Alan R. Levy is a civil litigator with more than 15 years experience in matters of liability and insurance defense. He specializes in a wide variety of legal matters including products liability, motor vehicle defense, premises liability and complex corporate disputes. Alan is dedicated and aggressive in defending the companies and individuals he represents. He has litigated a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, and obtained several precedent-setting verdicts and results. Mr. Levy thoroughly tracks and monitors changes in the law and appellate decisions affecting lawyers and their clients. A noted author and speaker on topics of civil litigation, he is published in the Yale Law Journal, New York Law Journal, New Jersey Law Journal and DRI’s “For the Defense.” Alan is an exceptional communicator, versed in all legal issues relevant to the insurance industry and corporations.
A graduate of Rutgers College (High Honors) and Rutgers-Newark School of Law, he competed as a member of the parliamentary debate team, winning the 1996 North American Open Championship. In law schools he was named Top Oralist in his school Moot Court Competition. Alan is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in the states of New York and New Jersey. He is also an active member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) where he formerly served as the Chair of the Building Products SLG of the Products Liability committee.
News
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Other Experience
- Published Works
- · “Applying Mode-of-Operation in Slip/Fall Cases at Retail Stores”, New Jersey Law Journal, “In Practice” column, December 29, 2014
- · “Was the Internet’s Anger at the Progressive Insurance/Fisher Claim Misdirected?”, Defense Research Institute (DRI), August 27, 2012
- · “For Product Manufacturers and Distributors, Limited Respite is Found in Statutes of Repose.” , Defense Research Institute (DRI), December 2010
- · “Click it or Waive it: A Practical Guide to Using the ‘Seatbelt’ Defense”, New York Law Journal, Personal Injury Quarterly, May 10, 2010
- · “The Door is Open Once Again to Product Manufacturers Who See the Benefits of the Statute of Repose”, New Jersey Law Journal, “In Practice” column, April 12, 2010
- · “How ‘Swingers’ Might Save Hollywood from a Federal Pornography Statute”, Yale Law Journal Online, 118 Yale L.J. Online 1, 2008
- · “Store Owners Face Difficult Defense In ‘Mode of Operation’ Premises Liability Cases”, New Jersey Law Journal, “In Practice” column, September 17, 2007
- · “Court Deals Blow to Product Manufacturers: Statute of Repose Provides no Respite to Makers of Products used as Improvements to Real Property.”, New Jersey Law Journal, Products Liability & Toxic Torts Supplement, December 6, 2004
- · “Expert's Concept: What is the Known or Potential Rate of Error” , Defense Research Institute (DRI), Defense Library Series, 2004 Practice Guide Update, “Daubert” Compendium
- · Co-Author, “Navigating Rough Waters: A Guide to Defending Pool and Spa Related Injury Suits”, Defense Research Institute (DRI), For The Defense, November 2004
- Representative Cases
- · Sonic Automotive, Inc. v. Chrysler Insurance Co., 2014 WL 1382070 (S.D.Oh. 2014)
- · Gupta v. Leung, 2012 WL 6027696 (App. Div. 2012)
- · Delvalle v. Mercedes Benz USA, LLC, 94 A.D.3d 942, 942 N.Y.S.2d 204 (2nd Dept. 2012)
- · Pedroli v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 94 A.D.3d 842, 944 N.Y.S.2d 150 (2nd Dept. 2012)
- · Sonic Automotive, Inc. v. Chrysler Ins. Co., 2011 WL 2748612 (S.D.Ohio 2011)
- · Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, N.A. v. Sacks, 2010 WL 3733915 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)
- · First Trenton Indem. Co. v. Chrysler Ins. Co., 2010 WL 3740841 (D.N.J. 2010)
- · Schenck v. Crompton Corp. Severance Plan, 2008 WL 682241 (D.N.J. 2008)
- · Jumpp v. City of Ventnor, 177 N.J. 470 (2003)
- · Culbert v. City of Jersey City, 175 N.J. 286 (2003)
- Presentations and Seminars
- Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB), Regional Conferences: 2015. “Mediation: From the Insurers’ Perspective.”Defense Research Institute
- (DRI), 2011 Annual Meeting; October 2011. “Defending Building Products in a Complex Construction Defect Claim.
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), Product Liability Conference; April, 2011. “Statute of Repose Providing Limited Respite for Product Manufacturers”
Education
- Rutgers-Newark School of Law, 1999
- Rutgers College, 1995
Bar and Court Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- United States District Court, Eastern, Northern & Western Districts of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
