SUCCESSES

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A Middlesex Superior Court unanimously declared a school bus driver at local college ‘Not Guilty’ of sexually assaulting a female student. The matter was originally featured on successive evenings of the Fox 25 News. The bus driver had steadfastly maintained his innocence. The student victim testified that he grabbed her crotch and breast when the two were having a cigarette down in the employee break room, which was off-limits to students. However, the twelve person jury did not find her credible. Upon cross examination by Attorney Austin J. Freeley, it was revealed that the student victim had provided inconsistent versions of the alleged event to school and police officials. It was also disclosed that she was failing out of school and that her mother was threatening to cut off financial assistance at the time of these allegations. 

Attorney Austin J. Freeley obtained a settlement of $350,000 on behalf of an unnamed young woman against an unnamed businessman. The woman claimed that the man inappropriately touched and kissed her during a business conference. The parties were able to reach a prompt and strictly confidential settlement without resorting to litigation. 

A Roxbury District Court Jury acquitted a 21 year-old Northeastern University college student of assaulting a Boston Police Officer. Police officers responding to a college party were forced to remove one young man, who was noncompliant with their requests for information. He was asked to remain outside, even though it was extremely cold outside and he had no jacket. He remained outside for several minutes and repeatedly banged on the door. The man was placed under arrest for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and disorderly person after he accidentally struck the officer with the door as he attempted to gain reentry into the apartment. The judge allowed defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty on the outstanding ‘disorderly conduct’ charge. Attorney Austin J. Freeley produced weather reports that showed that the temperature that evening was approximately 12 degrees Fahrenheit and the young man was simply trying to get inside from the cold. 

Defendant was charged with violation of restraining order by his ex-girlfriend, who stated that she saw defendant walking down the street while she was in her car with her daughter. At trial, the victim changed her story upon learning that the defendant’s attorney, Austin J. Freeley, had obtained the child’s school records (which indicated she was at school at the time of the alleged offense). Mr. Freeley requested and was given a mistrial because the Commonwealth did not comply with its obligation to provide counsel with the correct version of events prior to trial. Retrial was barred because of prosecutorial misconduct resulting in the procurement of a mistrial.

A Suffolk Superior Court Jury returned NG verdicts of Armed Robbery and ABDW.  Austin J. Freeley was able to secure the verdicts on  the grounds that the identification was vague and the witnesses were inconsistent with their testimony .  This was an alleged retaliation assault for an incident in which victim allegedly threw rocks at the defendant’s car. 

A Blackstone woman who tripped down the rear stairway to her apartment while taking out the trash received a settlement of $80,000 from the landlord’s insurance carrier. The woman sustained a fractured ankle from the fall. Attorney Austin J. Freeley argued that the fall occurred because the stairs were not in compliance with existing building codes. The parties were able to reach a settlement prior to trial.

A woman working as a bartender received a settlement of $50,000 in connection with claims of sexual harassment against her manager  brought by Attorney Austin Freeley. According to Attorney Freeley, the manager partially pulled down her pants at work and made an obscene statement. The restaurant agreed to settle the case prior to the initiation of litigation. 

A woman who sustained cervical injuries in connection with a collision with a drunk driver, settled her claims with the operator for the policy limits of $20,000, whereupon she brought a claim pursuant to her own underinsured motorist coverage for the maximum available coverage of 80,000. Attorney Austin Freeley was able to reach an agreement with the insurance carrier without resorting to litigation.