Attorneys

David J. Novack

Phone: (973) 315-4411
Fax: (973) 379-7734
dnovack@budd-larner.com

David J. Novack Shareholder
David Novack is a shareholder with the firm. His major areas of practice are:

Product Liability - cases involving defects arising from manufacture and design, failure to warn or to provide adequate instruction. Representative products include forklifts, asbestos-containing materials, electrical switchboards, kitchen grinding equipment, adhesives and trailers.

Toxic and Environmental Torts - defended asbestos health claims for over 20 years, representing both major and minor defendants, including Johns Manville. Has represented both plaintiff and defendants in various matters wherein personal injuries and property damages have been caused by exposures to and/or discharges of toxic or hazardous substances.

Commercial Litigation - counsel of record in many unique complex litigations involving engineering claims, shareholder derivative suits, class actions and multi-district litigations.

Education

  • Brown University   B.A. , 1972
  • Seton Hall University School of Law   J.D. , 1975
  • New York University   LL.M. , 1979

Bar Admission

  • New Jersey, 1975
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Practice Areas

Professional Profile

  • Member: American, New Jersey State and Essex County Bar Associations
  • Member: International Association of Defense Counsel

Honors/Awards
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation.