Our lawyers have helped clients achieve success in their cases. There is no way we can list all cases so we have provided some representative cases. Because the circumstances of each case are unique, this is not intended to guarantee similar results.

Our clients, two state prison guards, filed suit after they were accused by two fellow guards of hitting an inmate. They were fired from their jobs at the state prison after an internal investigation. Our clients eventually won their jobs back. After a 5 day trial, the jury awarded our clients almost $2 million.
You can view the jury’s Verdict Form showing the $2 million dollar award.

Our client, a former executive of a company, had an employment contract. The employer refused to pay his vacation pay and bonuses. We brought a wage claim before the New Hampshire Department of Labor. After a hearing, our client was awarded $300,000.00.

Our client worked as the Town Administrative Assistant, and was fired at a public town meeting with no reason given for the dismissal. The selectmen failed to dispel false rumors that insinuated the reason for the firing was related to missing town funds. We brought suit on behalf of our client for wrongful discharge.
We obtained a verdict, at trial, in the amount of $262,832.00.

Our client was a female Captain of the Rescue Squad and was treated in a demeaning manner by male members of the Fire Department and subjected to a hostile environment based upon gender.
The case was settled for $287,500 with only $37,200 of the settlement for lost wages.

We represented 38 town employees in a lawsuit against their employer, Town of Merrimack for the termination of their pension plan. We argued on behalf of our clients that the municipal employees had a vested right to their pension. After the Town unsuccessfully moved for dismissal, the trial court had a trial to determine damages. The successful employees and in a related case were awarded or received a total of $259,000.00.

Our client were the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller of a nonprofit organization who alleged that they were wrongfully discharged for reporting financial improprieties that they discovered in the conduct of the organization. We achieved a settlement in the amount of $250,000.00.

Our client was a former Town Chief of Police who requested accumulation of compensatory time and sick leave. The Town refused and we brought a wage claim on our client’s behalf before the NH Department of Labor.
After a hearing, the Department of Labor awarded our client in excess of $129,000.00.

Our client was sexually harassed by her supervisor with sexual comments. We filed suit on her behalf.
We obtained a jury verdict in the amount of $110,000.00.

Our client reported safety violations to the Fire Marshall, and subsequently became the object of harassment and abusive behavior. Our client ultimately was forced to leave work with an emotional stress related injury. We brought suit on behalf of our client.
We obtained a jury verdict, at trial, in the amount of $100,000.00.

Our client, a social worker, was sexually harassed by a doctor. The doctor made comments about her clothing and made other sexually suggestive comments.
The case settled for $100,000.00.

Our client was subjected to sexual epithets and was forced to listen to sexually explicit language in the workplace for a period of years. She reported the harassment to her supervisors, who failed to correct the harassment.
The case settled for $85,000.00.

Our client was retaliated against by his employer after filing a workers’ compensation claim that he was told by his superiors not to report.
The case was settled for $80,000.00.

Our client had the right to receive a severance payment at the termination of his employment contract. The employer denied any severance pay under the terms of the contract. We filed a wage claim. The wage claim resulted in a settlement payment to our client of $80,000.00.

Our client was an automobile reconditioner who was subjected to racial harassment in the workplace that forced him to leave his employment. We achieved a settlement of $75,000.00.

Our client was a 41 year old married woman who worked for a Police Department. The Chief of Police made comments of a sexual nature as well as sexist or disparaging remarks about women. The case settled for $75,000.00.

Our client was subjected to harassment based on his ethnic background and perceived sexual preference after making a workers’ compensation claim.
We obtained settlements totaling in excess of $70,000.00.

Our client was subjected to a hostile work environment by her supervisor. He filled the workplace with abusive, sexist language and comments. She repeatedly asked him to stop, and then reported him to the company’s management. After reporting the harassment, the supervisor retaliated against her with verbal threats and a possible physical assault.
The case was settled for $50,000.00.

Our client worked as a town employee. She brought a discrimination suit based on her Supervisor’s animosity toward her as a female member of the department. The Chief had previously let other, more serious conduct violations by male officers go unpunished.
The case was settled for $50,000.00.

Our client was a female police officer who was systematically shunned by her supervisors and terminated based on exaggerated disciplinary charges.
We obtained a settlement of $50,000.00.

Our client earned bonuses under a company bonus plan. The employer attempted to retroactively change the plan, which resulted in his bonus being reduced to one-third what it should have been. We brought a wage claim on his behalf.
The wage claim, which resulted in a settlement payment to our client in the amount of $37,000.00.

Our client was not paid for bonuses already earned when the client’s employer attempted to make retroactive changes to its bonus plan.
We obtained a settlement in excess of $35,000.00 for our client.

Our client was a nurse who complained that her employer failed to provide its staff adequate training. The hospital fired the nurse for allegedly having a bad attitude. The nurse sued for wrongful discharge alleging that she was terminated for complaining about the lack of training.
The case settled for $35,000.00.

An employee was retaliated against after refusing to join his manager’s religion. The retaliation consisted of requiring the employee to do menial tasks, travel to distant worksites, and making him respond to bogus allegations of misconduct.
The case was settled for $26,500.00.

Our two clients were sexually harassed by a supervisor, who made lewd comments and touched them on their shoulders and buttocks. We obtained settlements for both women in the amount of $25,000.00 each.

Our client worked 50 hours a week for his employer, 40 hours a week as a painter and 10 hours a week as a janitor. Notwithstanding that the employee worked in excess of 40 hours per week, the employer failed and refused to pay the employee time-and-a-half for his hours worked in excess of 40 each week. We filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act to recover for unpaid overtime compensation.The case settled for $25,000.00.