceptive Trade Practices and Breach of Contract

In a classic case putting a small Massachusetts packaging company against Timex Corp., the small guy comes up on top. The client, a small packaging company located in Worcester county, worked for years designing and developing packaging for Timex watches. After hundreds of prototypes and countless years of work, the company came up with a design that Timex liked. Suddenly,

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