David S. Osterman

David S. Osterman is a senior partner resident in our Princeton, New Jersey office. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and he concentrates his practice in handling complex civil litigation, including commercial disputes, product liability, and class action litigation. Mr. Osterman is certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court and has tried more than 45 cases to verdict in five different states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Arizona) and the District of Columbia.  He has also served as lead counsel in the successful defense of several state and national class actions involving claims of consumer fraud, breach of warranty, medical monitoring and product liability.

Mr. Osterman's practice involves the representation of manufacturers, retailers, and distributors of a wide variety of products including pharmaceutical and medical device products, food products, heavy industrial machinery, airplanes, outdoor power equipment, gas grills, glass products, and flammable fabrics.  He has extensive toxic tort experience, including the successful representation of manufacturers and distributors against claims of personal injury or property damage as a result of exposure to asbestos, silica, paint products, graphite carbon, diacetyl, industrial solvents and MTBE.  He successfully defended class action litigation brought under state consumer protection statutes, including the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.  He has also handled a variety of commercial disputes including partnership dissolution disputes, breach of non-compete agreements, and patent and trademark litigation.

Mr. Osterman possesses an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available rating, and has been included in New Jersey Monthly Magazine's list of "Super Lawyers" in New Jersey.

Direct Dial
609.986.1310
Fax
609.986.1301
E-mail
dosterman@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Defense Research Institute
• Products Liability Subcommittee
• Trial Practice Subcommittee
• Product Liability Advisory Council
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
• Mercer County Bar Association

• Board of Trustees, McCarter Theater, Princeton

• Co-Author, Lung Disease from Microwave Popcorn Flavoring? Searching for Kernels of Truth in the Litigation "Maize", For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, November, 2008
• Co-Editor, Trial Handbook of New Jersey, 4th Edition
• Co-Author, Chapter on "Electronic Evidence," DRI Defense Manual, 2006 Edition
• Presenter, "Litigation Implications on Impact of Recent Amendments to Flammable Fabrics Act," Defense Research Institute, Fire & Casualty Seminar, November, 2005
• Presenter, "Impact of Proposed Changes to Mattress Flammability Regulations," ASTM Annual Meeting, October, 2003
• Co-Author, "In Laidlow's Wake: Impact of Recent New Jersey Supreme Court Decisions on Employer Liability and Insurance Coverage in Civil Suits for Employees Injured by Industrial Machinery," September, 2003
• Co-Author, "The CPSC Duty to Report: Triggered by Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence?" December, 2002
• Presenter, "Recent Developments in Flammable Fabrics Litigation," Defense Research Institute, Fire & Casualty Litigation Seminar, September, 2002
• Presenter, "Figures Lie and Liars Figure: The Abuse and Creative Use of CPSC Accident Data," Defense Research Institute, Product Liability Conference, February, 2002
• Presenter, "A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures in New Jersey," National Business Institute, 2001
• Author, "Liability of Premises Owners for Asbestos-Related Claims of Employees of Contractors," Harris Martin Columns, October, 2001
• Presenter, "Discoverability of Electronic Data," New Orleans, October, 2000
• Co-Author, "Liability of Property Owners for Asbestos Exposure," Harris Martin, October, 2000
• Presenter, "Federal Practice in New Jersey," National Business Institute, July, 2000
• Presenter, "Trial Advocacy in New Jersey," National Business Institute, July, 1999

Honors

• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
• Recipient of "40 Under 40" Award, New Jersey Law Journal, 2003
• Listed as a New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2005-2009