Brian C. Darreff

Brian C. Darreff: Attorney with Earp Cohn P.C.
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Brian C. Darreff has significant litigation experience in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania in a number of fields including product warranty, product liability, wills, probate and trusts, insurance coverage, bad faith, professional malpractice, employment, personal injury and general litigation. He also assists clients with employment agreements, estate planning and document preparation (including wills and trusts), and probate and estate administration. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies as well as smaller business clients including family run businesses, estates, trusts, and individuals.

Mr. Darreff’s product liability litigation experience includes representation of clients in product defect claims involving allegations of design defect, failure to warn, and manufacturing defect claims. He has also represented clients in warranty claims under the Uniform Commercial Code, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act and state consumer protection laws including Consumer Fraud, Unfair Trade Practices and Lemon Law statutes. He has successfully litigated disputes arising from will challenges, breach of fiduciary duty, trusts and powers of attorney.

Mr. Darreff has successfully litigated bad faith claims and represented clients in insurance coverage disputes arising under commercial, professional, and individual insurance policies.

Mr. Darreff has years of experience defending and prosecuting numerous suits involving negligence, malpractice and professional liability claims. He has represented clients in claims arising from whistle-blowing activities, gender and age discrimination, wrongful termination and adverse action, and personal injury under various Tort Claims Acts. His practice also includes jurisdictional disputes based on internet commerce and advertising by foreign companies in the United States. He has been admitted pro hac vice in states where he is not a member of the bar at the request of multiple clients.

Areas of Practice (15)

  • Insurance Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Professional Malpractice Law
  • Litigation
  • Appeals
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Estate Planning
  • Administrative Law
  • Wills and Probate
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship
  • Personal Injury
  • Local Counsel

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Temple University, B.B.A, 1982
Law School Attended:
Temple University, J.D., B.B.A, 1986
Year of First Admission:
1986
Admission:
1986, Pennsylvania; 1987, New Jersey; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Memberships:
Camden, Burlington County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member: Appellate Advocacy Liaison Subcommittee; Insurance Law Committee; Products Liability Committee; Professional Liability Committee).
Birth Information:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1956
Reported Cases:
Trump Taj Mahal Assocs. v. Hotel Servs., Doc. No. 119, Civil No. 96-3468 (JHR), United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage Division, 183 F.R.D. 173, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17690, November 9, 1998, Decided, November 9, 1998, Filed; Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., 97-1859, Supreme Court of the United States, 525 U.S. 814, 119 S. Ct. 49, 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4818, 142 L. Ed. 2d 38, 67 U.S.L.W. 3229, October 5, 1998, Decided; Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., No. 97-5135, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 141 F.3d 1154, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 2561, January 26, 1998, Argued, January 28, 1998, Decided, Decision Without Published Opinion; Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., Civil Action No. 93-2771 Consolidated Actions, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 960 F. Supp. 844, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2772, March 11, 1997, Decided, March 11, 1997, Filed and Entered on the Docket, As Amended March 12, 1997; Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., Civil Action No. 93-2771, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 936 F. Supp. 195, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11574, CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. P14,857, August 12, 1996, Decided, August 12, 1996, Filed, As Corrected September 9, 1996, Reported at 936 F. Supp. 195 at 207; Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., Civil Action No. 93-2771 Consolidated Actions, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 936 F. Supp. 195, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10439, CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. P14,857, July 22, 1996, Decided, July 22, 1996, Filed, Entered on the Docket; Hulmes v. Honda Motor Co., Civil Action No. 93-2771 Consolidated Actions, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 924 F. Supp. 673, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8330, May 10, 1996, Decided, May 10, 1996, Original Filed; Woods v. New Jersey Dep't of Educ., Civil No. 91-4250, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 858 F. Supp. 51, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11878, July 2, 1993, Decided; Woods v. New Jersey Dep't. of Educ., Civil Action No. 91-4250, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 796 F. Supp. 767, 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8929, June 17, 1992, Decided, June 19, 1992, Filed; Horn v. Price, A-6333-9OT5, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 255 N.J. Super. 350, 605 A.2d 674, 1992 N.J. Super. LEXIS 145, March 17, 1992, Argued, April 9, 1992, Decided, Approved for Publication, April 27, 1992.
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