Bus and Tractor Trailer Liability – Many of our clients face liability claims resulting from accidents involving their buses or tractor trailers. This complex area of the law requires knowledge of industry standards, insurance, negotiating skills, and trial talent. Floyd G. Cottrell is a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (“TIDA”), a highly-selective organization restricted to attorneys whose practice involves the representation of the trucking industry. The firm has several attendees at TIDA’s Annual Meetings and Mid-Year Mini-Seminars, and many of our more recently-admitted attorneys have attended the TIDA Skills program to insure an understanding of the industry’s fundamentals. The firm maintains an Emergency Response Team of attorneys, investigators, accident reconstruction experts and other professionals to respond to an accident within our jurisdiction on a 24/7 basis. Mr. Cottrell frequently speaks on tractor-trailer liability is on faculty of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (“CLM”)  Claims College –School of Transportation.

 

Premises Liability – Even the most well tended properties can face claims for unsafe premises. We represent business owners whose customers have been injured while on their property. We also assist insurance carriers who become involved in premises liability claims. Our expertise extends to liquor liability issues and dram shop actions, including the resolution of insurance coverage disputes that may arise in these cases. Mr. Cottrell and Mr. Solensky are members of the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (“NRRDA”), where Mr. Cottrell is currently serving a 3 year term on its Board of Directors”. 

 

Workers’ Compensation - The lawyers in our workers’ compensation defense practice represent employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in all aspects of workers’ compensation claims.  They appear regularly before the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation, Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, and Supreme Court of New Jersey.   They are well-regarded by the judges before whom they appear and strive to resolve claims efficiently and effectively.

 

Nursing Home Liability – The firm handles nurse home liabilities arising from fall-related injuries, skin ulcers and infections, wandering and escape incidents, assault and abuse allegations, malnutrition/ dehydration, prescription drugs and Corvid-19.

 

Construction Litigation/Construction Defect – The firm is experienced in defending construction site accidents, liabilities created under New York Labor Law, and construction defect claims.

​

Municipal Liability – Municipalities and government entities also have a responsibility to tenants. From personal injury claims to discrimination, housing authorities can face a long list of potential problems mandated by state and federal law. We have represented housing authorities in civil rights claims, premises liability, and contract disputes.

 

Products Liability – We have years of experience and an excellent track record of representing companies who are accused of developing and selling unsafe products. Our attorneys have worked on cases involving individuals injured by asbestos, apparel, alcoholic beverages, firearms, food and agricultural products, machinery and tools, medical products and devices, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products, recreational products, and tobacco.

 

Toxic Torts – Our firm has experience in representing defendants against claims by individuals who have been injured by exposure to toxic and other dangerous substances, forms of energy, and devices, including asbestos, chemicals and cosmetics, hazardous waste, medical products and devices, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, radiation and electromagnetic energy, and tobacco.

 

Insurance Law – Our attorneys handle insurance regulatory matters and transactions involving insurance and reinsurance companies. We have served as counsel to major national and international companies. Our specific areas of expertise include issues which arise when busses, tractor trailers, or rental cars are involved in accidents and injuries.

 

Litigation and Appeals – Our firm represents and advises clients who are or might become involved in a lawsuit or appeal as a result of a dispute, including prevention and settlement, in such areas as personal injury, insurance matters, products liability, toxic torts, premises liability, and municipal liability. Mr. Cottrell is a veteran of over 70 matters tried to verdict and is Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court and the National Bureau of Trial Advocacy, after a process that includes both testing and attestations of ability by Judges and adversaries.

 

Real Estate -Our firm represents both commercial clients and individuals in all transactions that deal with real property—land and the structures attached to it—including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management.