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David W. Field has extensive trial experience in complex tort and commercial litigation. He concentrates in product liability, toxic tort, insurance and employment litigation on behalf of insureds, manufacturers and employers. Mr. Field has been featured in Super Lawyers in the category of General Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation since 2006.
Mr. Field also handles environmental, general liability and workers' compensation insurance coverage matters. In product liability, mass tort and toxic tort cases, he represents a wide variety of employers, chemical and pharmaceutical companies as well as manufacturers and distributors of products in defense of personal injury, property damage and medical surveillance claims. Mr. Field represents clients in State and Federal Court and before administrative agencies throughout the United States. In employment law, he represents employers in litigation involving wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment claims. Mr. Field is listed among The Best Lawyers in America in the personal injury litigation section and was designated in 2006 as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court which consists of less than three percent of New Jersey's trial attorneys.
Published Decisions
- In re Lead Paint Litigation, 191 N.J. 405 (2007)
- Fairway Dodge, LLC v. Decker Dodge, Inc., 191 N.J. 460 (2007)
- Verni v. Harry M. Stevens, Inc. of New Jersey, 387 N.J. Super. 160 (App. Div. 2006), certif. den., 189 N.J. 429 (2007)
- Kramer v. CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, 371 N.J. Super. 580 (App. Div. 2004)
- Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International Inc., 263 F. Supp. 2d 796 (D.N.J. 2003), aff'd, 399 F. 3d 248 (3d Cir.), cert. den., 125 S.Ct. 2951 (2005)
- Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International Inc. et al, 215 F. Supp. 2d 804 (D.N.J. 2002)
- Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International Inc. et al, 188 F. Supp. 2d 486 (D.N.J. 2002)
- Goasdone v. American Cyanamid Corp. et al, 354 N.J. Super. 519 (Law Division 2002)
- Fantis Foods Inc. v. North River Insurance Company, 332 N.J. Super. 250 (App. Div.), certif. den., 165 N.J. 677 (2000)
- Island Realty v. Bibbo, 329 N.J. Super. 528 (App. Div.), certif. den., 165 N.J. 487 (2000)
- New Jersey Turnpike Authority v. PPG Industries, Inc. et al, 16 F. Supp. 2d 460 (D.N.J. 1998), aff'd, 197 F. 3d 96 (3d Cir. 1999)
- Container Manufacturing Inc. v. CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, 870 F. Supp. 1225 (D.N.J. 1994)
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Seton Hall University School of Law
(J.D., 1984)
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Muhlenberg College
(B.A., 1977)
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New Jersey
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1984,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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1990,
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
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2004,
U.S. Supreme Court
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pro hac vice admission throughout the Federal and State Courts of the United States
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- Essex County Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Insurance Section
- Product Liability Section
- Toxic Tort Section
- Sports Law Section
- New Jersey District V-C Ethics Committee (2006-Present)
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