The firm's
litigation experience covers numerous areas of law, including
bankruptcy, commercial, contract, constitutional, corporate,
education, employment, environmental, foreclosure, franchise,
healthcare, insurance coverage, land use, personal injury,
product liability, professional responsibility, real estate,
toxic tort, and trusts and estates.
| Kraemer
Burns partners have won many significant cases: |
| The firm has successfully
defended a corporate client against shareholder attacks
on the fairness of a corporate merger. |
| Kraemer Burns has successfully represented
management in proxy litigation. |
| Substantial sums
have been recovered in connection with employee embezzlement. |
| In a landmark case, Kraemer Burns succeeded
in having legislative restrictions on nuclear activities
declared unconstitutional. |
| The firm has successfully
represented chemical industry clients, defeating novel
toxic tort claims asserted against chemical manufacturers. |
| Leading decisions on major land use
matters have been obtained on behalf of developers and
municipalities. |
| Kraemer
Burns obtained a decision on behalf of a national restaurant
franchisor that the franchisor could not be liable for
sexual harassment engaged in by employees of a franchisee. |
| The firm
serves as lead counsel in important CERCLA (Superfund)
litigation. |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Commercial Litigation
The firm handles a broad range
of commercial and business litigation, such as shareholder
disputes, disputes involving the sale of goods, equipment
replevin actions, the enforcement of restrictive covenants,
the representation of secured creditors in bankruptcy court
and unfair competition and a wide array of other litigated
commercial matters.
Tort Litigation
Kraemer Burns regularly defends
self-insured companies and insured companies on behalf of
their insurance carriers primarily against personal injury,
product liability and toxic tort claims. Kraemer Burns also
accepts plaintiff's cases, provided they do not conflict with
the firm's defense work.
Employment Law Litigation
Employers frequently turn to Kraemer
Burns for representation in cases involving employment law.
The firm has established an excellent record in jury trials,
defending corporate clients against wrongful discharge, whistleblower
discrimination and other claims, as well as cases involving
restrictive covenants.
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Kraemer Burns has established
a strong profile in handling coverage matters on behalf of
the insured.
Real Estate and Land Use Litigation
Kraemer Burns
represents property owners, lenders, developers, municipalities
and others in such matters as commercial leasing litigation,
disputes over brokerage commissions, contested zoning and
planning matters, eminent domain and substantial contested
commercial foreclosures.
Environmental Litigation
Kraemer Burns represents property
owners and potentially responsible parties in various types
of environmental litigation, both between private parties
and in defense of actions brought by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the NJDEP.
Education
Kraemer Burns has special expertise
in representing school boards and others on complex education
issues.
Wills, Trusts and Estates
The firm handles will contests,
contested accountings, interpretation issues and other litigation
arising in the area of trusts and estates.
Professional
Responsibility Cases
When lawyers themselves need lawyers,
they retain Kraemer Burns.
Appellate Matters
Kraemer Burns is widely known
and respected for success in appellate work, and is often
the firm other attorneys turn to when their clients choose
to appeal. One partner served as law clerk to the Chief Justice
of the New Jersey Supreme Court and two were law clerks to
Associate Justices of that Court. Two have chaired the New
Jersey State Bar Association's Appellate Practices Study Committee.
Another clerked for a New Jersey Appellate Judge who is now
a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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