Represented a major beverage company in class action brought under New Jersey and New York law on behalf of all route sales personnel (approximately 1,900) claiming that the company had misclassified them as exempt from the overtime provisions of state law, and seeking six years of back overtime pay.  Obtained dismissal of the New York class and settled the New Jersey class on favorable terms.

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Gardner Pie Co. v. Mrs. Smith's Bakeries, Inc.
Served as lead counsel on behalf of Mrs. Smith's Bakeries, a subsidiary of Flowers Foods, a leading producer of packaged bakery foods, in a patent more
Patent portfolio management services for Rock-Tenn Company
Provide comprehensive patent portfolio management services for Rock-Tenn Company. Although historically, the company’s main focus has been on more
Recovery of defense costs and indemnity for former owners/ operators of a chemical manufacturing National Priority List site
The firm served as lead counsel representing the former limited partners of a now-dissolved limited partnership that formerly owned and operated a more
Wrongful death litigation for a pro bono client
Represented a widow in a wrongful death suit against a railroad company arising from the derailment of an Amtrak passenger train in South Carolina. A more