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Lawsuit Challenges Tenant Bonds

Joshua Garick  -  Feb 11, 2016  -  Comments Off on Lawsuit Challenges Tenant Bonds
February 10, 2016: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit against two landlords who charged tenants a so-called “tenant bond” instead of a traditional security deposit. According to one of the complaints (viewed here), the landlord used a product called “Sure Deposit” which worked as

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$54,252.69 Jury Verdict in Unpaid Wages Case

Joshua Garick  -  Dec 03, 2015  -  Comments Off on $54,252.69 Jury Verdict in Unpaid Wages Case
December 3, 2015: After a three day trial, a Suffolk Superior Court jury handed down a $54,252.69 award in a non-payment of wages case brought by six employees against their former employer Action Emergency Services, Inc., a board-up, restoration, demolition, and construction company providing services after emergencies such as fire,

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Joshua N. Garick Named a 2015 “Rising Star”

Joshua Garick  -  Oct 19, 2015  -  Comments Off on Joshua N. Garick Named a 2015 “Rising Star”
October 19, 2015: For the third straight year Joshua N. Garick was named among the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list of “Rising Stars.” “Rising Stars” recognizes top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years. Attorney rating service Super Lawyers will

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Green Line Extension Employees File Lawsuit

Joshua Garick  -  Jun 15, 2015  -  Comments Off on Green Line Extension Employees File Lawsuit
June 15, 2015: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick filed a Prevailing Wage Act Law lawsuit on behalf of employees who performed construction related services such as drilling, boring and exploration work for the Green Line Extension (“GLX”) project. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLAINT O’Leary, et al. v. New

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Class of GL Advisor Employees Certified

Joshua Garick  -  May 22, 2015  -  Comments Off on Class of GL Advisor Employees Certified
May 22, 2015: On December 10, 2014, the FBI raided the Waltham, Massachusetts offices of Graduate Leverage, LLC (commonly known as GL Advisor) and arrested its president Daniel Thibeault. Mr. Thibeault was charged with securities fraud alleging that he had defrauded GL Advisor’s investors out of more than 16 million

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$50,000.00 Recovered for Small Business

Joshua Garick  -  Mar 15, 2015  -  Comments Off on $50,000.00 Recovered for Small Business
March 15, 2015: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C. filed four separate lawsuits on behalf of a small business client providing home healthcare services. The claims raised in these lawsuits were largely collection matters where business clients had not paid for the services they received. All cases were

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Settlement in Employment Class Action Lawsuit

Joshua Garick  -  Feb 01, 2015  -  Comments Off on Settlement in Employment Class Action Lawsuit
February 2, 2015: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C. and Leonard Law Office, P.C. have requested that Judge William G. Young of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts approve a class action settlement in the case Doulamis, et al. v. The Boston Institute for

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Debt Collector Jefferson Capital Systems Sued

Joshua Garick  -  Dec 15, 2014  -  Comments Off on Debt Collector Jefferson Capital Systems Sued
December 15, 2014: According to Massachusetts law, collection agencies and debt collectors cannot collect debts or file lawsuits against consumers and debtors in Massachusetts courts (including small claims court), unless registered with the Commissioner of Banks. Minnesota-based debt collector Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC must now defend a lawsuit for failing

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Misclassification Suit Filed vs. Pepperidge Farm

Joshua Garick  -  Nov 07, 2014  -  Comments Off on Misclassification Suit Filed vs. Pepperidge Farm
November 7, 2014: The Law Offices of Joshua N. Garick, P.C. filed a Complaint against Pepperidge Farm, Inc. alleging numerous causes of action including misclassification of an employee as an independent contractor in violation of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Statute. CLICK TO VIEW COPY OF COMPLAINT Hathaway v. Pepperidge Farm,

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Joshua N. Garick Named a 2014 “Rising Star”

Joshua Garick  -  Oct 17, 2014  -  Comments Off on Joshua N. Garick Named a 2014 “Rising Star”
October 17, 2014: For the second straight year Joshua N. Garick was named among the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list of “Rising Stars.” “Rising Stars” recognizes top up-and-coming attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years. Attorney rating service Super Lawyers will

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