Appellate Briefs

New Jersey Appellate Division

Case	Amicus Advocate	Description
2020
Carl v. Johnson & Johnson	Jared M. Placitella, Esq. Christopher M. Placitella, Esq.	Expert witnesses in talc case
Delanoy v. Ocean	Benjamin Folkman, Esq. Eve R. Keller, Esq. Sarah Slachetka, Esq. Paul C. Jensen, Jr., Esq..	Pregnancy discrimination.
2019
Napolitano v. MSS Vending	Eric G. Kahn, Esq. Annabelle M. Steinhacker, Esq.	Awarding of damages in post-Haines case.
Allstate v. Estate of McBride	Dominic R. DePamphilis, Esq. Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq.	Summary judgment in an accident case.
Maison v. NJ Transit	David M. Schmid, Esq. Evan J. Lide, Esq.	Apportionment of damages to unnamed defendant.
Bove v. Akpharma	Deborah L. Mains, Esq.	Summary judgment in a workers' compensation case
2018
Moore v. Atlantic County	James A. Barry, Esq. Michael A. Galpern, Esq. Neel Bhuta, Esq.	Class certification.
Tamasco v. Rodd	Gregg Alan Stone, Esq. Ronald J. Morgan, Esq.	Responsibility of property sales agent to clear snow and ice
Duke v. All American Ford	Michael A. Galpern, Esq. Andrew P. Bell, Esq. James A. Barry, Esq.	Adverse consequence under TCCWNA.
Decter v. Hejib	Eric G. Kahn, Esq. Annebelle M. Steinhacker, Esq.	Summary judgment in a fall-down case.
Bianchi v. Ladjen	Robert H. Solomon, Esq. Bruce H. Nagel, Esq. Michael J. Paragno, Esq.	Summary judgment in premises liability case.
Spataro v. The Steakmaster, Inc.	Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq.	Summary judgment in personal injury case.
Lledon James v. State Farm	David J. Karbasian, Esq.	Reforming a Medicaid healthcare primary $15,000 PIP policy to a $250,000 PIP policy.
2017
Gately v. State Farm Indemnity Co.	John E. Molinari, Esq.	Offer of judgment in UIM case.
State of New Jersey v. J.L.G.	Herbert I. Waldman, Esq.	Reliability standard of N.J.R.E. 702.
Smith v. Datla	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Jessica E. Choper, Esq.	Statute of limitations.
Hejda v. Bell Container Corporation	Deborah L. Mains, Esq.	Pre-emption and the Law Against Discrimination.
Heredia v. Piccininni	Michael J. Epstein, Esq. Michael A. Rabasca, Esq.	Open-ended questios in voir dire.
Pisieczko v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	John D. O'Dwyer, Esq.	Summary judgment in work accident case.
2016
Inacio v. Beazer Homes Corporation	Bruce H. Stern, Esq. Michael G. Donahue, III, Esq. Dominic B. Sanginiti, Jr., Esq. David M. Schmid, Esq.	Case settled and dismissed.
Warren v. Muenzen	Kenneth G. Andres, Jr., Esq. Tommie Ann Gibney, Esq. Abraham Tran, Esq.	Statute of limitations under New Jersey Survivor Act.
Afonso v. Bejjani	Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq. Abbott S. Brown, Esq. Christina Vassilliou Harvey, Esq.	Expert witness in a medical malpractice case.
Lambert v. Travelers Indemnity Company of America	Daniel A. Levy, Esq.	Payment of medical expenses in a workers' compensation case.
Walters v. YMCA	Dennis M. Donnelly, Esq. Harris S. Feldman, Esq.	Charitable immunity in accident case.
Rothman v. Cole	Abbott S. Brown, Esq.	Appeal of judgment in a medical malpractice case.
Castello v. Wohler	Abbott S. Brown, Esq.	Affidavit of merit and discovery.
Morgan v. Raymours Furniture Co.	William D. Wright, Esq.	Forced arbitration and the Law Against Discrimination.
2015
Schiavo v. Marina District Development Company, LLC	Nancy Erika Smith, Esq.	Gender sterotyping and sexual harassment in the workplace.
Beyer v. Sea Bright Borough	Eric G. Kahn, Esq.	Late filing of notice of claim; extraordinary circumstances.
2014
2013
Lamb v. Allstate Insurance Company	Edward P. Capozzi, Esq.	Testimony of expert witness.
Villlanueva v. Miller	Bruce H. Stern, Esq.	Exclusion of evidence.
2012
C.A. v. Bentolila	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Kristen B. Miller, Esq.	Discovery under the Patient Safety Act.
Toombs v. Pilato	Christina Vassilliou Harvey, Esq.. Thomas M. Comer, Esq.	Motion to set aside jury verdict.
2011
Estate of Nancy Z. Paley v. Bank of America	Michael D. Halbfish, Esq. David M. Cedar, Esq.	Application of Consumer Fraud Act to banks.
Applegrad v. Bentolila	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Kristen B. Miller, Esq.	Discovery under the Patient Safety Act.
2010
Seals v. County of Morris	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Jessica E. Choper, Esq.	Liability and immunity under the Tort Claims Act.
Moore v. Woman to Woman Obstetrics and Gynecology, LLC	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Jessica E. Choper, Esq.	Forced arbitration in medical malpractice cases.
Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company	Evan L. Goldman, Esq.	Insurance company bad faith.
Carchidi v. Iavicoli	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Jennifer W. Garcia, Esq.	Testimony of doctors in a medical malpractice case.
Espinal v. Ragland	Robert E. Goldstein, Esq.	Level of medical evidence in an auto case.
Gonzalez v. New Jersey Property Liability Insurance Guaranty Association	Dennis S. Brotman, Esq. Patricia Barron, Esq.	Level of injury under PIP
2009
Cohen v. Cuomo	Abbott S. Brown, Esq. Alan Y. Medvin, Esq.	Appeal of judgment in auto case.
Makroulakis v. Estate of Garcia	Glenn M. Gerlanc, Esq. Amos Gern, Esq. Juliette Gillespie, Esq.	Step Down provision in auto policy.
Gonzalez v. Silver	Abbott S. Brown, Esq. Alan Y. Medvin, Esq.	Proximate cause charge in medical malpractice case.
2008
Sanders v. Langemeier	Jeffrey A. Rizika, Esq. James A. Meszaros, Esq.	Verbal threshhold and negligence.
2007
2006
McLaughlin v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company	Daniel E. Rosner, Esq. Adam M. Smallow, Esq.	Granting of summary judgment in an auto accident case.
Cohen v. Community Medical Center	Michael A. Galpern, Esq.	Pretrial and mid-trial publicity in a medical malpractice case.
Community Hospital Group v. Blume Goldfaden Berkowitz Donnelley Fried & Forte, P.C.	Abbott S. Brown, Esq.	Standing by plaintiff to bring suit.
2005
Community Hospital Group v. Blume Goldfaden Berkowitz Donnelley Fried & Forte, P.C.	Abbott S. Brown, Esq.	Use of confidential health information
2004
Serrano v. Serrano	Richard Wildstein, Esq.	Verbal threshold.
2003
McMahon v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company	R.C. Westmoreland, Esq. Kathleen F. Beers, Esq.	Offer of judgment rule.
Fisher v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.	Michael A. Galpern, Esq. Christine Klimsuk, Esq.	Exclusive remedy proovision in workers' compensation statute.
President v. Jenkins	Kevin Haverty, Esq.	Negligence under a claims made maeical malpractice policy.
2002
Willis v. Ashby	E. Drew Britcher, Esq. Jessica E. Choper, Esq.	Pain and suffering under the Tort Claims Act.
Suanez v. Egeland	Bruce H. Stern, Esq.	Admission of expert testimony.
Lodato v. Kappy	Bruce H. Nagel, Esq. Robert H. Solomon, Esq.	Wrongful birth.
2001
Pfender v. Torres	Robert A. Porter, Esq.	Discovery in an automobile accident case.
2000
CNA Insurance Co. v. Canning	Robert A. Porter, Esq.	UIM coverage.
1999
Cavanaugh v. Skil Corporation	Eric Ludwig, Esq. Michael G. Donahue, III, Esq.	State-of-the-art defense.
1983
Campos v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.	Kronisch & Schkeeper Alan Roth, Esq.	Failure to warn.
1977
Franklin v. Milner	James J. Shrager, Esq. Allan H. Ickowitz, Esq.	Discovery rules.

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