Case History Summaries

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. was retained as local counsel for a Colorado supplier who had not been fully paid on a substantial subcontract for work at a U.S. Air Force base. After suit was filed in Paterson, New Jersey, the matter was resolved to the client's satisfaction with the entry of a confidential settlement.

A Florida client retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to fight a lawsuit filed in Cape May, New Jersey. The plaintiff claimed fraud and breach of warranties in the sale of a business and sought to avoid making payment to the client on promissory notes. In a few months, the lawsuit was dropped. The client did not have to pay anything to plaintiff and continued to receive payments on the notes.

A Hong Kong client retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to oppose applications for injunctions seeking payment of several million dollars in several consolidated security fraud suits. All of the applications for injunctive relief were denied by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City.

A warehouseman from Jamaica, New York retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when its customer went bankrupt and a California seller demanded the goods be released, without charge. Shortly after suit was filed for the client in Jersey City, New Jersey, the California seller agreed to honor the client's lien and release its claim.

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. helped a client structure the operations of its Latin American offices, forming a Limited Liability Company, with an agreement for an orderly buy-sell, protection of its confidential business and proprietary information and employee contracts that protected against unfair competition.

When an international paint manufacturer was sued in Monmouth County, New Jersey for allegedly contaminating property, Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. defended and brought claims for contribution against others, resulting in a negotiated a settlement for a fraction of the plaintiff's claim.

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. represented two clients in Missouri when their former employer in Delaware sought damages for alleged violation of a post-employment covenant against competition. After a few months, the suit against the clients in Hackensack, New Jersey was dropped.

A business client of Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. needed assistance in connection with an Antenuptial Agreement. The Firm organized the exchange of disclosure information, drafted the Agreement and finalized the document after negotiations with counsel. The parties are now happily married.

A realtor retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when his commission was not fully paid. A few months after suit was filed in Paterson, New Jersey, the matter was settled and the client was paid in full.

The owner of a new shopping center retained Samuel D. Bornstein to defend a lawsuit in New Brunswick, New Jersey brought by the site engineer for work done on the project. During trial, the plaintiff dropped his claims and the Firm's client was paid for delay damages.

A New Jersey physician retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to review and finalize his contract with a leading New York City teaching hospital. Within a week the matter was finalized.

When a Paramus, New Jersey jeweler wasn't paid by a Florida businessman, Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. obtained a Judgment in fraud in Hackensack, New Jersey and registered the Judgment in Florida. The client was paid in full.

A regular international client retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to negotiate and finalize several eight figure bank loans for business operations and expansion. The transactions were successfully concluded within a few months.

A manufacturer retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when a terminated employee threatened suit for discrimination. After the Firm assembled personnel records demonstrating the termination was lawful and appropriate, the matter was settled to the client's satisfaction.

A distributor of specialty chemicals hired Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when it was sued by a manufacturer in the Supreme Court of New York, New York City, for alleged interference with customers and business opportunities. The Firm filed a counterclaim for wrongful termination of the client's distributorship and, at trial, obtained a substantial settlement for the client.

A New Jersey manufacturer retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when a sales agent brought suit in Los Angeles, California claiming breach of the agency contract. Within a few weeks, after the proper business records were assembled and reviewed, the matter was settled to the satisfaction of the client, the suit was dismissed and new agents were hired.

A New York City manufacturer of cosmetic products sold throughout the world retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to prepare its Employee Manual, contracts with long-term executives and at-will agreements with other employees to protect its formulations and confidential business information.

A former employee of a cleaning products firm retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to defend a lawsuit in Hackensack, New Jersey seeking an injunction to enforce a restrictive covenant agreement he had signed. During trial, plaintiff's proofs were discredited and the suit against the client was dropped.

A Bergen County, New Jersey manufacturer retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when a California customer failed to pay for merchandise ordered and delivered. the Firm obtained a Judgment in Hackensack, New Jersey for the money owed and registered the Judgment in California. A short time later the client was paid in full.

A Princeton, New Jersey woman was fired from her employment as an insurance broker and retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. to file suit in Trenton, New Jersey. The Firm assembled evidence which demonstrated racial discrimination was a factor, and settled the matter to the client's satisfaction before trial.

A Jersey City, New Jersey industrialist thought the offer made for his property in condemnation was too low. Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. was retained and demanded a jury consider the matter. After trial in Jersey City, New Jersey, the Firm recovered a seven-figure verdict which was several hundred per cent more than the original condemnation offer to the client.

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. guided an international manufacturer, based in New York City, in the termination of its Chief Executive Officer, without severance.

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. formed a New Jersey Limited Liability Company for a client in Kawasaki, Japan and protected its business secrets and opportunities with an Operating Agreement and employment contracts with key executives when it established a local office in Passaic County, New Jersey.

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. represented a Bergen County, New Jersey apparel manufacturer when a Hollywood, California designer breached a marketing agreement. After suit was filed in Hackensack, New Jersey, the dispute was settled to the client's satisfaction.

A Bergen County, New Jersey hotel retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when an employee filed a federal lawsuit claiming disability discrimination. The Firm assembled proofs to demonstrate there was no discrimination. Most of the plaintiff's claims were dismissed by the court on the Firm's motion; the remainder of the suit was dropped.

An arbitrator in Hackensack, New Jersey entered two awards for a clothing manufacturer represented by Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A.: the first was for the full amount of the client's claim and the other was for the dismissal of a counter-claim by the defendant, a Bloomfield, New Jersey customer.

Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. represented a Union County, New Jersey distributor in a labor grievance filed by an employee's union with the State Board of Mediation in Newark, New Jersey. During the hearing, the matter was settled to the client's satisfaction: the employee's title and responsibilities were changed and his compensation was reduced.

An environmental consulting firm was sued in Morristown, New Jersey by a client who claimed professional negligence. Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. was retained by the consultant's insurance carrier. As a result of the Firm's motion filed on behalf of the consultant, the suit for malpractice was dropped, the plaintiff paid the consultant the balance of a bill for consulting services and all of its attorneys fees.

A Florida resident retained Samuel D. Bornstein, P.A. when her part ownership interest in a home in Alpine, New Jersey was conveyed away, without her knowledge or permission, by a trustee. After a full trial, a trial judge in Hackensack, New Jersey granted the Firm's client complete relief.

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