The litigation group at Morristown-based Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti handled a variety of complex matters in 2016, ranging from copyright to securities to civil rights, and including cases that went to trial or led to advances in the law. The group represented construction contractor Spectraserv Inc. in a dispute with the Middlesex County Utilities Authority stemming from wastewater treatment plant renovations, obtaining evidence spoliation sanctions and a $10 million settlement for the client. In defending a builder against claims by the New York City Housing Authority over asbestos-containing building materials claiming $500 million in damages, the litigation group prevailed before bankruptcy, trial and appellate courts. And in a case that ascended to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and yielded a precedential decision on arbitrability, the Riker team defeated a putative class action against Fidelity National Financial Inc. alleging overcharges in mortgage and deed transactions.
**The responses were provided by partners Glenn Clark, Lance Kalik, Gerald Liloia and Michael O’Donnell.**
