Steven A. Karg

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Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
U.S. District Court
- District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals
- Third Circuit

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law
- J.D., cum laude, 1991
Trenton State College,
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, magna cum laude, 1984

Professional Affiliations

New Jersey State Bar Association
- Past Chair, Products Liability & Toxic Tort Section, 2006-2007
New Jersey Defense Association
- Past Chairperson, Products Liability Committee, 2004-2006
Somerset County Bar Association
- President-Elect, 2009-2010;
- First Vice President, 2008-2009;
- Treasurer 2005-2007;
- Trustee 2002-2005;
- Co-Chairperson, Civil Practice Committee, 2002-2004
Defense Research Institute
- Member, Products Liability
- Drug & Medical Device Committees

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Presentations

"Managing Products Liability Risk for Manufacturers and Distributors," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Bridgewater, New Jersey, November 11, 2009
Co-Moderator, "Electronic Discovery, Document Retention Policies & Alternate Dispute Resolution," New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association and New Jersey Defense Association, November 2005
"Non-Personal Injury Claims in Pharmaceutical Litigation," American Law Institute - American Bar Association, Products Liability - Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Issues, August 2005
"A New Look at Comparative Fault in the Workplace," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Products Liability 2004 Extreme Makeover: A Fresh Look at Key Issues and Trends in the Law, May 2004
"Important Strategies for Product Manufacturers and Distributors," October 2003
"Managing Products Liability Risk," Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society, New Jersey Chapter, January 2003
"Training Corporations to Avoid Liability," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002

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Reported Cases

Heindel et al. v. Pfizer Inc. et al., 381 F.Supp.2d 364 (D.N.J. 2004)
H.T. Rose v. Henny Penny Corporation, 317 N.J. Super 477 (App. Div. 1999)

Steven A. Karg, a member of the firm, concentrates his practice in commercial litigation with an emphasis on products liability defense. He has substantial experience defending manufacturers and/or distributors of a wide variety of products such as prescription medications, tobacco products, heavy industrial equipment, marine engines, chemicals and chemical processing systems, automobile lifts, pumps, tow tractors, automotive accessories, trailers, forklifts, fasteners, soil remediation and food preparation equipment.

Steve regularly represents clients at both the trial and appellate level. He is the New Jersey counsel to Pfizer in the Celebrex/Bextra centralized litigation. He is the New Jersey counsel to APP Pharmaceuticals and Abraxis BioScience, Inc. for several medications. He is responsible in part for the defense of the landmark case of Feldman v. Lederle Laboratories. He is also responsible in part for the defense of multiple defendants in the consolidated New Jersey tobacco class action matters. In addition, Steve has defended multiple putative class actions involving prescription drugs.

Prior to joining Norris McLaughlin, Steve was the Manager of Property and Facilities at Purolator Courier Corporation where he managed the company’s many facilities and supervised construction of projects. Prior to that, he was a production supervisor and industrial engineer at the Colgate-Palmolive Company where he oversaw the production of personal care products.

Steve speaks about products liability issues to various organizations including the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, New Jersey Chapter of Risk and Insurance Management Society, New Jersey Defense Associations, New Jersey Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society, Northeast Pharmaceutical Attorneys and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. He has also authored many articles on a number of products liability and toxic tort issues.

Publications

"Seller Beware! A Timebomb Could Be Ticking Within Your Good Faith Business Practices," New Jersey Defense, Vol. 25, Issue 2, June 2009
"FDA Reaffirms Its Firm Stand on Preemption ," New Jersey Defense, Vol. 22, Issue 3, June 2006
"New Jersey's Mass Tort Guidelines " New Jersey Defense, Vol. 21, Issue 1, December 2004 (contributing author)
"Internet Liability: Websites Bring Jurisdictional Exposure ," New Jersey Lawyer, September 29, 2003
"A Primer in Protecting Your Company Against Products Liability Risk," Somerset Business, April 2001
"State-of-the-Art: Whose Art; What Was Known; and When? ," Products Liability Law Alert, November 2000
"Products Liability and Rico Claims ," Products Liability Law Alert, August 2000
"Warranty: The Stepchild of Product Liability ," Products Liability Law Alert, July 2000
"Punitive Damages ," Products Liability Law Alert, January 2000
"Has Your Client Exposed Itself to a Jurisdictional Smorgasbord by Running a Website on the Internet? One Helpful Strategy for Reducing the Risk ," New Jersey State Bar Association Products Liability and Toxic Tort Section Newsletter, and New Jersey Defense, Volume 16, Issue 4, November 1999
"Products Liability Risk Reduction 101 for Clients ," New Jersey Defense, Volume 16, Issue 4, November 1999
"Drawing the Line on Foreseeable Misuses ," Products Liability Law Alert, October 1999
"Contractual Indemnity for Product Manufacturers ," New Jersey State Bar Association Products Liability and Toxic Tort Section Newsletter, Winter 1999; New Jersey Defense, Volume 16, Issue 2, January 1999
"The Express Pre-Emption Defense After Cipollone," Product Liability and Toxic Tort Law: Reason or Ruin, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1993
"A Bankruptcy Trap for the Unwary Creditor: Equitable Subordination Resulting From Excess Creditor Control," 15 Seton Hall Legislative Journal 434 (1991)

Presentations

Co-Moderator, "Electronic Discovery, Document Retention Policies & Alternate Dispute Resolution," New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association and New Jersey Defense Association, November 2005
"Non-Personal Injury Claims in Pharmaceutical Litigation," American Law Institute - American Bar Association, Products Liability - Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Issues, August 2005
"A New Look at Comparative Fault in the Workplace," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Products Liability 2004 Extreme Makeover: A Fresh Look at Key Issues and Trends in the Law, May 2004
"Important Strategies for Product Manufacturers and Distributors," October 2003
"Managing Products Liability Risk," Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society, New Jersey Chapter, January 2003
"Training Corporations to Avoid Liability," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2002
"Strategies for Reducing Products Liability Risk," September 2001
"Product Liability Update for Corporate Counsel," November 1998
"Tort Reform and the Third Restatement of Torts: Products Liability," New Jersey Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, March 1998
"Product Liability and Technology Issues Affecting Corporate Partnerships," Northeast Pharmaceutical Attorney Conference, May 1997
"The Express Pre-Emption Defense After Cipollone," Product Liability and Toxic Tort Law: Reason or Ruin, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1993