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Biography

Rob, a litigator in the state and federal courts of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, has over 25 years of experience handling mass tort, products liability, general liability, business and commercial, construction, and insurance coverage matters for a broad range of firm and personal clients. Based out of FBT Gibbons’ Newark, New Jersey office, Rob routinely represents manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of personal care products, home improvement products, automobiles and automotive products, HVAC equipment, heavy industrial equipment, material handling equipment, outdoor power equipment, power tools, recreational vehicles, construction materials, healthcare products, and general consumer goods in all facets of litigation.

Rob also has experience representing professionals in the fields of construction services, engineering, environmental services, medicine, and insurance, defending them in breach of contract claims, contract enforcement claims, collections, environmental claims, consumer fraud actions, construction litigation, personal injury claims, and insurance coverage disputes.

Rob is well versed in all aspects of litigation, from fact discovery to trial, and brings his experience, determination, and focus to every case, regardless of its magnitude.

Other Info About Robert

Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Defending personal care product manufacturer and distributor in numerous mass tort claims filed in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut
  • Successfully extricated heavy construction material supplier, via summary judgment, wrongfully sued on successor liability theory in mass tort litigation
  • Represented a home improvement product manufacturer in numerous major mass tort matters throughout the tri-state area
  • Represented a commercial premises owner in numerous major mass tort matters
  • Defended a manufacturer of consumer goods against product liability claims
  • Defended a material handling equipment manufacturer against product liability claims
  • Defended a manufacturer of residential outdoor power equipment in numerous products liability claims
  • Defended a manufacturer and seller of document reproduction equipment in commercial matters
  • Represented premises owners in complex personal injury litigation
  • Represented automobile manufacturers in products liability litigation
  • Defended a recreational vehicle manufacturer against a products liability action
  • Represented environmental consultants in consumer fraud and commercial matters
  • Defended a global insurance carrier in multimillion-dollar insurance coverage disputes
  • Defended contractors in multimillion-dollar construction litigation
  • Defended healthcare providers against medical malpractice claims

Representative Decisions

Yaccarino v. Motor Coach Indus., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82017 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2006)

Yaccarino v. Motor Coach Indus., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97208 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2006)

Education

Law School

Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D

Undergraduate School

University of New Haven, B.S., magna cum laude

Bar Memberships

Robert is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Connecticut

New Jersey

New York

Courts

Robert is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Award Selection Methodology

Recognized by Best Lawyers®, 2026 Edition: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

Included on the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Personal Injury Defense: Products, 2011-2012