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WILLIAM F. MUELLER Partner
Email wmueller@cm-legal.com
Tel 973.455.8008 Ext. 105
Fax 973.455.8118
William F. Mueller chairs the firm’s civil litigation department and practices environmental litigation in state and federal courts throughout the United States. His practice has specialized for the last 30 years in asbestos and toxic tort claims, along with environmental Spill Act claims. Mr. Mueller coordinated discovery and was National Trial Counsel for six years for a large asbestos gasket distributor. His practice also includes insurance coverage claims and general litigation, inclusive of construction, product liability and professional malpractice actions. Mr. Mueller is certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and has been named a “Super Lawyer” - top 5% in the State- in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010.
Areas of Experience- Asbestos/Toxic Tort Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
- Education Law
- Insurance Litigation
- Malpractice Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability Litigation
- Workers’ Compensation
- J.D., New York Law School, 1980
• Recipient of the Elsberg Prize for the Most Proficient in Contract Law
- B.A., Muhlenberg College, 1973
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- Member, Defense Research Institute, Construction Section
- Regional Editor of the Defense Research Newsletter
- Member, Committee on Industrywide Litigation
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Bunkley v. Penske Truck Leasing, Corp., 656 N.Y.S. 2d 882 (Sup. Ct. 2nd Dept. 1997) (represented trucking company in personal injury action)
- Andoh v. Milano 11 A.D. 3d 241, 783 N.Y.S. 3d. 25 (1st Department 2004); (insurance coverage action)
- U.S. Bronze Powders, Inc. v. Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., 293 N.J. Super. 12, (App. Div. 1996) (represented insurer in absolution pollution cause)
- Yaroshefsky v. ADM Builders, Inc., 349 N.J. Super. 40, (App. Div. 2002) (represented the builders involved in a HOW Warranty claim)
- Frazier v. Royal Insurance Company of America, 110 F. Supp 2d 110 (N.D. N.Y. 2000) (represented carrier in coverage action out of coverage defect case)
- Kulchawik v Durabla Manufacturing Company 371 Ill. App. 3d. 964, 964 N.E. 2d 744 (Ill App. 2007) (represented company on contract claim)
- Durabla Manufacturing Co. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 992 F. Supp. 657 (S.D. New York 1998)
- Durabla Manufacturing Co. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 124 Fed. App. 732, 2005 WL 478041 (3rd Cir. 2005) (represented distributor in case against manufacturer)
- Blatterfein v. Larken Associates, 323 N.J. Super. 167, (App. Div. 1999) (represented a builder in an appeal of an arbitration award)
- Carlyle Towers Condominium Ass'n, Inc. v. Crossland Savings, FSB, 944 F. Supp. 341, (D.N.J. 1996) (represened contractor in construction defect claim)
- Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell Intern., Inc., 263 F. Supp. 2d 796, 57 ERC 1743, (D.N.J., 2003) (represented defendant in a landfill action)
- Ell v. S.E.T. Landscape Design, Inc., 729 N.Y.S. 2d 515 (Sup. Ct. 2nd Dept. 2001)(represented manufacturer in toxic tort case)
- Karageorgious v. Laoudis, 706 N.Y.S. 2d 720 (2nd Dept. 2000) (represented client in religious dispute)
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