Todaro v. County of Union, 392 N.J. Super. 448 (App. Div. 2007). We represented an Assistant Superintendent of Weights and Measures, who was the best qualified applicant to fill the vacant Superintendent. Nevertheless, she was not hired. We sued in state court alleging that she was not hired because of unlawful political reasons. A jury agreed and awarded her substantial damages. The case was affirmed on appeal.
Sex Discrimination
Obtained two favorable jury verdicts for a woman police officer who was denied retirement health benefits in a sex discrimination case before Judge Linares in the United States District Court.
Monteiro v. City of Elizabeth, 436 F. 2d. 397 (3rd Cir. 2006), cert. den. sub nom, Perkins-August v. Monteiro, 549 U.S. 820 (2006).
Prevailed in another 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case when a jury determined that a City Council President had a councilman removed from a council meeting and arrested, not because he was disruptive as claimed, but because he opposed the proposed municipal budget. Monteiro v. City of Elizabeth, 436 F. 2d. 397 (3rd Cir. 2006), cert. den. sub nom, Perkins-August v. Monteiro, 549 U.S. 820 (2006).
New Jersey State Firemen’s Mut. Benev. Ass’n v. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue
. Was successful in a suit to have the paid leave statute for union officials declared unconstitutional. New Jersey State Firemen’s Mut. Benev. Ass’n v. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, 340 N.J. Super. 577 (App. Div. 2001), certif. denied, 170 N.J. 88 (2001).
Million Dollar Consumer Fraud
Obtained a million dollar consumer fraud settlement against a prominent developer who substantially damaged a homeowner’s residence while building another
City of Hoboken – Chief Financial Office – Political Discrimination
We successfully represented a tenured Chief Financial Officer. He was the brother-in-law of the then Mayor of Hoboken. Disciplinary charges were filed against him after a new Mayor took office. He was suspended without pay. We prevailed in a hearing before the Office of Administrative Law and six of the seven charges were dismissed. We had filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court alleging that the charges were politically motivated. This matter was then settled on favorable monetary terms after the disciplinary charges were dismissed. The CFO was reinstated to his position and received substantial backpay, and compensatory damages and was paid his counsel fees;
Kean University – Whistleblower
Obtained a 1.8 million dollar settlement (which was reached while the jury was deliberating) in a “whistleblower” case against Kean University;