James R. Oswald

Practice Details

• Languages
  French
• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Significant Matters
  He successfully defended two individuals in an action alleging misrepresentation, duress, undue influence
  breach of fiduciary duty in Rhode Isl
  Superior Court. The plaintiff claimed that gifts she had made to the defendants were invalid. However, following a trial the court held in the defendants' favor. On appeal the Rhode Isl
  Supreme Court upheld the trial court's determination. Jim
  an AP&S team are defending a leading home builder
  developer of a large Bristol, Rhode Isl
  condominium development, where abutting condo owners have challenged the builder's property rights. After protracted
  highly contentious litigation-which included several attempts to halt construction-AP&S crafted a creative resolution among the many parties to the dispute: the creation of a single, over-arching condominium association. For shareowners in a closely-held, family-owned Rhode Isl
  corporation, Jim successfully pursued legal action when new management significantly diluted the shares' value. Following a lengthy trial in Rhode Isl
  federal court, he helped obtain a verdict in his clients' favor. A truck driver, rendered paraplegic while unloading machinery, alleged tens of millions of dollars in damages against Jim's client-the machinery manufacturer-
  the truck owner. Jim was able to negotiate a favorable settlement for his client before trial in a Connecticut federal court-a trial that resulted in $20 million verdict against the other defendant.