News & Wins:
Chapter on International Crisis Management Co-authored by Bob Littleton Published
The Practicing Law Institute has published a new treatise, International Corporate Practice, A Practitioner’s Guide to Global Success, including a chapter entitled International Crisis Management co-authored by Bob Littleton. Mr. Littleton has lectured on this topic for the treatise editor’s “Corporate Lawyering” class on at the University of Pennsylvania Law School for many years.
Defense Win in Wisconsin Product Liability Arbitration
Jim Ughetta, along with local counsel Mark Kircher of Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee, received a unanimous decision in favor of our client from a three-arbitrator panel in Wausau, Wisconsin, after hearing the testimony of several witnesses and the arguments of counsel. Our client, a helmet manufacturer, was sued by a woman who sustained multiple…
Summary Judgment Win in Alabama Product Liability Case
Working with our Alabama local counsel, we moved for and were granted dismissal of an Alabama house fire case. The court accepted our position that there was insufficient evidence that the product alleged to have started the fire was manufactured by our client.
Summary Judgment Win in New York Product Liability Case
Jin Park, Jim Ughetta, Michael Bai and Romelia Leach won dismissal in a case involving serious personal injuries and a death filed in New York Supreme Court, Putnam County. Plaintiffs alleged defects in our client’s automotive restraint system. The Court accepted the argument that our client did not have sufficient contact with New York State…
2006 Seton Hall Law University School of Law Graduate Kevin Arias Joins the Firm in the Purchase, New York Office
Kevin is admitted in New York and New Jersey. He recently completed a clerkship with Hon. Stephen J. Bernstein in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Kevin received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University, where he majored in political science.
Littleton Joyce Hosts Its First New York Symposium, a Week-long Series of Lectures and Tours to Assist Overseas Claims Professionals in Understanding United States Litigation
This year’s attendees represented many leading Korean companies. Among other things, they learned how to defend US claims and how to get from downtown Manhattan to Yankee Stadium on the #4 Train.
2007 Emory Law School Graduate Amanda Kim Joins the Firm in the New York City Office
Amanda is a California native and a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where she majored in political science.
Littleton Joyce Has Become Littleton Joyce Ughetta Park & Kelly LLP
The firm has changed its name to reflect the contributions of NJ partner Bob Kelly to the firm’s reputation in the legal community.
Bryon Friedman Presents on Collecting Judgments for the NYS Bar Association
Creditors’ Rights and Commercial Litigation partner Bryon Friedman presented as part of a panel at a day long seminar by the NYS Bar Association in New York City on the topic of collecting debt and enforcing judgments. Bryon spoke on two topics — judgment enforcement devices and strategies for collecting secured debt — and contributed…
Bob Littleton Presents at Product Liability Advisory Counsel Spring Meeting
Bob Littleton chaired a panel discussion on “Globilization of Product Liability” at the Spring Meeting of the Product Liability Advisory Counsel in Chicago.