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C. Scott Toomey was referenced in a recent Bloomberg article entitled “NCAA Concussion Suits Merger Sought Even With Differences“.  The article discusses a December 5, 2013 hearing before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) regarding the potential consolidation of multiple class action suits into an MDL format.  The cases arise out of claims brought…

Jessica Hernandez Diotalevi has been selected as the vice-liaison from the DRI Young Lawyers Committee to the DRI Diversity Committee.  Ms. Hernandez Diotalevi will assist the Diversity Committee with articles, programming, marketing, and provide general advice on how to attract young lawyers to the committee.  The firm is proud of Ms. Hernandez Diotalevi’s commitment to…

James C. Ughetta and C. Scott Toomey were published in the November issue of For The Defense, the Defense Research Institute’s monthly publication.  Please see the attached article, entitled “Uniform Discovery Responses and Protective Orders.”

A New Jersey judge issued an opinion in favor of the firm’s client, a major international petrochemical company, dismissing a suit in which plaintiff alleged exposure to asbestos-containing products while engaged in demolition at a client-owned facility.  Mr. Schmitz successfully argued that, under New Jersey law, a landowner has no duty to protect employees of…

On September 20, Robert Kelly presented at the HarrisMartin National Benzene Litigation Conference in Chicago.  In his presentation, he discussed Maritime and FELA issues in benzene litigation, focusing on evidentiary, burden of proof and expert testimony admissibility issues.

Robert Littleton, Robert Joyce, James Ughetta, and Robert Kelly were named to the Super Lawyers’ 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers List, and Christine Delaney was named to the Super Lawyers’ 2013 New Jersey Rising Stars List. The firm recognizes and congratulates its attorneys for their accomplishments.

The firm congratulates Christine Delaney for this accomplishment.

AV MartindaleThe firm is proud to acknowledge and honor its attorneys for achieving the Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rating: Robert J. Kelly, Robert W. Littleton, and James C. Ughetta.

Ian Park graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 2010, where she served as Article and Notes Editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review.

As Pennsylvania justices take on the question of whether the Restatement Third should govern products liability lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Scott Toomey has once again been cited as an expert regarding the current state of Pennsylvania’s products liability law. Read article here