Steven J. Pudell

Office Managing Shareholder , Newark

• 973-642-5877
• spudell@andersonkill.com

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Experience

• Successfully obtain summary judgment for duty to defend for Legionnaires’ Disease in The Doe Fund v. Berkley Insurance Company, 22-CV-9852-JGLC (S.D.N.Y. March 26, 2024).
• Successfully obtained partial summary judgment for insurance coverage relating to theft of electronic equipment from warehouse in Mexico.  Synnex Corporation v. Axis Insurance Company, 4:20-cv-07244-YGR (N.D. Cal. March 15, 2023).
• Successfully obtained duty to defend in appeal for damage resulting from allegedly faulty roof in Siplast, Inc. v. Emps. Mut. Cas. Co., 23 F.4th 486, 492 (5th Cir. 2022).
• Successfully obtained insurance coverage for animal health product company accused of causing property damage to poultry chickens of its clients in Phibro Animal Health Corp. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 446 N.J. Super. 419 (App. Div. 2016).
• Represented multi-national chemical manufacturer in environmental insurance coverage case involving sites in New Jersey and Tacoma, Washington.
• Obtained favorable ruling on the duty to defend for our client, a large pharmaceutical company, on its $400 million product liability insurance coverage dispute. The case settled days before trial.
• Successfully obtained order dismissing insurance company’s complaint based on abstention grounds for the policyholder which resulted in a favorable settlement of the case for our client, an outdoor and camping equipment manufacturing company. The matter stems from an insurance coverage dispute regarding insurance company’s denial of coverage under product liability insurance.
• Represented manufacturer of land, air, sea and space navigation and guidance products in environmental insurance coverage litigation.
• Represented coating and paint manufacturer in environmental insurance coverage litigation involving sites in over 20 states.
• Lead counsel for major real estate developer in insurance coverage dispute involving “Builders Risk” policy. Also, represented the company in reaching a settlement in a related dispute involving a general liability insurance policy.
• Represented commercial landlord involving insurance coverage for complaints by tenants of damage from toxic fumes.
• Represented commercial property owner in property/fire insurance case and won summary judgment ruling that led to settlement. See 237 F.Supp.2d 270 (E.D.N.Y. 2002).
• Represented corporation in securities fraud case.
• Represented paint manufacturer in lead paint insurance coverage case. Case was litigated to the New Jersey Appellate Division (2003 WL 1904383) and the New Jersey Supreme Court (179 N.J. 87).
• Represented franchises of a fast food company involving insurance coverage for food borne illness.
• Represented a manufacturer of military rations involving a food contamination/recall insurance policy.
• Appointed as special insurance coverage counsel for debtors insurance coverage issues

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