Roy Alan Cohen

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Principal

  Firm Name

  Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: High profile class action medical monitoring
  groundwater contamination claim for a major chemical company for $20 million involving complex strict liability, public
  private nuisance, trespass,
  RCRA claims.
  $22 million arbitration brought against an engineering firm for issues relating to defective asphalt
  construction involving complex engineering, construction
  expert/causation issues. Thirty days of trial, resulted in a complete defense verdict for our client.
  Class action defense of a major building products company involving claims of strict liability, breach of warranty, consumer fraud, negligence,
  other claims.
  Defense of substantial commercial litigation involving contract dispute of $20 million in pending
  future claims.
  Defense of design professionals or owners in over 50 cases involving claims for design, construction oversight
  administration
  construction defect claims.
  Defense of premises owners
  contractors on claims concerning safety, medical monitoring
  neighborhood exposures.
  Defense of a major automobile manufacturer in New Jersey product liability litigation.
  Defense of environmental consultants in more than 30 cases involving soil remediation
  groundwater contamination matters.
  Defense of hundreds of cases involving self-insured
  insured private
  public trucking companies in wrongful death, personal injury
  property damage matters.
  National coordinating counsel for a major Canadian asbestos mining company (1982-2002) in 25 states. Currently national asbestos litigation counsel for a group of construction companies, an equipment manufacturer,
  a major elevator manufacturer,
  New Jersey
  New York counsel for a major automobile manufacturer, a chemical manufacturer
  four other companies in premises liability
  product cases.