Attorney Needed: Publishing Contract Dispute with $7M+ Damages (Massachusetts Federal Court)
Location: Massachusetts (federal court litigation)
Case Type: Publishing contract dispute, intellectual property rights, successor liability
Case Summary: Seeking attorney licensed in Massachusetts for a substantial federal court case against a major publishing company. Case involves decade long pattern of contract breaches regarding a book series I created, including intellectual property rights violations, unauthorized rights transfers, domain name conversion, and systematic financial mismanagement. Defendants include a well-funded publishing corporation and its former owner.
Case Strengths:
- Original 2008 contract with clear "best efforts" requirement
- Systematic breaches documented in writing
- Rights transferred without required contractual consent
- Recent written acknowledgment of concerns from defendant (March 2025)
- Successor liability under Massachusetts law
- Comprehensive financial damages analysis exceeding $7M - Settlement potential $3M+.
Complete case file available including draft complaint, original contract, correspondence history, demand letter (recently sent to defendants) and damages calculations. Case will be entering settlement negotiations soon and would be strengthened with a licensed attorney available to negotiate. But otherwise is ready for filing following attorney review. Diversity jurisdiction applies (plaintiff in Maine, defendants in MA/SC). Massachusetts venue based on contract formation and defendant residence.
Requirements:
- Active Massachusetts bar license with federal court admission
- Experience in publishing/media/IP law, contract disputes, and commercial litigation
- Comfort with contingency fee arrangement
- Available to begin work immediately
- 1/3 contingency fee basis for successful outcome (strong case)