Partner
CurrentCounsel members of chemical, pharmaceutical, firearms, fast food and property management industries in personal injury and consumer protection matters throughout country. Run teams, devise strategy, serve on steering committees, engage in coordinated/phased/electronic discovery, consult with experts. Litigate claims involving latent diseases, insidious/low-dose exposure, novel theories of liability. Handle matters involving catastrophic losses and general business/commercial disputes for medical device manufacturers, heavy equipment companies, residential property managers and automakers. Includes:Settlement for property owner against claims that plaintiffs’ illnesses were caused or contributed to by violations of N.Y. Lab. Law during clean-up following 9/11 terrorist attacks.Dismissal of class claims against fast food franchise alleging that negligent distribution and false/deceptive advertising caused illnesses in children.Judgment as a matter of law for firearms distributor in mass tort claiming negligent distribution of handguns. Dismissal of claims against another supplier in separate action based upon similar theories.Pre-trial dismissal for manufacturer of fluid handling materials in action claiming it violated international law by selling products to Iraq for public works projects.Representation of banks in arbitration against Lloyd’s syndicate following denial of contingency cost insurance claim related to collateralized life policies.Representation of bank in federal court action involving software malfunction, with exposure to sanctions by OCC under RESPA.Defense of transshipment certification company in federal court matter involving alleged violations of CUTPA, following disappearance of goods in transit.Representation of major Medicare Advantage Organization in federal lawsuit alleging entitlement to reimbursement and double damages from settled tortfeasor in underlying action, pursuant to Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
