• CP# 1109, LLC v. Cont'l Motors, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-29
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0870-16T4

    Plaintiff appealed the judgment for defendants in his breach of warranty, breach of contract, and Consumer Fraud Act action over alleged damage to his airplane.

  • Lafferty v. The Sherwin-Williams Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Environmental Law | Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for New Jersey
    Judge: District Judge Kugler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:17-06321-RBK/AMD

    The case stemmed from the defendant's development, manufacturing, and distribution of paint, varnish, coatings, and related products and the hazardous substances that those activities produced and subsequently released into the surrounding area.

  • Willner v. Vertical Reality, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph DiRienzo (DiRienzo, DiRienzo & Dulinski, attorneys; Joseph DiRienzo, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Cynthia A. Walters (Budd Larner, attorneys; Cynthia A. Walters and Terrence John Hull, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-9-17 (079626)

    Fee-Shifting Against One Defendant Following Offer of Judgment Inappropriate Without Notice in Cases Involving Joint and Several Liability

  • Willner v. Vertical Reality, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-15
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-9-17) (079626)

    Defendant appealed from the appellate division's order affirming the judgment and award of attorney's fees against it.

  • Whelan v. Armstrong Int'l Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-13
    Practice Area: Products Liability | Toxic Torts
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Currier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin P. Parker and Rachel A. Placitella (Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC, attorneys; Rachel A. Placitella, Nahid A. Shaikh, and Darron E. Berquist (The Lanier Law Firm, PLLC), on the briefs)
    for defendant: Thomas J. Kelly, Jr. (Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, PA, attorneys; Thomas J. Kelly, Jr., of counsel and on the brief; Linda Fulop-Slaughter, on the brief); Joseph D. Rasnek (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, attorneys; Nancy McDonald, of counsel and on the brief; Christopher B. Bladel, on the brief); Sara K. Saltsman (Mayfield, Turner, O'Mara & Donnell, P.C., attorneys; Sara K. Saltsman, on the brief); Karen J. Stanzione-Conte (Reilly, Janiczek & McDevitt, attorneys; Karen J. Stanzione-Conte, Michelle B. Cappuccio and Colleen B. Cavanaugh, on the briefs); Robyn Gnudi Kalocsay (LeClair Ryan, attorneys; Robin Gnudi Kalocsay and Michael D. Goldklang, on the brief); Marc S. Gaffrey (Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, attorneys; Marc S. Gaffrey, of counsel and on the brief; Anita S. Cohen, on the brief); Robert T. Connor (Pascarella DiVita, PLLP, attorneys; Robert T. Connor, of counsel and on the brief; Angela Coll Caliendo, on the brief); Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP (Roy F. Viola, Jr. and Deena M. Crimaldi, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-3520-13T4

    Manufacturers Liable for Products Whose Specifications Called for Use of Asbestos-Containing Replacement Components, Regardless of Components' Manufacturer

  • Thomas-Fish v. Aetna Steel Prods. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-07
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for New Jersey
    Judge: District Judge Bumb
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-cv-10648 RMB/KMW

    Plaintiff moved to remand her products liability action.

  • Whelan v. Armstrong Int'l Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-06
    Practice Area: Products Liability | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Currier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-3520-13T4

    Plaintiff appealed from the grant of summary judgment to defendants.

  • In re: Accutane Litig

    Publication Date: 2018-08-01
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaVecchia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-25-17) (079958)

    Defendants appealed from the appellate division's decision reversing the trial court's order excluding plaintiffs' testimony.

  • Little v. Kia Motors Am., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-30
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Products Liability
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Koblitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael D. Donovan (Donovan Axler, LLC) (Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP, Francis and Mailman, PC, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig, LLP, and Michael D. Donovan, attorneys; Michael D. Donovan, Lisa J. Rodriguez, James A. Francis, Edward S. Goldis and Alan M. Feldman (Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig, LLP), on the brief)
    for defendant: Roberto A. Rivera-Soto (Ballard Spahr, LLP, attorneys; Roberto A. Rivera-Soto, Neal D. Walters, Michael R. Carroll and Michele C. Ventura, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-0794-15T3

    UCC Allowed Jury to Award Reasonable Estimate of Damages to Class for Breach of Warranty

  • Little v. Kia Motors Am., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-18
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Koblitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-0794-15T3

    Plaintiffs, a class of Kia Sephia owners and lessees, appealed from the trial court's entry of JNOV overruling the jury's verdict of repair damages and ordering a new trial on repair damages only via claim forms.