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Lawyer Overview

Litigation and Transportation Groups. Focuses his practice in railroad litigation. For over 16 years, he has represented Class I and short line railroads in cases involving FELA defense, railroad litigation, retail/owner operator liability, dram shop, construction litigation and accidents, products liability, grade crossing collisions, trespasser fatalities, passenger injuries, collections, property damage, insurance coverage, and other matters.

Areas of Practice

• Railroad Law
• Environmental
• Toxic Torts
• Construction Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Professional Liability Litigation
• Insurance Coverage
• Intellectual Property
• Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
• Transportation Law

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals, Professional Malpractice Law, Toxic Torts, Transportation Law, Railroad

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1992
• New York, 2007
• Pennsylvania, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC) (Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Council Member, Civil Litigation Section)

Honors and Awards

• Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine, 2009

Classes and Seminars

• How to Investigate and Defend a Grade Crossing Collision Case, CNA Insurance Defending the Trespasser Injury Case
• Principles of Federal Preemption in the defense of Grade Crossing Accidents

Past Employment Positions

• Amtrak, Senior Claims Agent, 1986 - 1992

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1992
  J.D.
• Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, 1974
  Bachelor of Arts

Published Works

• Salmonella Poisoning Alleged in Product Liability Case Defendant's Verdict in Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993
• Summary Judgement Granted in Favor of Landowner and Against Independent Contractor, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993
• "Occupied Crossing Rule" Shields Railroad From Liability, Defense Digest, February, 1996
• Pennsylvania Trial Court Upholds Lack of Railroad Duty Owed to Minor Trespasser in Double Amputation Case, Defense Digest, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1997
• Third Circuit Defines Limits of Landowner Liability to Trespassers Injured by a Condition on the Land, Defense Digest, Vol. 5, No. 4, 1999

Address

8000 Midlantic Dr., Ste 300 S
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1518

Phones

(856) 914-2066

Faxes

(856) 235-2786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.capehart.com