Bosakowski, James A.

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Updated 2/13/2009
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Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin

1845 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

Phone: (215) 575-2708

Fax: (215) 575-0856

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Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2007

Lawyer Overview

Jim Bosakowski is an associate in the casualty practice group. He counsels personal and corporate clients in numerous areas of tort litigation including automobile, premises liability, food-borne illness, and products liability matters. Jim has tried over 100 civil cases throughout Pennsylvania.

Before joining Marshall Dennehey, Jim was Staff Counsel for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company where he practiced tort litigation for 23 years. He handled automobile, premises liability, products liability, food-borne illness, Dram Shop, and construction site claims against Liberty Mutual policyholders.

Jim was Of Counsel to Cowdrey, Thompson and Karsten, a litigation firm in Annapolis, Maryland, from 1993 to 1995, where he handled subrogation claims on behalf of Liberty Mutual.

Significant Representative Matters

  • Represented a major restaurant chain in Philadelphia County in a negligence suit wherein plaintiff claimed he injured his throat as a result of ingesting glass in his food. The jury found for the restaurant, and plaintiff appealed. The verdict was ultimately affirmed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

  • Defense verdict in Philadelphia County in a suit claiming injury from a rear end hit by a United Parcel Service vehicle. The damage to the plaintiff's vehicle was slight, and after five days of trial, the jury decided the plaintiff was not injured. Plaintiff did not file an Appeal.

  • Summary judgment granted for the Defendant in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in a case wherein the plaintiff claimed he was injured on a piece of exercise equipment sold by our client. Plaintiff could not identify the product specifically and offered an expert report which could not identify the machine or any specific defect. The Court rejected any claims of a "malfunction" as the machine could not be identified.

    • Areas of Practice

    • Premises Liability
    • Auto
    • Product Liability
    • Construction Site Injuries

    Representative Clients

    • Darden Restaurants
    • Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
    • Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
    • Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

    West Practice Categories

    Premises Liability -- Defense, Products Liability Law

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    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions

    • Pennsylvania, 1978
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1979
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1984
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1984
    • Maryland, 1992

    Professional Associations and Memberships

    • Duquesne University School of Law, Alumni Association

    Honors and Awards

    • BV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

    Classes and Seminars

    • Taught Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes in civil litigation, civil procedure, and legal ethics for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Legal Department, 2001-2006, 2001 - 2006

    Past Employment Positions

    • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 1981-1992; 1995-2007, Staff Counsel
    • Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten, 1993-1995, Of Counsel

    Education

    • Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1978
      J.D.
      Honors: Chairman, Trial Moot Court, 1977-1978
    • Duquesne University, 1973
      B.A.
      Major: English
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    Articles

    Published Works

    • Course materials for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Legal Department, 2001-2006
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    Office Information

    Address

    1845 Walnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19103-4797

    Phones

    (215) 575-2708

    Faxes

    (215) 575-0856

    Emails

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    Websites

    http://www.marshalldennehey.com

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