Sean Carnathan will serve as a Trustee of Scholarship Foundation

Sean Carnathan will serve as a Trustee of the Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation, founded to honor the memory of Helen Gee Chin, wife of Sifu Chin of Calvin Chin’s Martial Arts Academy, Inc. The Foundation offers scholarships to encourage academic achievement by serious students of the Chinese martial arts. O’Connor, Carnathan and Mack LLC […]

Sean Carnathan named to Annursnac Hill Board of Directors

Sean Carnathan will serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Annursnac Hill Association. O’Connor, Carnathan and Mack LLC is a commercial litigation law firm located in Burlington, Massachusetts that helps companies and individuals resolve complex business disputes, insurance coverage disputes, and personal injury claims. Our legal team includes top-flight commercial litigation […]

Upholding Class Action Waivers and why you should care

Why the Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding Class Action Waivers is Wrong and Why You Should Care By Sean Carnathan In the recent decision AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, Slip Op. No. 09-893, 563 U.S. ___ (April 27, 2011), the U.S. Supreme Court drove a big wooden stake right through the heart of class action arbitration, […]

Second Circuit Approves Attorney Advertising

Second Circuit Approves Attorney Advertising By Sean T. Carnathan Litigation News Associate Editor May 17, 2010 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently approved attorney advertising [PDF] that includes depictions of the lawyers as having super powers. The challenged advertisements included ones referring to the lawyers of the firm as “heavy hitters,” […]

Jail Time for Spoliation?

    Jail Time for Spoliation? By Sean T. Carnathan, Litigation News Associate Editor November 29, 2010 Serious spoliation can carry serious consequences, including the possibility of jail time for the culpable party. In a recent order, Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, provided an exhaustive […]