Mark E. Duckstein has been affiliated with the Firm since 1987, during which time he has engaged in a wide variety of litigation matters pending in state and federal courts. Mr. Duckstein concentrates his practice on the representation of corporations and other business enterprises in complex litigation involving commercial torts and contract disputes. He has extensive experience representing insurance companies, major lending institutions, commercial warehousing companies, commercial and retail landlords, and hospitals and health care providers. From 1995 through 2005, Mr. Duckstein served as Special Counsel to the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, in the Commissioner's capacity as the Liquidator of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company and MBL Life Assurance Corporation. In the course of that ten-year engagement, Mr. Duckstein assisted the Commissioner in successfully completing liquidation proceedings involving both companies, which included representation of those entities in various litigation matters and disputes with policyholders, creditors, and other insurance companies, and providing general business and strategic advice. Authored Articles 3/8/2007, New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Compendium 2/1/2007, Mark E. Duckstein - LexisNexis New Jersey Court Rules Annotated, Part IV Related Press Releases 5/15/2008, Sill Cummis & Gross P.C. Releases Third Edition of E-Discovery Book Relevant News 10/23/2005, Mark E. Duckstein - 14 years later, the Mutual Benefit case is closed 11/4/2003, Mark E. Duckstein - West Hudson Hospital lawsuit tossed by judge Relevant Representative Decisions 6/22/2009, Shore Orthopaedic Group, LLC v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 199 N.J. 310 (2009) 2/26/2009, Magnum Real Estate Services, Inc. v 133-134-135 Associates, LLC, et al., 59 A.D.3d 362, 874 N.Y.S.2d 434 (App. Div., 1st Dept 2009) 1/26/2009, EUSA Pharma (US), Inc. v. Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited et al., 594 F. Supp. 2d 570 (E.D.Pa. 2009) 1/24/2008, Shore Orthopaedic Group LLC v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S., 397 N.J. Super. 614 (App. Div), certif. granted, 195 N.J. 528 (2008) 9/7/2000, Tehan v. Disability Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 111 F. Supp.2d 542 (D.N.J. 2000) 11/10/1998, F.C. Cycles Intl., Inc. v. Fila Sport, S.p.A., 184 F.R.D. 64 (D. Md. 1998) 10/2/1998, Rolo v. City Investing Co., 155 F.3d 644 (3d Cir. 1998) 4/6/1998, Murray Hill Investments, Inc. v. Adas Yereim, Inc., et al., 671 N.Y.S. 2d 291 (App. Div., 2d Dept. 1998) 4/9/1997, Board of Trustees of Operating Engineers Local 825 Fund Service Facilities v. International Fidelity Insurance Co., 148 N.J. 561 (1997), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 163 (1997) 1/4/1997, Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition, Inc. v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 951 F. Supp. 383 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) 4/4/1996, Burns & Beck v. Citibank, N.A., 640 N.Y.S.2d 90 (1st Dep't 1996) 2/20/1996, Board of Trustees of Operating Engineers Local 825 Fund Service Facilities v. International Fidelity Insurance Co., 287 N.J. Super. 498 (App. Div. 1996) 3/14/1995, Baureis v. The Summit Trust Co., 280 N.J. Super. 154 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 141 N.J. 99 (1995) 1/19/1994, Rolo v. City Investing Co. Liquidating Trust, 845 F. Supp. 182 (D.N.J. 1994) 12/13/1993, Washington Savings Bank v. Tardy, 268 N.J. Super. 597 (App. Div. 1993) 11/14/1990, Department of Community Affairs v. Atrium Palace Syndicate, 244 N.J. Super. 329 (App. Div. 1990) 2/15/1990, Pension Fund-Mid Jersey Trucking Industry-Local 701 v. Omni Funding Group 731 F. Supp. 161 (D.N.J. 1990) |