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Plaintiff purchased a boat without a marine generator to run air conditioning, etc. Plaintiff put a portable generator in a hatch and vented the generator to the outside by propping open the hatch. Plaintiff husband and wife died of carbon monoxide poisoning on their first night on the boat.

With more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and transportation industries, Mr. Tennaro has accumulated a wealth of experience in risk management, labor relations, contract administration and negotiations, and business management. John Tennaro has almost 20 years of experience litigating personal injury matters for his clients. A committed civic participant, Mr. Tennaro plays an important role in his local government.

Products liability case involving the permanent impairment of sight in one eye caused by a toy. Took over case from an attorney after highest offer from manufacturer of toy was $175,000. After pressing discovery of the manufacturer including the depositions in various states of the engineers involved in the design and testing of the toy, the manufacturer settled for $1.5 million dollars.

Second chair defending a major airline against a claim of negligence for failure to have a defibrillator onboard a cross-country flight resulting in the death of a passenger who went into cardiac arrest. This was a case of first impression in the United States. Several foreign flagged carriers placed automatic defibrillators onboard their international flights prior to this incident. No domestic carrier had followed suit as of that time. The plaintiff decedent was only 37, earned in the high six-figures and left behind several young children.

Experienced in prosecuting and defending personal injury and tort cases, Mr. Rich has successfully defended many tort actions involving Massachusetts businesses, including many actions on behalf of one of the area’s racetracks. As plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. Rich has obtained significant recoveries, including one of the largest Massachusetts settlements of 2005, for a client who sustained a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident, a case reported in Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly. Experienced in prosecuting and defending civil rights claims, Mr.

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