About Us
Welcome to RODMAN, RODMAN & SANDMAN, P.C. Our firm was founded by Allen Rodman over 50 years ago, and since that time, we have continuously engaged in the aggresive prosecution of personal injury cases. Thirty years ago we became pioneers in asbestos litigation, representing victims of the debilitating diseases that asbestos exposure can cause. Our asbestos cases originated from the Boston Naval Shipyard and Bethlehem Steel Shipyards and then expanded to shipyards nationally. We represent union and non-union workers from a variety of trades. Throughout the years, our practice has also focused on other important areas of personal injury such as motor vehicle accidents, brain and spinal cord injury cases, pharmaceutical litigation, children's injury claims, medical malpractice, crashworthiness of vehicles, construction sites accidents, premises liability, etc.
Our attorneys who handle motor vehicle and workers' compensation claims are arguably among the best in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and we pride ourselves on keeping our clients fully informed as we navigate with them through the legal system toward substantial settlements and verdicts.
In 1993, our office joined with 50 other law firms nationwide to finally bring the tobacco companies to justice. For years, tobacco companies were able to avoid responsibility for the cancer and death that their dangerous products had caused. By combining forces with other committed and dedicated law firms across the country, we were able to demonstrate that tobacco was an addictive product that devastated the lives of millions. By 1998, our combined firms' continuing efforts resulted in a global resolution with the tobacco companies exceeding $200 billion. Most importantly, as part of the resolution, the tobacco companies agreed to stop marketing their deadly products to children and to discontinue their efforts to addict them. Proudly, today, teen tobacco usage has substantially decreased as the result of the efforts of many law firms who risked greatly to bring about this result.
In 2003, our law firm joined forces with plaintiffs' firms in Dallas and New York City in a claim against oil refiners whose product, MTBE, contaminated public water supplies. The result was a $423 million settlement with more than $83 million going to 80 public water providers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
From asbestos litigation to motor vehicle accidents, workers' compensation, brain/spinal cord injuries, product defect, tobacco, water contamination, and dangerous drugs, we have prided ourselves on our commitment and tireless devotion to those clients who have entrusted us with their claims.
As you read through our website, we hope you will gain a better understanding of our areas of practice, our expertise, and the professionalism with which we represent our clients. Thank you for visiting us.