Jared P. DuVoisin
Of Counsel
Mail: jared.duvoisin@bbs-law.com
Phone|Fax|Text: 973.888.2142
Office: Livingston, NJ
Education
The Pennsylvania State University, B.A.
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Admissions
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Hobbies/Interests
Jared P. DuVoisin is an experienced litigator with an emphasis on insurance coverage, products liability defense, professional malpractice defense and the defense of catastrophic personal injury claims. Jared's practice encompasses the trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey.
Jared has served as lead counsel in business disputes, products liability, toxic tort, construction litigation, bad faith and insurance coverage matters. He has briefed numerous appeals, including a successful petition (and oppositions to petitions) in the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Representative matters include:
Riverside Acquisition Group v. 5-Digit Plus. LLC, et al. Represented individuals accused of theft of trade secrets and breaches of fiduciary duties involving esoteric software in the private postal sorting industry.
Van Winkel v. Lefrak Newport Realty Corp., 2010 WL 3516928 (App. Div. 2010). Won summary judgment for employer and general contractor, subsequently affirmed by Appellate Division, in a multi-employer construction case. Succeeded in convincing both the trial court and Appellate Division that the general contractor owed no duty to the plaintiff-subcontractor.
Accident Fund Ins. Co. v. PML Holdings Group, LLC, 2009 WL 4724804
(App. Div. 2009). Won reversal in Appellate Division of summary judgment finding coverage for a workers’ compensation insured on a multi-state policy, arguing the intent and expectations of the parties should trump boiler plate policy language, whereunderlying claim exceeded $3 million. Briefed successful opposition to insured’s petition for certification to the New Jersey Supreme Court
Kaur v. Standex Intern. Corp, 2009 WL 2016073 (D.N.J. 2009). Achieved summary dismissal of warnings and manufacturing defect claims against major industrial products manufacturer in a hand amputation case. Remainder of claims were later favorably settled during trial.
Pyramid Construction Corp. v. Essex Ins. Co., 2008 WL 588543 (App. Div), cert denied, 195 NJ 524 (2008). Secured coverage for insured under CGL policy, while convincing Appellate Division to invalidate ambiguous policy exclusion, where underlying case settled for approximately $10 million. Briefed successful opposition to carrier’s petition for certification to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
