Jerome F Gallagher

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  Norris McLaughlin, P.A.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Recent Decisions
  Received a decision from the Appellate Division reversing a trial court's dismissal of a real estate developer's claim for violations of 42 U.S.C. 1983 based on the continuing violations exception to the two year statute of limitations applicable to such claims
  rem
  ing the matter for trial.
  Recovered a $588,618 Non-dischargeability Judgment from the United States Bankruptcy Court in favor of a bank
  against the principal of a title agency who participated in a conspiracy to defraud the lender.
  Recovered a $915,968 Non-Dischargeability Judgment from the United States Bankruptcy Court in favor of a premium finance company
  against an insurance broker who fraudulently converted the financing proceeds.
  Obtained an affirmance from the Appellate Division of a Chancery Court decision following a bench trial awarding a real estate developer a $508,000 Judgment for pre-construction development expenditures in a failed real estate joint venture, piercing the corporate veil to impose personal liability on the joint venturer,
  granting a recordable equitable mortgage on the real property to secure repayment.
  Successfully defended an appeal from a jury verdict entered in favor of a client,
  recovered payment in full against a surety bond posted to stay post-judgment collection proceedings pending appeal.
  Obtained summary judgment dismissing claims asserted under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act against an electronic parts testing company.
  Domesticated Oregon Judgment in New Jersey, successfully opposed debtor's objections on jurisdictional grounds, successfully defended against the Debtor's appeal,
  recovered payment in full from a surety bond posted to secure the Judgment
  stay execution proceedings.