David S. Osterman

Mr. Osterman is a senior partner resident in our Princeton, New Jersey office. He is a trial lawyer who 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.

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 was selected in 2003 for the New Jersey Law Journal "40 under 40" publication.  He possesses an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been included in New Jersey Monthly Magazine’s list of “Super Lawyers” in New Jersey in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

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

• Lehigh University, BS, 1985
• George Washington University Law School, JD, 1988

• New Jersey - All Courts
• New York - All Courts
• United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

• 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

• Recipient of "40 Under 40" Award, New Jersey Law Journal, 2003
• Listed in New Jersey Monthly Magazine, "Super Lawyers," 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

• Board of Trustees, McCarter Theater, Princeton

• Co-Editor, Trial Handbook of New Jersey, 4th Edition
• DRI Defense Manual, Co-Author, Chapter on "Electronic Evidence," 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