Marcia J. Allar

Background

Allar, Marcia J. was born on April 21, 1952 in Yonkers, New York, United States.

Education

Boston University (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1974. Master of Science, 1976). Northeastern University (Juris Doctor, 1982).

Career

Worked at Schneider, Reilly, Zabin & Costello, Professional Corporation (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Trial practice and appellate practice in all courts. Practice areas include business and commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, products liability, personal injury, professional liability, employment law and constitutional law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Massachusetts.

1983, United States.

Court of Appeals, First Circuit and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Sigma Theta Tau. Registered Nurse, Massachusetts, 1974.

Company-Author: "The Uses of Regulatory Evidence in Tort Actions: Automobiles, Consumer Products and Occupational Safety and Health," Volume 4, Journal of Products Liability, 1981.

"Beneficial Effects of An Anabolic Steroid During Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Metastatic Cancer," Volume 12, Journal of Medicine, 1981. "Beneficial Effects of Concurrent Androgen Treatment During Cytotoxic Chemotherapy," Volume 20, Proceedings of the American Association of Cancer Research, 1979.

"Androgen Treatment Foreign Support of Hematopoiesis During Cancer Chemotherapy," Volume 52, Blood, 1978. "Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, BCNU and 5-Freie Universität (Civil Aeronautics Board-Freie Universität) Regimen Foreign Solid Tumor Chemotherapy," Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1978.

Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.

Women"s Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The American Society of Law and Medicine.

American Association of Nurse Attorneys. Examples of cases handled by current members of the firm: Hanna versus

Plumer, 380 United States. 460 (1965)(Supremacy Clause and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure).

Carleton versus Town of Framingham, 418 Massachusetts

623 (1994)(State Tort Claims Acting). Globe Newspaper Company versus Massachusetts Bay transactions Authority Retirement Board, 416 Massachusetts

1007 (1993)(Media access to records).

Disabled American Veterans versus United States. Department of Veterans Affairs, 783 F. Supp.

187 (South.D.N.Y. 1992) and 962 F.2d 136 (2d Circuit 1992) (Constitutionality of federal statute).

Globe Newspaper Company versus

Federal Bureau of Investigation, 21 Media L. Republican 1013 (Doctorate. Massachusetts 1992)(Media access to records). Globe Newspaper Company versus

Massachusetts

Bay transactions Authority Retirement Board, 412 Massachusetts 770 (1992)(Medias access to records). Willis versus Lipton, 947 F.2d 998 (1st Circuit

1991)(RICO).

Welch versus Keene Corporation, 31 Massachusetts Appendix Court 157 (1991)(Asbestos).

Caccavale versus Raymark Industries, Incorporated., 404 Massachusetts

93 (1989)(Asbestos); Globe Newspaper Company versus Chief Medical Examiner, 404 Massachusetts

132 (1989)(Media access to records). O"Connor versus Raymark Industries, Incorporated., 401 Massachusetts

586 (1988)(Asbestos).

Yates versus Norton Company, 403 Massachusetts 70 (1988)(Product Liability).

Haseotes versus Abacab Intrnational

Computers, Incorporated., 120 F.R.D. 12 (Doctorate. Massachusetts 1988)(Discovery in breach of contract). Cornell versus East.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company, Incorporated., 841 F.2d 23 (1st Circuit

1988)(Product liability.

Toxic injury); Pitts versus Aerolite SPC Corporation, 673 F. Supp.

1123 (Doctorate. Massachusetts 1987)(Product liability).

Patazza versus Commonwealth, 398 Massachusetts 464 (1986)(State Tort Claims Acting).

Craig versus Ampere-hour Robins Company, Incorporated., 790 F.2d 1 (1st Circuit

1986)(Product liability). Payton versus Abbott Labs, 780 F.2d 147 (1st Circuit, 1985)(Data Encryption Standard).

Manego versus Orleans Board of Trade, 773 F.2d 1 (1st Circuit

1985)(Data Encryption Standard); Errichiello versus Eli Lilly and Company, 618 F.Supp.

484 (Doctorate.Mass. 1985)(Data Encryption Standard). Smith versus

United States., 608 F. Supp. 1270 (Doctorate.Mass. 1985) (Federal Tort Claims Acting);****Manego versus

Orleans Board of Trade. 598 F.Supp. 231 (Doctorate.Mass.

1984 )(Antitrust); Croes versus

United States., 726 F.2d 31 (1st. Circuit 1984) (Federal Tort Claims Acting). Hayes versus Ariens Company, 391 Massachusetts

407 (1984)(Product liability).

Mullins versus Pine Manor College, 389 Massachusetts 47 (1983)(Negligent security for dormitory).

Correia versus Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, 388 Massachusetts

342 (1983)(Product liability). Manego versus Cape Cod Five Cents Sav.

Bank, 692 F.2d 174 (1st Circuit 1982)(Civil rights); Willis versus

American Permac, Incorporated., 541 F. Supp.

118 (Doctorate.Mass. 1982) (Breach of contract to exploit a patent). Bass versus Boston Five Cent Sav.

Bank, 478 F. Supp. 741 (Doctorate.Mass.

1979)(Antitrust). Miller versus Boston & Maine Corporation, 8 Massachusetts Appendix Court 770 (1979) (Railroad-crossing accident).

Jet Spray Cooler, Incorporated. versus

Crampton, 377 Massachusetts 159 (1979)(Trade secret). Back versus Wickes Corporation, 375 Massachusetts

633 (1978)(Product liability). Ward versus Hercules, Incorporated., 75 F.R.D. 455 (Doctorate. Massachusetts

1977)(Supremacy of state Rule 15(c) over Federal Rule 15(c) as "substantive" rather than "procedural").

McLaughlin versus Drackett Products Company, 20 F.R.Serv.2d 1081 (Doctorate.Mass. 1975)(Product liability.

Pretrial discovery); Wallace versus

Shade Tobacco Growers Agricultural Association, Incorporated., 21 F.R.Serv.2d 1130 (Doctorate.Mass. 1975) (Premises liability). International Business Machines Corporation versus

Catamore Enterprises, Incorporated., 548 F.2d 1065 (1st Circuit

1976)(Breach of contract. Fraud); Clark versus General Motors Corporation, 20 F.R. Service.

2d 679 (Doctorate.Mass 1975)(Product liability. Pretrial discovery); Kukuruza versus

General Electrical Company, 510 F.2d 1208 (1st Circuit

1975)(Electric shock injury). Fegan versus Lynn Ladder Company, Incorporated., 3 Massachusetts Appendix Court 60 (1975)(Product liability).

A. Shapiro Realty Corporation versus

Burgess Brothers, Incorporated., 491 F.2d 327 (1st Circuit 1974)(Fire loss); Robinson versus

Pocahontas, Incorporated., 477 F.2d 1048 (1st Circuit 1973)(Jones Acting); Subecz versus

Curtis, 483 F.2d 263 (1st Circuit

1973)(Medical malpractice). Axion Corporation versus G.D.C. Leasing Corporation, 359 Massachusetts

474 (1971)(UCC Article 2).

Essex Company versus Goldman, 357 Massachusetts 427 (1970)(Real Estate).

Dimond versus Sacilotto, 353 Massachusetts 501 (1968) (Dram shop).

Alexandridis versus Jewett, 388 F.2d 829 (1st Circuit

1968)(Medical malpractice). Posner versus Paul"s Trucking Service, Incorporated., 380 F.2d 257 (1st Circuit 1967)(Truck accident-liability for negligent instructions to independent contractor).

Hayden versus

Ford Motor Company, 278 F.Supp. 267 (Doctorate. Massachusetts 1967) (Product liability). Kowel versus Sportswear by Revere, Incorporated., 351 Massachusetts

541 (1967)(Suit for commissions after death of salesman).

Turner versus Guiliano, 350 Massachusetts 675 (1966) (Medical malpractice).

Magnat Corporation versus B & B Electroplating Company, 358 F.2d 794 (1st Circuit

1966)(Fraud); Lowd versus

California Fund Management Company, 235 F. Supp. 486 (Doctorate. Massachusetts 1964) (Securities).

Achievements

• Marcia J. Allar has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Women"s Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The American Society of Law and Medicine. American Association of Nurse Attorneys.