Significant Cases

Significant Cases in Which the Firm's Attorneys Have Been Involved

Birotte v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 468 F.Supp. 1172 (D.N.J. 1979) (important securities law issues)

Alfone v. Sarno, 168 N.J.Super. 315, 403 A.2d 9 (App.Div. 1979), later affd. 87 N.J. 99, 432 A.2d 857 (1981) (one of few national precedents establishing separate recovery for wrongful death years after personal injury claim)

In re Kennedy Mortgage Co., 17 B.R. 957 (D.N.J. 1982) (seminal case on mortgage warehousing financing)

MBA-NJ v. New Jersey Real Estate Commission, 200 N.J.Super. 584, 491 A.2d 1317 (App.Div. 1985), remanded 102 N.J. 176, 506 A.2d 733 (1986), affirmed after remand 283 N.J.Super. 233, 661 A.2d 832 (App.Div. 1995) (leading administrative case dealing with mortgage fees)

Adler v. Adler, 229 N.J.Super. 496, 552 A.2d 182 (App.Div. 1988)

Weingarten v. Weingarten, 234 N.J.Super. 318, 560 A.2d 1243 (App.Div. 1989)

Golden Nugget v. Bona, Debtor's Prison?, ABA Journal February 1990; So Where's The Other $30 Million, Jack?, New Jersey Law Journal September 27, 1990 (pioneering use of capias writ to protect fraud victims)

Holyfield v. Douglas, Mirage Casino-Hotel, Golden Nugget Inc. and Don King Productions; Judge Clears The Way For Douglas-Holyfield, The Star-Ledger June 8, 1990 (litigation regarding world heavyweight boxing championship)

Patay v. Trump; Trumps Are Ordered To Disclose Finances In Age Bias Lawsuit, The Star-Ledger July 1, 1990 (prominent age discrimination case)

Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. v. Farmland Dairy Farms, Inc., 1991 WL 279430, 1991-2 Trade Cases ¶69,632 (N.J.Super.Ch.Div. 1991), reversed 282 N.J.Super. 140, 659 A.2d 904, 1995-2 Trade Cases ¶71,074 (App.Div. 1995), certif.den. 141 N.J. 99, 660 A.2d 1197 (1995); $5.4M Antitrust Award Ends Milk War, New Jersey Law Journal October 10, 1991; Judge Delivers On Dairy Case, But Not the Whole Cow, New Jersey Law Journal October 31, 1991 (leading state antitrust and trade practices case)

In re Bona, 110 B.R. 1012 (Bktcy.S.D.N.Y. 1990), affd. 124 B.R. 11 (S.D.N.Y. 1991) (use of capias and habeas in bankruptcy proceeding; jointly represented casino and FDIC)

Joseph C. Parlavecchio/The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders v. State of New Jersey, et al., Docket No. L-10225-91; Essex Asks Counties to Back Court Cost Lawsuit, The Star-Ledger August 6, 1991 (extremely prominent case leading to constitutional amendment adopting State funding of the Courts)

City of Elizabeth v. SERV, Docket No. L-7274-91 (N.J. Law Div. 1991); Zoning Protections Extended to Troubled Teens' Home, New Jersey Law Journal December 2, 1996 (neighbor challenge to group home)

In the Matter of the Liquidation of Integrity Insurance Company, 251 N.J. Super. 501, 598 A.2d 940 (Ch.Div. 1991)

Resorts Casino Hotel v. Greate Bay t/a Sands Hotel Casino, 1991 WL 352487 (D.N.J. 1991), 1992 WL 64518, 22 U.S.P.Q.2d 1740 (D.N.J. 1992), and 830 F.Supp. 826 (D.N.J. 1992); Burn The Matchbook Cover, Too, New Jersey Law Journal January 24, 1991 (prominent casino trademark litigation involving unregistered mark)

Ideal v. John Labatt Ltd., 1992 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 20467 (D.N.J. 1992), subsequent proceedings 90 F.3d 737 (3d Cir. 1996) (antitrust proceeding; Clayton Act)

Cressinger v. Board of Education of the City of Newark, 256 N.J.Super. 155, 606 A.2d 849 (App.Div. 1992)

Rumbauskas v. Cantor, 266 N.J.Sufper. 399, 629 A.2d 1359 (App. Div. 1993), rev'd 138 N.J. 173, 649 A.2d 853 (1994) (right of privacy)

North Fork Bank v. Quadrozzi Concrete, Index Number 8293-94 (Queens Sup.Ct. 1994) (successfully resisted multimillion-dollar summary judgment by bank on promissory note)

Lemelledo v. Beneficial Mgmt. Corp. of America, 150 N.J. 255, 696 A.2d 546 (1997) (leading Consumer Fraud case)

Katz v. United Mizrahi Bank Ltd. v. Citibank, 248 A.D.2d, 359, 669 N.Y.S.2d 823 (2d Dept. 1998) (letter of credit litigation)

State v. Speth, subsequent proceedings sub nom. Speth v. New Jersey, 525 U.S. 1014, 119 S.Ct. 537, 142 L.Ed.2d 446, 67 (1998) (nationally known prosecution of medical examiner)

Twp. of West Orange v. Whitman, et al., 8 F.Supp.2d 408 (D.N.J. 1998); Against the Odds, Town Seeks to Block Two Group Homes, New Jersey Law Journal February 23, 1998 (municipal challenge to group home; litigation against state and national governments).

MetLife Capital v. Washington Avenue, 159 N.J. 484, 732 A.2d 493 (1999); Lenders Can Fight Usury Charge, New Jersey Law Journal November 2, 1998; Court Backs Bankers' Late Fees, New Jersey Law Journal July 5, 1999 (authored key amicus brief in seminal case involving commercial loan penalties)

Marshall v. Matthei, 327 N.J.Super. 512, 744 A.2d 209 (App.Div. 2000); Judge: Pay or Stay, New Jersey Law Journal October 19, 1999; Deadbeat Day May Escape Millions in Debt, The Star-Ledger August 18, 1999; This Deadbeat May Have Beaten the System, New Jersey Lawyer August 23, 1999; Deadbeat Client Remains in Lockup, New Jersey Lawyer August 30, 1999; Appellate Panel Orders Ex-Millionaire Deadbeat Dad Back to Jail, The Star-Ledger January 27, 2000; Writ Capias ad Satisfaciendum Meets the New Millennium, New Jersey Law Journal January 31, 2000; Debt-Beat Dad, ABA Journal April 2000; Testing the Limits of Civil Contempt: A Deadbeat Dad Lolls In Jail For Years, Hoping To Get Out Without Giving Up The Riches His Opponents And The Courts Suspect He Has, New Jersey Law Journal June 18, 2001; Inadmissible: Get Out Of Jail Free, New Jersey Law Journal September 26, 2005; Figuring The Time Value Of Money, New Jersey Law Journal May 1, 2006 (prominent capias matter)

Packard-Bamberger & Co., Inc. v. Collier, 167 N.J. 427, 771 A.2d 1194 (2001); Lawyer's Corporate Misconduct Won't Trigger Saffer Fee Shifting, New Jersey Law Journal May 1, 2000; Check Which Hat You're Wearing, New Jersey Law Journal July 17, 2000; New Fee-Shifting: Blatant Misconduct Could Get Very Costly, New Jersey Lawyer June 4, 2001 (leading attorney-liability case)

Keller v. First Union Corporation, et al., Docket No. UNN-L-3740-01 (N.J.Law Div.); Judge Certifies Class-Action Suit Over Mortgage Payment Late Fees, New Jersey Law Journal March 24, 2003 (served as local counsel in successful class action)

Harris v. Middlesex County College, 353 N.J.Super. 31, 801 A.2d 397, 13 A.D. Cases 505, 167 Ed. Law Rep. 245, 24 NDLR P 100 (App. Div. 2002); No Cause of Action Under LAD For Breast Cancer Patient In Remission, New Jersey Law Journal February 12, 2001; Antibias Law Is Widened For Cancer Survivors, The Philadelphia Inquirer July 29, 2002; Cancer In The Workplace, NJBiz August 12, 2002 (nationally recognized breast cancer precedent)

U.S. v. $734,578.82 in U.S. Currency, 286 F.3d 641 (3d Cir. 2002) (cutting-edge gaming and international law/extraterritoriality issues)

Buell v. Clara Maass Medical Center, et al., Docket No. ESX-L-5144-03 (N.J.Law Div. 2003); McCall v. Clara Maass Medical Center, et al., Docket Number: ESX-L-006062-05 (N.J.Law Div. 2005); Lawyer: Call For Probe Of Paramedic Rebuffed, Courier News April 28, 2004; Cause of Bridgewater Inmate's Death Still A Mystery, Courier News May 4, 2004; Same-Sex Couple Can Sue For Loss of Consortium, The Star-Ledger May 14, 2005; Domestic Partners: The Law With Lots of Elasticity, New Jersey Lawyer May 23, 2005; Consortium Damages Held Available To Registered Same-Sex Partners, New Jersey Law Journal May 16, 2005 (prominent CEPA litigation)

State of New Jersey v. Kenneth G. Moose, Jr.; Officer's Ownership of Vintage Rifle Tests Reach Of Ban On Assault Guns, New Jersey Law Journal April 21, 2003; Disparate Trial Rulings Leave In Flux Assault-Weapons Exemption for Cops, New Jersey Law Journal May 26, 2003; Ready. Aim. Study, New Jersey Law Journal March 22, 2004 (exonerated police officer from serious weapons charges)

American Shelter Corp. v. Hirsch, Index Number 3400-04 (Rockland Sup.Ct. 2004) (arises from some of the same facts as Pediatric Affiliates v. United States, 2006 WL 1113785 (3d Cir. 2007)) (multistate attachment proceedings)

Samantha Enterprises v. Elizabeth Street, 5 A.D.3d 280, 774 N.Y.S.2d 681 (1st Dept. 2004) (corporate opportunity litigation)

Urban Archaeology Ltd. v. Dencorp Investment Inc., 12 A.D.3d 96, 783 N.Y.S.2d 330 (1st Dept. 2004) (important issues of partnership options to purchase)

Grubbs v. Knoll, 376 N.J.Super. 420, 870 A.2d 713 (App.Div. 2005) (leading case on consumer fraud, attorney liability, and party allocation issues)

Marshall v. Fenstermacher, 388 F.Supp.2d 536 (E.D.Pa. 2005), further proceedings 2007 WL 2892938; Another Lawyer Sued Over Alleged Fraudulent Concealment of Assets, New Jersey Law Journal April 26, 2004; Lawyer v. Client's Other Lawyers, ABA Journal May 7, 2004 (professional responsibility to third parties)

Mandell v. Isaacs, Index No. 600276/2006 (N.Y.Sup.Ct. 2006) (multimillion-dollar shareholder dispute)

Tri-Con Construction and Eric Perkins, Trustee of Robert's Home Design v. Frazier, Docket No. MRS-L-3150-06 (N.J.Law Div. 2006); More Trouble For Randolph Contractor, Daily Record November 28, 2006; Troubled Contractor Was Convinced of Fraud in 1995, Daily Record November 28, 2005; Troubled Contractor Was Convinced of Fraud in 1995: Roxbury Home Remodeler's Lawyer Says Current Business Woes Not Related To Conviction For $18M Mortgage Fraud, Daily Record November 28, 2006 (prominent construction and fraudulent conveyance litigation; jointly represented creditor and bankruptcy trustee)

Office of Attorney Ethics v. Edward D. Fagan, Esq., Docket No. XIV-00-135E; Holocaust Lawyer Fights His Own Court Battle, The Star-Ledger November 17, 2006; State Ethics Panel Hears Last Witness In Charge Against Reparations Attorney, New Jersey Jewish News April 26, 2007 (one of New Jersey's most heavily publicly-litigated ethics proceedings)

In the Matter of Certain Sucralose, Sweeteners Containing Sucralose, and Related Intermediate Compounds Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-604, 2007 W.L. 1418513 (U.S.I.T.C.); 2007 WL 2328086 (U.S.I.T.C.); 2007 WL 1417869 (U.S.I.T.C.) (represented subpoenaed witness in nationally prominent administrative proceedings before the International Trade Commission investigating importation into the United States of artificial sweetener 'sucralose', allegedly constituting patent infringement and Tariff Act violation)