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Bruce R. Fox began his legal career with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in Consumer Protection. He then moved on to General Electric handling major litigation nationwide, such as the Chicago DC-10 plane crash, substantial property damage from transformers, electric blankets, and significant personal injury mainly involving high voltage electrical equipment. In 2007, Bruce turned to corporate legal joining The Main Street America Group (MSA), a national property/casualty insurance company. In 2011, he became the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He also served for several years on the Board of Directors for all 11 companies within its holding company structure. Bruce has an extensive background in all corporate legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions/strategic combinations, corporate governance, employment law, regulatory compliance, insurance company licensing, complex transactions, and contracts.  Bruce spent two decades teaching law courses at Anna Marie College and Suffolk University, as well in the paralegal program at North Shore Community College.

Bruce has lectured extensively for the International In-House Counsel Association, Massachusetts Continuing Education group and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.

Bruce and his wife of 48 years moved to Florida from Massachusetts in 2007. He enjoys golf, running and playing the guitar. After retiring from MSA in 2019, Bruce began consulting with Jimerson Birr.

  • Bar and Court Admissions

    • Admitted to Massachusetts state and federal courts in 1979
    • Admitted to the US Supreme Court in 1990
    • Admitted to Florida in 2008
  • Education

    • Boston College School of Law, Juris Doctor
    • Suffolk University, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
      • Mathematical Society of America
      • Cum Laude
  • Representative Matters

    Employment Law 

    • Scott-Harris v. City of Fall River

    Wrongful Civil Commitment 

    • Fleitas v. Faulkner Hospital

    Products and Premises Liability 

    • Patrolia v. Coleco
    • Grimes v GE
    • Greenberg v. GE

    Merger and Acquisitions 

    • Acquisition – Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Co.
    • Affiliations – Austin Mutual Ins. Co., Spring Valley Mutual Insurance Co., Grain Dealers Mutual Ins Co.
    • Mergers – Main  Street America and American Family ($10 billion – largest pure mutual merger in US)
  • Selected Publications and Lectures

    • The War on International Cartels: Traps for the Unwary, International In-House Counsel Journal, Vol. 8, No. 29, Autumn 2014
    • Assessing Risks Associated with US Export Control Laws, International In-House Counsel Journal, Vol. 6, No. 23, Spring 2013
    • Bartering for Rent, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, April 2003
    • What Price Freedom – A Review of Current Eviction Costs, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, March 2003
    • Landlord Obligations under Megan’s Law, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, March 2003
    • OSHA Targets Employers with High Industrial Accidents Rates, Vol. 13, No. 3, October 2002 Loss Control Section Quarterly, CPCU Society
    • Landlord Liability for Tenant Harassment, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, October 2002
    • OSHA Compliance, Quinlan Publications, Worker’s Comp Cost Control Report, September 2002
    • Force Majeure Clauses – What Do They Mean?, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, September 2001
    • Subcontractor Risks, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, August 2001
    • Commercial Renovations, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, June 2001
    • Confined Space, Quinlan Publications, Worker’s Comp Cost Control Report, June 2001
    • Inherited Tenants, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, May 2001
    • General Laws Relating to Mobile Homes, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, April 2001
    • Tenant Cure Period – Know Your Lease, Quinlan Publications, Property Manager’s Hotline, March 2001
    • Personal Protection Equipment, Quinlan Publications, Worker’s Comp Cost Control Report, February 2001
    • Limiting Pervasiveness: The Key to Avoiding Sexual Harassment Claims, Quinlan Publications, Sexual Harassment Prevention Report, Vol. 4, No. 5, May 15, 2000
    • Technology: The New Weapon in the War on Insurance Fraud, April 2000, Defense Counsel Journal
    • Vocational Rehabilitation Experts, Quinlan Publications, Worker’s Comp Cost Control Report, Vol. 9, No. 2, February 2000
    • Use of Technology to Investigate Worker’s Comp Fraud, Quinlan Publications, Worker’s Comp Cost Control Report, Vol. 9, No. 1, January 2000
    • Reality Check: Expanding the Scope of the Americans With Disabilities Act To Include Individuals with Potential Disabilities or Controlled Impairments, Vol. 10, No. 4, December 1999 Loss Control Section Quarterly, CPCU Society
    • Invasion of Privacy by Bruce R. Fox, Chapter XIV, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) two-volume Massachusetts Tort Law Manual, 1999 Edition.
    • Liability of Municipal Corporations for Employment Discrimination Claims: Proving Improper Motives of Multiple Member Policy-Makers, with Jeffery C. Melick, April 1999, Defense Counsel Journal
    • After-Acquired Evidence: When a Good Defense Becomes Retaliation, July 1998-feature article in For the Defense, publication of the Defense Research Institute
    • The Use of Retaliation to Limit the Search for After-Acquired Evidence in Employment Discrimination Cases, Vol. 9, No. 1, April 1998 Loss Control Section Quarterly, CPCU Society; reprinted in the AEGIS Loss Control Services Q., Summer 1998

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