Background
Costello, Robert V. was born on August 28, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Costello, Robert V. was born on August 28, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966. Juris Doctor, 1969). Director, 1985— and Vice-Chairman, since 1989, Aquatic Injury Safety Group. Member, Boston College Law School Alumni Council, since 1988.
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, 1969, Massachusetts.
1971, United States.
District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1975 United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Member, Board of Bar Overseers.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1994-1995.
Boston College Law School Alumni Council, 1987-1991. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Chair, Personal Injury Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1988-1989).
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Education Foundation (President, 1989). Civil Justice Foundation.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
Member: Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Member, Board of Delegates, 1991) and American (Member, State Delegate, 1983-1987) Bar Associations. Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (President, 1994-1995). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1993).
Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Roscoe Pound Foundation-American Trial Lawyers Foundation.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). 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).
Member, Board of Bar Overseers. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1994-1995. Boston College Law School Alumni Council, 1987-1991.
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (Chair, Personal Injury Litigation Curriculum Advisory Committee, 1988-1989).
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Education Foundation (President, 1989). Civil Justice Foundation.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Member: Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Member, Board of Delegates, 1991) and American (Member, State Delegate, 1983-1987) Bar Associations.
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (President, 1994-1995).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1993). Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Roscoe Pound Foundation-American Trial Lawyers Foundation.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Roscoe Pound Foundation-American Trial Lawyers Foundation. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).