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Following 10 days of trial in the United States District Court of Massachusetts, the family of a man who seriously injured himself in police custody settled all claims against a municipality and its officers for $1.75 Million. Prior to opening statements, the family settled with the ER physician for $2 Million for a total of $3.75 Million. During the trial, Austin J. Freeley, Esq., had produced substantial evidence showing that the conduct of the municipality and its police officers in failing to properly supervise the inmate constituted “deliberate indifference” to his health and safety, resulting in his injuries. According to Attorney Freeley, the $1.75 Million settlement with the municipality represents the largest civil settlement in the city’s history.
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 Norfolk Superior Court Judge ordered the suppression of over 170 grams of cocaine seized from a Braintree man’s apartment, finding that the police conducted an improper ‘consent search’ of the man’s apartment. The offense of trafficking in excess of 150 grams of cocaine carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. Attorney Austin J. Freeley argued that the cotenant at the apartment did not give lawful consent to the search even though police obtained a written authorization from her following the search. The Court agreed and allowed the suppression of the cocaine as a sanction to police for their unlawful conduct.
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 awarded $37,000 to two prisoners beaten by correction officers at MCI Shirley Medium Security Prison. The two inmates were not fed breakfast and began yelling and banging on their cells, demanding to be fed. In what Attorney Austin J. Freeley categorized as a ‘retaliatory beating,’ the two men were stripped naked, beaten, handcuffed, and thrown out of their cells. One of the men sustained chipped teeth along with numerous contusions about the body while the other inmate’s ear was physically torn from his head. The correction officers insisted that they were conducting routine cell searches for weapons in the aftermath of a riot. The jury returned the verdicts against the correction officers after 2 days of deliberation and the Court added an award of prejudgment interest to the verdicts.
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 who sustained a partial amputation of her left index finger while operating a log splitter settled with the manufacturer and the distributor of the machine for $137,500. Attorney Austin Freeley alleged that the machine was unreasonably dangerous in that the log splitter in question was not equipped with adequate safety devices to eliminate foreseeable dangers associated with splitting logs by hand. The defendants disputed that the machine was dangerous, and contended that the woman was not careful and that she caused her own injuries. Following a full day of mediation, the parties reached a confidential settlement.
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.
"I highly recommend Austin Freeley if you are in need of an efficient and effective first-rate lawyer. Austin explained in detail how we would approach the case and what we needed to do to win. All charges were dropped and needless to say I am very grateful to Austin! His confidence and calm demeanor was very comforting during a very difficult process."
"Austin will work hard on your behalf and to the best of his ability. Not only is he a skilled lawyer but he is also one of the nicest and most genuine guys I know! I highly recommend the Law Office of Austin J. Freeley if you are need of excellent legal services! He is a fine addition to have in your corner when you enter the court room."
"I highly recommend Austin Freeley for any criminal matters. He is extremely skilled at his craft. If you want an attorney with passion, who will fight for you, Austin is the man!"
"My journey with Austin Freeley began in the summer of 2005. He was very patient with me. Never gave me false hopes or promises. He is very honest, hard working and compassionate. He is not all about the money. He truly cares about his clients. He has genuinely fought for me with his full potential and obtained tremendous results. I highly recommend Austin J. Freeley."
"I highly recommend Austin Freeley as he represented me extremely well in a very messy dispute I had with an ex-boyfriend. I had never been in legal trouble before and this was very stressful for me. Austin was there to fight for me to prevent the restraining order and criminal charges from being issued against me and I am very grateful for that."
Austin is a great lawyer who will listen to your concerns, and plan a course of action for success. He helped me win an acquittal on a case where I was accused of OUI. Austin was able to suppress the breath test results and he convinced the jury that I was not guilty of OUI, even though I was driving very fast. Austin is a tactician in the court room and it was very reassuring to have him present my case to the jury. Thanks, Austin!
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