Joseph P. Rockers

Some of Mr. Rockers’ recent matters include defending and/or representing:

• Numerous insurance carriers in connection with litigation, arbitration, and other coverage disputes concerning R&W insurance policies, D&O insurance policies, CGL insurance policies, and other insurance policies, including bad faith litigation;
• Minority shareholders in breach-of-contract and breach-of-fiduciary-duty dispute that culminated in multi-week-long trial in state business court;
• Majority shareholders in business valuation dispute that resulted in successful ruling for majority partners after two-day arbitration;
• Public transportation company in real estate dispute that culminated in week-long trial in state land court;
• Not-for-profit in breach-of-contract, breach-of-fiduciary duty, and 93A dispute that resulted in successful ruling for not-for-profit after week-long jury trial in state court;
• Asset manager in breach-of-contract and business tort dispute that resulted in successful ruling for asset manager after three-day arbitration;
• Commercial airline in breach-of-contract dispute that resulted in successful ruling for airline after week-long trial in federal court;
• Health fitness company with facilities nationwide in partnership dispute involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting that culminated in month-long trial in state business court;
• Public company in theft-of-trade-secrets and breach-of-contract dispute related to the right to do business in 21 states that culminated in week-long arbitration;
• Insurance aggregator in breach-of-contract dispute that resulted in successful ruling for aggregator after week-long arbitration;
• Multiple clients in restrictive covenant disputes that resulted in successful rulings or resolutions for clients after preliminary injunction hearings, including clients in the insurance, technology, and healthcare industries;
• Nuclear power company before state trial and appellate courts in action challenging application of state environmental regulations to nuclear power plant;
• School district in breach-of-contract, fraud and RICO dispute concerning school-related construction that resulted in multi-million-dollar settlement for client;
• Public university in investigating matters relating to compliance with Title IX; and
• Non-profit organization in investigating matters related to allegations of fraud levied against organization’s founder.