New Jersey Asbestos Litigation Conference
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NEW JERSEY ASBESTOS LITIGATION CONFERENCE From the Bar: Co-Moderators Christopher M. Placitella, Esq. Kevin Hoffman, Esq. Certified by the Supreme Court of New McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C. Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney (Florham Park) Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. (Red Bank) Lynne M. Kizis, Esq. Gary D. Van Lieu, Esq. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. O Toole Scrivo Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC ’ (Woodbridge, Eatontown; New York City; (Cedar Grove, Red Bank; New York City; Philadelphia, PA) Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA) From the Bench William Kuzman, Esq. Justice Anne M. Patterson Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court (Philadelphia, PA) (Trenton) Amber R. Long, Esq. Honorable Ana C. Viscomi, JSC Levy Konigsberg LLP (New Brunswick) (Lawrence Township; New York City) Speakers F. Alexander Eiden, Es. Robert E. Lytle, Esq. Weitz & Luxemberg (Cherry Hill) Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C. (Lawrenceville) Marc S. Gaffrey, Esq. Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP Ryan Richman, Esq. (New Brunswick) McCarter & English, LLP (Newark) John C. Garde, Esq. McCarter & English, LLP (Newark) Patricia M. Henrich, Esq. Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, P.C. (Cherry Hill; Philadelphia, PA) © 2019 New Jersey State Bar Association. All rights reserved. Any copying of material herein, in whole or in part, and by any means without written permission is prohibited. Requests for such permission should be sent to NJICLE, a Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association, New Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1520. Table of Contents Page Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Co.. (A-16-18) (081602), 2019 N.J. LEXIS 1078 (2019) Amber R. Long, Esq. 1 The Evidence at Issue 1 The Procedural History of the Case 1 The Supreme Court’s Holding 2 Why This Was the Best Way to Lose 3 What to Look for Going Forward 3 Attachment Rowe v. Bell & Gossett Company 5 General Outline for a de bene esse in an Asbestos Case Leah C. Kagan, Esq. 49 Goals 49 Outline Example for Personal Use Talcum Powder Case 49 Attachment Hoye v. Brenntag North America, Inc., et al. [Oral and Videotaped Deposition of Marianne Hoye] 53 Do’s and Don’ts of De Bene Esse Depositions: Defense Perspective PowerPoint Presentation Marc S. Gaffrey, Esq. 99 About the Panelists… 113 .