Jerry is frequently called upon by insurers for pre-litigation advice in assessing their rights and obligations under primary and excess liability, property, errors & omissions and media insurance policies.  He also represents insurers across the country in lawsuits concerning diverse issues, including:

• Additional insured status.
• Coverage for major construction defects.
• Coverage for the nationwide multi-million dollar mass tort liabilities of international corporations.

Jerry also has extensive experience in the areas of aviation, maritime, cargo and transportation insurance coverage.

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His significant practice outside of the insurance field encompasses trial and appellate court litigation in the areas of insurance broker and agent liability, constitutional law, commercial law, and construction defect.  He also practices outside the litigation arena, with primary responsibility at the firm for preparing the worldwide product distribution and trademark licensing agreements of one of the firm’s major international clients and counseling the client on any disputes or issues arising under those agreements.

Examples of Jerry’s favorable results for his clients include:

• Obtaining dismissal of putative class action claims asserted under New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act and Consumer Fraud Act against a national appliance retailer.
• Obtaining dismissal of claims in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Amtrak asserted by the owner of fiber optics cables arising from the occupancy of cables in Amtrak’s railyard located at Union Station the District of Columbia.
• Obtaining summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, dismissing a lawsuit against Freddie Mac alleging breach of contract in connection with its procurement of quality assurance software.
• Obtaining summary judgment in numerous lawsuits in the New York and New Jersey courts seeking contribution or reimbursement from co-insurers to the costs of defense, or to settlements and judgments, arising from significant claims involving construction defects and construction site bodily injuries.
• Obtaining summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, dismissing a lawsuit against Amtrak alleging discrimination in connection with the sale of Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass, which ruling was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
• Obtaining summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, dismissing claims against an insurance broker in connection with an alleged premium finance scheme, which ruling was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
• Successfully negotiating a complex and comprehensive settlement agreement concerning the handling of, and insurance coverage for, thousands of asbestos bodily-injury claims against an international conglomerate arising from its acquisition of the operations of several global engineering and construction businesses.

For additional information on Jerry’s experience, see his Representative Cases below.

After graduating from Seton Hall University School of Law, Jerry clerked for the Hon. Lawrence M. Lawson, Assignment Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County.