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New Jersey State Bar Association,
Appellate Practice Committee |
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Representative
Experience |
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Representation of mining property owners
affected by rezoning; obtained reversal of civil rights and takings dismissals
and clarification of rational basis
standard in legislative substantive due
process claims. County
Concrete Corp. v. Township of Roxbury,
442 F.3d 159 (3d Cir. 2006); |
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Secured strict construction and reversal
of judgment of contractual indemnity for
construction contractor’s own
negligence. Englert v. Home Depot,
389 N.J. Super. 44, 911 A.2d 72 (App.
Div. 2006); |
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Obtained reversal and judgment on remand
for increased valuation of business
inventory following division of assets; |
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Summary judgment for liquidated damages
in breach of contract for sale of
commercial building; |
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Summary judgment and frivolous claim
costs award in defense of
misrepresentation claim against
commercial real estate vendor; |
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Judgment for liability insurer in
subrogation action for closure of motel
following legionella outbreak; |
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Defeated liability coverage claim for
multiple condominium construction
defects. Firemen's Ins. Co. of
Newark v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.,
387 N.J. Super. 434, 904, A.2d 754, (App.
Div. 2006); |
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Representation of home appliance
manufacturer in class action for alleged
component defect; |
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Summary judgment for liability carrier
in school construction defect suit; |
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Removal of injunctive relief in
internecine business dispute; |
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Reversal of judgment against guarantor
of demand note with automatic acceleration clause; |
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Judgment for liquidated damages in
development of satellite transmission
system; |
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Representation of industrial fabric and
coatings manufacturer in billboard sign
litigation; |
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Summary judgment and frivolous claim
sanctions for cargo hauler against
authorized carrier and insurer based on Carmack Amendment and anti-subrogation
rule; |
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National trial and appellate brief
drafting and coordination for defense of
asbestos claims against shipbuilder;
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Defeated several claims by lessee
trucking insurers against non-tucking
liability carrier, including Planet
Insurance Company v. Anglo American
Insurance Company, Ltd., 312 N.J.
Super. 233, 711 A.2d 899 (App. Div.
1998); |
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Condemnation of multiple properties for
redevelopment authority; |
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Representation of real estate developer
in regional real estate, contract and premises liability litigation; |
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Federal preemption-based dismissal of
claims against Class III medical device contact lens manufacturer; |
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Judgment for paint manufacturer in
Reactive Airways Dysfunction claim; |
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Judgment for producer of stretch
wrapping machinery in repetitive stress
injury product liability suit; |
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Blood product transfusion litigation; |
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Reversal of $15 million verdict in
medical malpractice action; |
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Won dismissal of claim against property
insurer and judgment on counterclaim for
fraud in policy application; |
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Environmental, construction,
product-liability, transportation,
medical and hospital insurance coverage
litigation. |
