Attorney Profile

Frank J. DeAngelis

Frank DeAngelis

Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass
60 Park Place, 19th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Contact Contact Frank J. DeAngelis
T: 973-494-0600
F: 973-242-4244

Visit: www.moundcotton.com
Practice areas: Insurance Coverage (70%), General Litigation (20%), Personal Injury Defense: Products (10%)

Profile

Mr. DeAngelis has more than thirteen years of experience in domestic and international litigation. His experience includes first- and third- party coverage and claims defense, multi-layered policy defense of complex property losses, fire/arson losses, and property and casualty defense, all-risk and builder's risk policy defense, weather related catastrophic losses, environmental contamination, business interruption, time element, products liability defense, coal mining losses, defense of travel agents and tour operators under errors and omissions coverage, general commercial litigation, and real estate transactions.

Selected to:

New Jersey Rising Stars 2009
New Jersey Rising Stars 2008

About Frank DeAngelis

Admitted: 1996, New Jersey

Professional Webpage: www.moundcotton.com/attorneys/partners/deangelis

Honors and Awards: Adjunct Professor of the Year, Seton Hall University School of Law, 2009, New Jersey Law Journal 40 Under 40, 2009
Bar/Professional Activity: 2001-Present, Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law, Member - Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Council
Pro bono/Community Service: Mentor/Internship Supervisor, Development School for Youth, a program of The All Stars Project of New Jersey, 2009, Volunteer - Pro Bono Partnership, 2008
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Author, Proof of Nothing?  Certificates of insurance may not be worth the paper they're printed on, 185 N.J.L.J. 626 (Aug. 14, 2006), Author, When is Non-Renewal Permissible?  The question of when an insurer may nonrenew a risk based on adverse loss history does not come with an easy answer, 180 N.J.L.J. 177 (Apr. 18, 2005), Author, Suit Limitation Enforceable Even If Absent From Insured's Policy.  Insured must be given sufficient notice after loss, 192 N.J.L.J. 1078 (June 30, 2008), Co-Author, The Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Pre-2005 Valued Policy Law Claims, Mealey's Litigation Report: Catastrophic Loss, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Dec. 2007), Co-Author, Is Appraisal Sometimes Better Than Litigation?  And Some Thoughts From Your Friendly Courts On Builder's Risk Coverage, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, Vol. 22, No. 35 (July 24, 2008), Author, Duty of Care Applicable to Participants in Informal Recreation Sports is to Avoid the Infliction of Injury Caused by Reckless of Intentional Conduct.  Crawn v. Campo, 136 N.J. 494, 643 A.2d 600 (1994), 5 Seton Hall J. of Sport L. 509 (1995), Author, Reproduction in Poster Form of Newspaper Pages Containing Plaintiff's Photograph and Artist's Rendition of Plaintiff, and Subsequent Sale of Posters, Were Protected by the First Amendment from Common Law and Statutory Commercial Misappropriation Claims.  Montana v. San Jose Mercury News, Inc., 40 Cal. Rptr. 2d 639 (1995), 6 Seton Hall J. of Sport L. 669 (1996), Co-Author, The Tab for Litigating Results: The enforceability of contractual indemnity clauses, 196 N.J.L.J. 649 (June 8, 2009), Author, Go Figure: Insurers defend lawsuits arising from their use of loss calculation software, Best's Review (July 2009)
Verdicts and Settlements: Cvetkovic v. New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Docket No. L-980-04 (N.J. Super. Ct. Jan. 30, 2006), Lead Trial Attorney for Commerce & Industry Insurance Company, request for defense and indemnity based on certificate of insurance, obtained first known summary judgment decision in New Jersey whereby court held that the existence of a certificate of insurance alone, issued by an independent insurance broker unrelated to the insurer, is insufficient to prove coverage under a liability insurance policy., Pinnoak Resources, LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, 294 F.Supp.2d 821 (S.D.W.V. 2005), Co-Lead Trial Attorney for Allied World Assurance Company, defeated motion for remand in a coal mining fire property damage case by obtaining the first decision in the 4th Circuit enforcing the New York Convention as it relates to international arbitration agreement found in insurance contract issued by foreign insurer., Argent Electric, Inc. v. Cooper Lighting, Inc., No. 03 Civ. 9794 (RMB), 2005WL2105591 (Aug. 31, 2005), Lead Trial Attorney for Cooper Lighting, Inc, obtained summary judgment on breach of contract and fraud claims under the Statute of Frauds in sales commission dispute., Lubell v. Samson Moving & Storage, Inc., 290 A.D.2d 343, 737 N.Y.S.2d 24 (1st Dep't 2002), Lead Trial Attorney for defendant/appellant Samson Moving & Storage, Inc., obtained the reversal of the trial court's decision and the enforcement of the limitation of liability clause in a case where plaintiff's property was damaged while being stored., Lubell v. Samson Moving & Storage, Inc., 307 A.D.2d 215, 736 N.Y.S.2d 30 (1st Dep't 2003), Lead Trial Attorney for defendant/appellant Samson Moving & Storage, Inc., obtained a reversal of the trial court's decision and the dismissal of the claim based on gross negligence in a case where plaintiff's property was damaged while being stored., Castillo v. Trafalgar Tours USA, Inc., No. A-5024-97T1 (N.J. App. Div. Apr. 15, 1999), Co-Lead Trial Attorney for defendant/appellee Trafalgar Tours USA, Inc., obtained an affirmance of the trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's claim as against the tour operator related to the substitution of a cruise ship by the cruise line for a charter group., Martinez v. Brandywine Ski Tours, Inc., Docket No. OCN-L-758-07 (N.J. Super. Ct. Sept. 14, 2007), Lead Trial Attorney for defendant Brandywine Ski Tours, obtained dismissal of complaint as against tour operator in action where plaintiff suffered catastrophic injuries in a ski accident., Ferracane v. Unites States of America, 2:02cv01037 (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2007), Lead Trial Attorney for defendant Jost International, obtained summary judgment on product liability - design defect claims where plaintiff injured by crank handle on commercial truck., Sander Sales Enterprises v. Saks, Inc., Civ. No. 06-1085 (D.N.J. Jan. 20, 2006), aff'd (3d Cir. June 12, 2007), Lead Trial Attorney for defendant Saks, Inc., obtained summary judgment and affirmance by the 3rd Circuit in the enforcement of a settlement agreement., Ace American Ins. Co. v. Unite Here, Index No. 604224/06 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Dec. 10, 2007), Lead Trial Attorney for XL Insurance American, Inc., successfully obtained a dismissal of the claims based on late notice.


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