Steve is a litigator with more than 40 years of experience representing corporate clients in a wide variety of complex litigation in both state and federal courts. His commercial litigation experience includes business torts, chancery practice, class actions, construction, contracts, insurance coverage, employment law, products liability and partnership disputes. Steve also has substantial appellate experience with numerous reported decisions.
- Simoni v. Luciani, 872 F. Supp.2d 382 (D.N.J. 2012) – Rejecting application of res judicata to bar second complaint alleging COBRA where first lawsuit involved separate statutory and common law claims
- Port Imperial Condominium Association, Inc. v. K. Hovnanian Port Imperial Urban Renewal, Inc., 419 N.J. Super. 459 (App. Div. 2011) – Applying statute of repose to bar construction defect claims against certain subcontractors
- Rosenberg v. Washington Mutual Bank FA, 369 N.J. Super. 456 (App. Div. 2004) – Finding that state law claims challenging bank’s billing statements to be preempted
- Alden Leeds, Inc. v. OSHA, 298 F.3d 256 (3d Cir. 2002) – Overturning administrative law decision based on agency’s misapplication of its own regulations
- Peterson v. Ballard, 292 N.J. Super. 575 (App. Div. 1996) – Applying the litigation privilege to dismiss statutory and tort claims brought against attorney
- Martin v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., 661 N.E.2d 352 (Ill. 1996) – First state Supreme Court to apply the learned intermediary doctrine to prescription pharmaceutical product containing direct-to-patient labeling
- New Jersey Bar Association
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D.
- Pomona College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Phone: 973.467.7374
- Fax: 610.371.7930
- Litigation
Steve is a litigator with more than 40 years of experience representing corporate clients in a wide variety of complex litigation in both state and federal courts. His commercial litigation experience includes business torts, chancery practice, class actions, construction, contracts, insurance coverage, employment law, products liability and partnership disputes. Steve also has substantial appellate experience with numerous reported decisions.
- Simoni v. Luciani, 872 F. Supp.2d 382 (D.N.J. 2012) – Rejecting application of res judicata to bar second complaint alleging COBRA where first lawsuit involved separate statutory and common law claims
- Port Imperial Condominium Association, Inc. v. K. Hovnanian Port Imperial Urban Renewal, Inc., 419 N.J. Super. 459 (App. Div. 2011) – Applying statute of repose to bar construction defect claims against certain subcontractors
- Rosenberg v. Washington Mutual Bank FA, 369 N.J. Super. 456 (App. Div. 2004) – Finding that state law claims challenging bank’s billing statements to be preempted
- Alden Leeds, Inc. v. OSHA, 298 F.3d 256 (3d Cir. 2002) – Overturning administrative law decision based on agency’s misapplication of its own regulations
- Peterson v. Ballard, 292 N.J. Super. 575 (App. Div. 1996) – Applying the litigation privilege to dismiss statutory and tort claims brought against attorney
- Martin v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., 661 N.E.2d 352 (Ill. 1996) – First state Supreme Court to apply the learned intermediary doctrine to prescription pharmaceutical product containing direct-to-patient labeling
Affiliations
- New Jersey Bar Association
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D.
- Pomona College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court