William D Grand

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Of Counsel

  Firm Name

  Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  ** Harrington, et al v. Director, Division of Taxation, et al. Mr. Gr
  defended the plaintiffs in this case, a group of former co-workers who won a $216 million jackpot in New Jersey's Mega Millions lottery contest. When the plaintiffs purchased the winning ticket
  received their winnings, New Jersey law exempted lottery winnings from state income tax, however months later the State changed the rules
  attempted to retroactively tax lottery winnings. The Tax Court granted partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, holding that the State had failed to turn “square corners” in dealing with the plaintiffs. ** The Geon Company v. Cary Compounds. Multi-national corporation brought an action against a New Jersey company for damages for alleged misappropriation of its formulas
  trade secrets. Gr
  obtained a no cause judgment after six weeks of trial. *** G & W Laboratories v. Able Laboratories. Pharmaceutical manufacturer sued another pharmaceutical company for alleged theft of formulas
  trade secrets. Gr
  defended the Complaint
  plaintiff dropped its case after five weeks of trial. *** Middlesex County Utilities Authority v. Edgeboro L
  fill. Gr
  defended l
  fill owner in eminent domain action. After approximately 40 days of hearings, a settlement was reached that resulted in a payment of $40 million to Gr
  's client. The Authority's good faith settlement offer prior to the hearings was $3.5 million. *** Sgro v. Getty Petroleum Corp. In this case, reported at 854 F. Supp. 1164 (D.N.J. 1994), the owner of a gas station property sued Getty alleging that Getty was obligated to remove underground storage tanks from his property. Gr
  successfully defended the action, resulting in a judgment for the defendant.