Noting that “Attorney Josh Gardner was lead counsel — he did an excellent job and achieved a fine result,” the Massachusetts Superior Court awarded Gardner & Rosenberg its attorney fees in a contested class action fee petition. The court also issued an important decision ruling that defendants cannot “pick off” named plaintiffs to block class actions under Massachusetts’s unfair and deceptive trade practice act. Paul Reniere et al. v. Alpha Management Corp. et al., MICV2013-00560.