In a series of consolidated matters involving multiple parties and coverage issues with regard to a multi-vehicle collision, John Robertelli secured summary judgment on behalf of the State Farm Insured. The motion was granted by The Honorable Randal C. Chiocca J.S.C. in Passaic County, New Jersey. Alex Pappas assisted by taking the deposition of the

While participating in a hockey tournament in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Plaintiff sustained significant facial injuries when he struck a rink door. John Robertelli and Alex Pappas secured a dismissal of all claims against the Gloucester Township Men’s Hockey League (GTMHL), which was alleged to have sanctioned the tournament.

After filing a motion for summary

Brian Ade and Alexander Pappas won motion for summary judgment dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice against their client, a water utility. Plaintiff alleged that the client negligently excavated a trench in a road which created a depression in the cross walk which caused the plaintiff to trip and fall when she walked through the cross walk. The judge agreed with our

Frank Holahan and Alexander Pappas have been selected as a Bergen County Top Lawyer by Bergen Magazine.

In the letter notifying them of the honor, Bergen Magazine stated that it recently commissioned a peer-reviewed survey of more than 3,000 lawyers throughout Bergen County, asking them to provide information on those Bergen County attorneys they considered

Brian Ade and Alexander Pappas secured a win before the New Jersey Appellate Division for United Water New Jersey, Inc.  The Court affirmed summary judgment, agreeing that plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of negligence.  The Appellate Court agreed that plaintiff had not established our client owned the curb stop where plaintiff tripped,

Brian Ade and Alexander Pappas won a Motion for Summary Judgement before Judge Farrington in Bergen County, on behalf of SUEZ Water New Jersey Inc., dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice.

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Alexander Pappas was re-appointed to the following Bergen County Bar Associations Committees for the year 2016-2017:

• Professionalism in the Law
• Civil Practice
• NJSBA General Council.

Brian Ade and Alexander Pappas won at the appellate division in a matter styled Papaiya v. North Hudson Regional Fire Rescue, et. al. Rivkin Radler represented a public water utility. The plaintiffs were the owner of a residential apartment house that burned down when a fire from a neighboring apartment house spread to their property. Plaintiffs alleged against

201 Magazine has released its annual Bergen’s Top Lawyers peer-review survey and three Rivkin Radler attorneys have made the list. Brian Ade was named a Top Lawyer for Insurance Practice; John Robertelli was named a Top Lawyer for Labor & Employment Practice and Alexander Pappas was named a Top Lawyer for Professional Liability Practice.

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