The Legal Practice Areas of Gordon & Gordon, Attorneys
Our team approach and combined experience
has given our firm an
extensive background in many legal areas. At Gordon & Gordon we are
well-versed in:
Representation of Municipalities & Public Entities
Gordon & Gordon has served as Special Litigation counsel to numerous
municipalities throughout the State of New Jersey for over twenty years.
Gordon & Gordon has represented the State of New Jersey as Special Counsel
in the landmark tobacco litigation resulting in a $7.6 Billion dollars
award to the State of New Jersey. Gordon & Gordon is currently
representing the State of New Jersey in environmental litigation.
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Environmental Litigation
Environmental Litigation involves claims for injured
persons and property damage caused by the discharge of toxins from
companies. The protection of our state's residents and their
property from corporate polluters is our priority. As Environmental
Litigators, Gordon & Gordon represent from single victims to large numbers
of people who have been harmed physically or have sustained damage to
their property. Some examples of cases we have handled are listed
below.
- A $270 million environmental superfund clean up in the
township of Montclair.
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A $38.5 million settlement by DuPont to 428 residents of Pompton Lakes.
This settlement represents one of the largest toxic tort settlements in
the history of New Jersey.
- A $17.5 Million settlement for environmental injury and contamination claims in Maywood/Bergen County.
Environmental Tort Litigation may involve any of the
areas below.
- Toxic tort
- Mass disaster actions
- Insurance cost recovery matters
- Environmental cleanup
- Land use
- Representation of cities and towns
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Legal Malpractice Litigation
We sue attorneys who have been negligent in their representation of
clients
If you have been represented by an attorney who failed to properly
represent you or your loved ones, you may have a right to a legal
malpractice action.
- Settlement for $450,000.00 on the eve of trial. The plaintiff
retained Harrison J. Gordon for legal malpractice against their first
attorney.
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Traumatic Brain & Head Injury Litigation
Persons who suffer from traumatic brain injury
may be entitled to monetary compensation. It is recommended that
you seek the services of a traumatic brain injury attorney who
concentrates in this type of case, such as nationally recognized brain
injury trial attorney,
Harrison J. Gordon, of
Gordon and Gordon P.C. where attorneys and staff are trained in helping
individuals who suffer from traumatic brain injury and their families
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Brain Injury Resources Page
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Personal Injury Litigation
If you or a loved one has injured as a result of
negligence, you may be eligible for compensation. Our highly experienced
staff is dedicated to helping the victims of negligence, such as the
victims of the cases shown below.
- A $7.6 billion settlement-the largest settlement of any
claim in New Jersey-by the tobacco industry to the state of New Jersey for
past Medicaid expenses
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A $2.1 million settlement to a five-year-old boy hit by a garbage truck.
He will receive this money over the course of his lifetime to compensate
for the permanent injuries to his leg.
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$1.5 million medical malpractice suit from a misdiagnosis leading to
blindness, which will pay $6 million over her lifetime.
Personal Injury Litigation may involve any of the areas
below:
- Automobile accidents
- Traumatic brain and head injuries (more
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- Slip and fall injuries
- Wrongful death
- Medical malpractice suits
- Fire and burn cases
- Defective products
- Worker’s compensation
- Social Security Litigation
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Mass Tort Litigation
The law firm of Gordon & Gordon, P.C. practices in the
areas of drug litigation and other Mass Tort cases solely on behalf of
injured people. Our experience in mass tort matters includes handling
prescription drug cases that have caused serious injury or death such as
Propulsid, Rezulin and other prescription drugs. Harrison J. Gordon has
also served on the New Jersey Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the
Propulsid and Rezulin litigation. Areas of Mass Tort Litigation
include:
- Environmental
- Air Crash
- Fire and Burns
- Over-the-counter and prescription drugs
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- Medical device litigation
- Defective products that affect large amounts of people
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