Wins
NJ Office Wins Summary Judgment in Helmet Case
Bob Kelly, Jason Schmitz and Jim Ughetta won summary judgment in a NJ case involving allegations that a defective helmet contributed to the plaintiff’s injuries. The Court accepted our argument that the plaintiff’s expert was offering a mere “net opinion” unsupported by the scientific method, barred the expert and granted summary judgment for our client.
Jason Schmitz Wins NJ Summary Judgment on Alarm Case
NJ Senior Associate Jason Schmitz won summary judgment dismissing strict product liability and negligent maintenance claims against our client. The Court held that plaintiff’s expert failed to sufficiently support the design or manufacturing claim and that our clients’ installation contract limited the duty of care to a duty to repair and maintain the equipment, but…
Bryon Friedman Wins $1 Million Plus Commercial Collections Judgment
Bryon Friedman received a $1,015,648 judgment in a New York County action to enforce a commercial debt. The debtor paid the full referred amount.
Bruce Ainbinder and Bryon Friedman Win Summary Judgment
Bruce Ainbinder and Bryon Friedman won summary judgment on a breach of contract claim against a subcontractor on behalf of our specialized contractor client in a New York County Supreme Court, case Severo, Cortese v. Rockefeller University.
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…
