According to the lawsuit for legal malpractice and breach of contract, the plaintiff claimed that he entered into a contract with Phillips & Cohen and attorney Peter W. Chatfield around June 2000. The plaintiff alleged that the firm failed to pursue his case for several years, also that he “did not discover that he had suffered any damages or losses resulting” from Phillips & Cohen’s lack of action until September 2006. Johnston v. Chatfield, No. 1:08-cv-11219-WGY (D. Mass.)

The plaintiff is a former employee of asphalt and concrete supply company Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc.

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