ANDREW M. MOSKOWITZ ESQ.
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Appellate Practice
Andrew Moskowitz has handled numerous appeals in a broad variety of cases including commercial matters, civil rights cases and negligence litigation. Reported cases include: Sarnowski v. Air Brook Limousine, No. 06-2144 (3d Cir. Dec. 12, 2007) USA v. $734,578.82 , 286 F.3d 641 (3d Cir. 2002); Nance v. City of Newark, No. 03-4741, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 2490 (3d Cir. 2005); Roberts v. Borough of Brent, No. 02-2126 (3d Cir. 2003); Lodato v. Sunrise Markets, Inc., Docket No. A-470-02T5 (App. Div. 2003); Lampley v. Orange Bd. of Educ., Docket No. A-6080-01T3 (App. Div. 2003), certif. denied, 179 N.J. 313 (2004), Shmueli v. N.Y. City Police Dep't, 295 A.D.2d 271, 743 N.Y.S.2d 871 (1st Dep't 2002); and Dedes v. Cambria, 258 A.D.2d 495, 684 N.Y.S.2d 622 (2d Dep't 1999). In addition, prior to graduating from law school, he gained a great deal of experience relevant to appellate work, including an internship with a Judge in the Southern District of New York; a research assistant position for a law school professor; and an editor position with the Fordham Environmental Law Journal.
Mr. Moskowitz has experience in handling a diverse variety of matters, such as:
- Commercial litigation including breach of contract actions and the enforceability of covenants not to compete/restrictive covenants. For example, in June 2002, the Firm successfully opposed a client's former employer's attempt to enforce a restrictive covenant (see opinion by Miriam N. Span, J.S.C, Presiding Judge for Chancery Division's General Equity Part).
- Consumer Fraud actions(see Decision by Hon. Carmen Messano, J.S.C. denying defendants' motion for summary judgment in Torres v. Harrison ) In Torres v. Harrison, the Firm represented Monica Torres who purchased a home in Bayonne, New Jersey for $126,000.00. After the closing, she learned that the house had dozens of problems that rendered it uninhabitable and in violation of the city housing code. In July 2004, just prior to the start of the trial, the defendants agreed to settle the case for $68,000.00.
- Employment litigation including gender and race discrimination; the Family and Medical Leave Act (and New Jersey's Family Leave Act); and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Personal injury matters
- Insurance coverage including declaratory judgment actions on behalf of policyholders (see Koloski v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 5 Misc. 3d 1028A, 2004 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2619 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Nov. 3, 2004); insurance company claimed that insured had engaged in life insurance fraud and firm successfully defeated motion for summary judgment dismissing insured's claim for breach of contract); see also Windsor Mt. Joy Mut. Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 264 F. Supp. 2d 158 (D.N.J. 2003) (in which firm represented policyholder in action to recover proceeds after a boat that he had insured was stolen)
- Debt Collection litigation
- First Amendment cases
- Litigation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Construction matters, including representation of contractors and subcontractors in proceedings to assert mechanics liens
- Real Estate litigation, including matters in Tenancy Court
- Matrimonial actions and child custody disputes
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