Professional Experience
Mr. Haglund practices in the areas of products liability disputes, shareholder/investor suits, and commercial disputes. Mr. Haglund's experience includes jury trials, bench trials, arbitration hearings, and mediation in complex matters, as well as evaluation and planning of short- and long-term litigation strategy at the state, regional, and national levels. Mr. Haglund leads joint litigation defense groups in New Jersey and New York and also serves as lead medical counsel and liaison counsel.
Representative Matters
· Products Liability/Mass Tort:
Defense of international bank, a premises owner, in over 340 toxic tort personal injury suits filed in the Southern District of New York arising from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
Defense of major pharmaceutical company and its anti-platelet aggregation product in wrongful death suit; obtained summary judgment
Defense of a cable and wire manufacturer in over 500 cases filed by electricians in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey; as a part of this defense, Mr. Haglund conducted a consolidated jury trial of 13 cases alleging injury and death from work with asbestos-containing wire and cable; after three months of trial and three weeks of deliberation, the jury returned defense verdicts in favor of our client in all cases; Mr. Haglund successfully defended the jury's verdicts on appeal
Defense of manufacturers and suppliers of pumps, valves, construction materials, and commercial ovens in over 500 asbestos personal injury and wrongful death cases filed in New York and New Jersey
Defense of real estate owners in asbestos personal injury suits filed in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Delaware relating to manufacturing sites and office buildings located in New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Texas, and Tennessee
Personal counsel to current and former owners of manufacturers and suppliers of asbestos-containing materials and machinery in issues arising from asbestos personal injury and wrongful death suits filed in New York, New Jersey, California, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, and other jurisdictions
· Shareholder/Investor Suits:
Prosecution and trial to verdict of close corporation dispute on behalf of shareholder claiming 50 percent ownership of commercial office building; after trial, a significant judgment was entered in favor of our client
Prosecution of breach of fiduciary duty action on behalf of substantial individual investor against investment advisor who failed to diversify investments
Defense of public food distribution company in investor class action suit challenging fair process and fair price for going private transaction
Defense of international appraisal company in an action arising out of the purchase of the assets of an equipment manufacturing business; Mr. Haglund obtained summary judgment and successfully defended this matter on appeal
· Commercial Disputes:
Prosecution and trial to verdict on claims involving sales of silicone products; our client was awarded $2.2 million in compensatory damages and attorneys fees plus a three-year, world-wide injunction against a former vice president based upon his diversion of suppliers, customers, and products
Prosecution of counterclaim based on sales of defective steel coatings and paints that had been applied to thousands of commercial truck trailers across North America; after a full series of arbitration hearings, a significant net award was entered in favor of our client, the truck trailer manufacturer
Defense of national bank in suits alleging negligence and fiduciary breach due to federal seizure of funds
News, Publications & Presentations
· Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011
· Featured, "Chambers USA 2011 Names 45 Day Pitney Attorneys as 'Leading Lawyers for Business'," Day Pitney Press Release, June 10, 2011
· Featured, "Thirty-three Day Pitney Attorneys Named New Jersey Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, March 31, 2011
· Featured, "Day Pitney Receives Top Ranking in Benchmark Litigation Survey for Litigation Practices in Connecticut and New Jersey," Day Pitney Press Release, October 15, 2010
· Moderator, "The Rising Tide of Global Warming Claims," Vancouver, British Columbia, Lex Mundi North America Meeting, October 2011
· Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010
· Featured, "Chambers USA 2010 Names 40 Day Pitney Partners as 'Leading Lawyers for Business,'" Day Pitney Press Release, June 11, 2010
· Co-author, "Consumer Product Safety Commission Accepting Comments on "Children's Products," Day Pitney Alert, May 4, 2010
· Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009
· Featured, "Day Pitney Partners Named 'Leading Lawyers for Business' by Chambers USA 2009," Day Pitney Press Release, June 16, 2009
· Featured, "75 Day Pitney Partners Named Among The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 Ranked #1 in New Jersey and #2 in Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, December 11, 2008
· Featured, "Day Pitney LLP Partners Named as Top Litigation Practitioners by Benchmark: Litigation, 2009," Day Pitney Press Release, December 2008
· Featured, "Chambers USA 2008 Ranks 39 Day Pitney Attorneys as Leaders in Their Fields," Day Pitney Press Release, July 22, 2008
· Co-author, "New Jersey Supreme Court Reins In Appellate Division's Expansive Tort Conflicts-Of-Law Analysis," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2007
· Co-author, "Dupont and Environmental Defense Fund Release Nano Risk Framework," Day Pitney Alert, March 14, 2007
· "Experts In The Jury Room - Can They Leave Their Work Outside?" Lawyers Weekly USA, March 27, 2006
· Speaker, "Toxic Mold Litigation: From the Book of Leviticus to Dripping Springs, Texas and Beyond," Boston, MA, Lex Mundi North American Regional Meeting, May 2004
· Speaker, "European Asbestos Liability: An Approaching Storm," Rome, Italy, Lex Mundi European/African Regional Meeting, March 2004
· Speaker/Moderator, "The Globalization of Product Liability Law," Caracas Venezuela, Lex Mundi Latin America/Caribbean Regional Meeting, March 2001
· Speaker/Moderator, "Your Fate in Their Hands - Issues in Civil Jury Trials & Mock Jury Selection," Phoenix, Arizona, Lex Mundi Annual and North American Regional Meeting, February 2000
Professional Affiliations
· New York State Bar Association
· American Bar Association
Awards and Achievements
· Recognized as a leading litigation practitioner in Benchmark: Litigation, the Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys, 2009-2011
· Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation, 2006-2012
· AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
· Recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2007, 2010-2011
· Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory as a leading litigation/products liability attorney in New Jersey, 2008-2011