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McGowan & Associates recently assisted a handicapped South Shore resident who had purchased a vehicle with hand controls as he was unable to utilize his legs. This vehicle was obtained at great expense and our very independent and capable client relied upon it for freedom and mobility. From the outset, the hand controls were not…

McGowan & Associates represented a local minor who was injured while attending a birthday party at a local entertainment venue. A high-top table was knocked over and fell onto our client’s hand, crushing his fingers. The table manufacturer, wholesaler and the entertainment venue all maintained that the table was safe and the minor Plaintiff’s injuries…

McGowan & Associates represented a local South Shore company that specialized in the sale of precision machining tools and equipment. A customer alleged to be dissatisfied with equipment that was acquired from the client but was being improperly utilized and maintained by the customer. When our client was presented with a demand, we were able…

McGowan & Associates represented a retired South Shore resident and sailing enthusiast who had damage to his yacht during winter storage. The vessel had been substantially upgraded after purchase and was insured under an agreed upon value policy. It had been impeccably maintained but its shrink-wrap was breached by snow loads and snow and ice…

McGowan & Associates represented a South Shore client who had her seafront home elevated onto pilings in accordance with a FEMA grant program. Our client came to discover over a period of time that cracks were appearing. She involved a structural engineer who determined that there were geotechnical issues and subsurface conditions leading to settlement.…

McGowan & Associates represented a gregarious South Shore grandmother who suffered from a severe reaction to her scalp resulting from a chemical misapplication at a local salon. Our client was never informed about the risks associated with this application and endured great pain from the chemical burns. Ultimately, this incident resulted in permanent scarring and…

McGowan & Associates obtained a settlement for our client, a bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle that inattentively rolled through a stop sign. Road conditions were clear and dry and the adverse driver admitted to the police that she did not see our client prior to the incident, and she was cited. Our client’s…

McGowan & Associates obtained a settlement for a South Shore retiree who was having lunch with his granddaughter. A door at the restaurant improperly swung out into an aisleway, and as he and his granddaughter were passing by the door swung open, narrowly missing his granddaughter, and the door handle struck out client wrist as…

Our South Shore lawyers successfully challenged an auto insurer which denied our client’s claims for medical expenses and property damage after a drunk driving accident. McGowan & Associates recently represented a South Shore mother who was driving home from dinner when her vehicle was broadsided by a drunk driver. Her vehicle was a total loss…

McGowan & Associates recently represented a property owner who had storm damage to her dwelling. Her insurance company denied her claim, and her first two attorneys were unable to find coverage for her over a three-year span. The language of the insurance policy required that all claims be brought within two years, and her prior…