
Michael Dore
Of Counsel
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
New York, U.S.A.
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Significant Accomplishments
In re Bristol-Myers Squibb Environmental Claim: Defended a multicounty litigation in New Jersey involving personal injury and property damage claims brought by more than 150 neighbors of BMS' New Brunswick, New Jersey, manufacturing facility.
Devoe v. The P.F. Laboratories, Inc., et al.: Served as New Jersey counsel for a class action and individual claims involving the distribution of OxyContin.
In re Able Energy Explosion: Counsel for a company president in connection with criminal, civil, and regulatory matters arising out of a Newton, New Jersey, propane explosion.
In re Actonel Litigation: Defended Sanofi-Aventis and Procter & Gamble in consolidated Actonel litigation pending before Judge Higbee in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
In re Napp Technologies: Served as lead counsel with respect to OSHA and civil claims arising out of a multiple-fatality chemical plant explosion in Lodi, New Jersey.
In re Vioxx Litigation: Served as counsel to the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association in the appeal of a decision certifying a nationwide class of Vioxx purchasers under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.
Served as counsel for product and environmental insurance coverage claims of SmithKline Beecham, Hoechst Celanese Corp., Hoechst Marion Roussel, Crane Co., The BOC Group, and Georgia-Pacific Corporation.
In re HRT Litigation: Defended Sanofi-Aventis in New Jersey mass tort hormone replacement therapy cases.
Rubanic v. Witco Corp., 125 N.J. 421: Served as trial counsel in a PCB injury claim that established the New Jersey standard for admission of expert testimony in toxic tort litigation.
Professional Associations
Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers University Law School (1984 - present)American Law Institute (Elected Member)Founding Chair, Defense Research Institute, Environmental Law CommitteeProfessional Activities and Experience
Accolades- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business - (2006-2016)
- The Best Lawyers in America - Dore
- New Jersey Super Lawyers (2005-2016, 2018) - Michael Dore
CHCI: A Path to a Rewarding and Deeply Personal Career
Lowenstein Sandler LLP, February 2017
The morning we arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Newark, New Jersey, the line stretched around the block. I was 11 years old, the son of Cuban immigrants and the grandson of a former political prisoner who had sought refuge in the United States—part of the first generation of my family born in this country...
Additional Articles
- A New Actor in the Government's Response to Chemical Emergencies, June 1998
- Arbitrating Complex Litigation, February 19, 2007
- Be Ready to Respond to Critical Incidents, September 3, 2001
- CCA - Claims Why They Will Be The Next 'Big' Toxic Tort And What Target Defendants Can Do About It, December 21, 2001
- Conducting Internal Corporate Investigations, February 25, 2002
- Consolidating the Crowd of Cases, December 6, 2004
- Customs-Manufacturing Agreements Used in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries Raise Unique Regulatory, Operational and Health-and-Safety Concerns, August 1998
- Dealing With Public Relations Concerns in Products Liability and Toxic Tort Litigation, February 2002
- Environmental Class Actions: Where We Have Been and Where We May Wind Up in the Future, 2012
- EPA Revises Audit Policy, June 2000
- Law of Toxic Torts: Litigation, Defense, Insurance, 2012
- Limiting the Designated Felon Rule: The Proper Role of the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine in the Criminal Enforcement of New Jersey's Environmental Laws, Fall 2000
- Mass Tort Book Clarifies Procedure, December 11, 2006
- Nanotechnology: Evaluate the Product Liability Risks, December 14, 2009
- New Jersey’s “Mass Tort Resource Book”, February 2007
- OSHA and Chemical Safety Board to Share Data Under Coordination Pact, January 1999
- Passaic County Facilities Subject to New Law Permitting Residents to Conduct Inspections, January 1999
- Protecting Individual Corporate Executives From Liability - Ten Cardinal Rules For Risk Managers, Winter, February 2002
- Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Open Door to Challenging the Retroactive Application of CERCLA, January 1999
- Reforming Mass Tort Coordination Procedures, December 8, 2003
- Reforming the New Jersey Supreme Court's Procedures for Consolidating Mass Tort Litigation: A Proposal for Disclosing the Rules of the Game, Winter 2003
- Ten Cardinal Rules for Protecting Individual Corporate Executives from Criminal or Civil Liability, April 2001
- The Future of CCA Claims…and What Target Defendants Can Do About Them, March 2002
- The New Jersey Mass Tort Designation Process, August 2011
- The Use of ‘Science Days’ and Other Expert Tutorials in Mass Tort Litigation, December 15, 2008
- The Use of Summary Jury Trials as a Technique for Resolving Mass Tort Claims, November 22, 2010
- When Process Safety Efforts Fail: The Risks to Corporate Executives, September 2010
- You Too Could Be A "Responsible Corporate Officer", July 2001
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