- Worcester Telegram & Gazette “Woman Gets 22.7 Million Judgment” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr., Esq. receives record setting judgment in traumatic brain injury case
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – “Lawyers of The Year” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. selected as one of the top 10 Lawyers of the Year.
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Hearsay, April 21, 2008, “Truck Stop,” Edward C. Bassett, Jr. appointed to Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.
- Boston magazine – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. selected as one of the Massachusetts Super Lawyers
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – “Chronic Pain Auto Accident Case Results in Big Award” – Edward C. Bassett’s substantial arbitration award receives front page coverage in Lawyers Weekly
- The News Tribune – “Judge Extends Au Pair Ruling” …Federal judge made permanent an injunction that prevents the nanny, Louise Woodward, from selling her story…The Eappens were represented by attorneys Frederic Ellis and Edward C. Bassett, Jr.
- Middlesex News – “Woodward’s Lack of Response to Civil Suit Proves Guilt” …Attorneys for the Eappens, Edward C. Bassett, Jr. of Southborough and the law firm Mirick O’Connell said they will use final judgment to ensure that Louise Woodward does not profit from Matthew Eappen’s death
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – “Stacking of Foreign Insurance Policies Approved by Court” Front-page story of Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s precedent setting decision in case of Commerce Insurance v. Doherty
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – “Plaintiff Entitled to Carriers Documents” Front-page coverage of Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s precedent setting decision in case of Meszar v. Horan
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Trial Report Edward C. Bassett, Jr., Esq.’s traumatic brain injury case which resulted in structured settlement of $2,745,620.00
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – Trial Report – Summary of traumatic head injury case which settled minutes before closing argument by Edward C. Bassett, Jr. for $462,000.00
- Association of Trial Lawyers Law Reporter – Report of Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s judgment for $22.7 million in drunk driving case
- Middlesex News – Injunction on Profits Continues – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. and Frederic Ellis, attorneys for Eappens seek injunction to prevent Louise Woodward from profiting from sale of her story
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette – “Woodward Injunction is Permanent” – Permanent injunction barring British au pair Louise Woodward from spending any money she receives from selling her story to the media…We are obviously very pleased with the judge’s decision said lawyer Edward C. Bassett, Jr. of Mirick O’Connell
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette – “Pact Prevents Au Pair from Cashing in on Story” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr., Esq. and Frederic Ellis, Esq. announce that Eappen family reaches settlement in Louise Woodward (the British nanny) case
- MetroWest Daily News – “Support for the Masses” Edward C. Bassett, Jr. recently named one of the top 10 attorneys in Massachusetts
- The National Law Journal – Verdicts and Settlements Report of landmark $22.7 million brain injury case handled by Edward C. Bassett, Jr., Esq.
- Massachusetts Bar Association Journal – Mother’s Death in Car Crash Leads to Tangle of Tragedy – Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s settlement of wrongful death case selected by MBA as Case of the Month
- Lawyers Weekly USA – “Innovative Settlement Techniques” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. quoted in national lawyers publication on settlement strategies
- Business Insurance – “Plaintiffs Finding Favor as Juries Award More Money More Often” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. quoted in national business publication on trends in personal injury cases
- Boston Globe – “Eappens Entitled to Damages” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. and other Eappen attorneys ask Court to reject Louise Woodward’s attempt to rescript her criminal conviction
- Boston Herald – “Federal Judge Set to Hear Nanny’s Lawsuit” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. and other Eappen lawyers appear in Court to “hear arguments on Louise Woodward’s 11th hour bid to stave off a multi million dollar wrongful death award”
- Middlesex News – “Dow Implant Settlement Not Enough” – Edward C. Bassett, Jr. represents more than 40 woman with claims against Dow for ruptured breast implants
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – $23 Million Drunk Driving Award – Report of Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s judgment in drunk driving case
- Boston Herald – Woman Hurt in Drunken Driving Crash Awarded 22 Million – Report of Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s judgment in drunk driving case
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly – “Answering a Plea” – Feature article on Edward C. Bassett, Jr.’s representation of local family who lost husband on board American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11 resulting in $2.15 million payout from Victims Compensation Fund. Edward C. Bassett, Jr. and team of lawyers from Mirick O’Connell volunteered their services and did not charge any legal fees!
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette – Dow Settlement $3.2 Billion in Breast Implant Case – Front-page article detailing Dow Breast Implant Settlement…The plan approved yesterday by U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Michigan was hailed by Edward C. Bassett, Jr. as a positive step
- Boston Bar Journal – “Guide to Discharge and Dischargeability in Bankruptcy” Evan Jones, Esq. with assistance from Edward C. Bassett, Jr., Esq. et al
- The Voice – “Land Court Rules in Favor of Spags” Spags represented at Trial by Edward C. Bassett, Jr. and Mirick O’Connell
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette “Safety Wake-Up Call Urged – Amusement Park Controls Sought” …these people got hurt on a family fun ride. It never should have happened” Edward C. Bassett, Jr.
- Boston Herald “Thrill Ride Mishaps Highlight Safety Regulation Debate” Front page article in Boston Herald…I don’t think anybody can give a rational reason why amusement parks should be exempt from regulation when the safety of our children is at stake.”
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette – “Unsafe Cable in Quebec Injures Three Women” …Edward C. Bassett, Jr. represents the three women…“Its amazing, it was six years since the government inspected the cable”
- Coroner Finds Unsafe Cable Caused Fatal Crash of Funicular…the coroner’s report demonstrates that the negligence in this case was extreme and outrageous said attorney Edward C. Bassett, Jr. It verifies that this tragedy could and should have been avoided.
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette – “Grafton Planners Lose Court Case” Foster Yeadon, represented by Edward C. Bassett, Jr. was successful in having Worcester Superior Court rule that Town’s subdivision rules and regulations were illegally vague and ambiguous. The Court found the Board acted in bad faith and Bassett’s client was awarded $47,000 in engineering costs, lawyers fees and 150 percent interest
- Massachusetts Bar Association Journal – “Federal discovery rules are wired for litigation beginning Dec. 1” …"The drafters of the federal rules didn't contemplate the complexity of electronic storage data systems, and a lot of electronic data which contains information technically is not a 'document' and therefore could possibly escape discovery under our traditional discovery rules," said Edward C. Bassett Jr.
