Angela A. Iuso

Partner, Roseland Office

85 Livingston Avenue

Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Phone:  (973) 535-0500

aiuso@connellfoley.com

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Publications
Professional Activities
Representative Experience

Angela I. Iuso is responsible for handling a wide variety of business litigation and corporate transactions and issues. She counsels corporate clients on various matters including acquisitions and sale of corporate entities, as well as related employment issues and restrictive covenants. 

 

She is experienced in the areas of toxic tort, environmental law, product liability, professional liability and premises liability. Ms. Iuso has defended clients on matters alleging injury from exposure to asbestos and a variety of chemicals and also has extensive experience in the area of environmental law in matters involving soil and groundwater contamination and, in particular, contamination caused by petroleum products. She handles a variety of professional liability matters and defends architects, engineers, surveyors and attorneys.

 

Ms. Iuso is a past Board Secretary of the New Jersey Ethics Committee—District VC. She is currently a trustee-at-large for Essex County for the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association and was a Barrister in the William J. Brennan Jr. Chapter of the Essex County Inn of Court from 1995 until 1997. Following law school, Ms. Iuso served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Nicholas Scalera, of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Practice Areas:

Corporate Law and Transactions

Business Litigation

Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Litigation

Environmental Law

Product Liability and Tort Law

Labor and Employment Law

Subrogation

 

Admitted to Practice:

State of New Jersey

State of New York

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Western District of New York

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

 

 

Education:

Seton Hall University (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1984)

Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1987)

 

Affiliations:

American Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association

New York State Bar Association

 


Published Decisions

Sommers v. McKinney, 670 A.2d 99 (N.J. Super Ct. App. Div. 1996) Represented an attorney in a legal malpractice claim dismissed at the trial level due to plaintiff’s failure to provide an expert report.  The Appellate Division reversed and remanded, for trial to proceed to a jury without the need for expert testimony.

Gross v. Cohen Dufour & Associates, 642 A.2d 1074 (N.J. Super Ct. Law Div. 1993) Defended an attorney who served as in-house counsel to a public accounting firm in an action alleging fraud, negligence and other theories related to allegations of false information in a Uniform Franchise Offering Circular provided to each potential franchisee.  While a similar complaint was pending in United States District Court, the state court ruled that the action against all state court defendants was barred based upon the entire controversy doctrine.

Garay v. The Star Ledger, 598 A.2d 22 (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div. 1991) Defended a plant owner/newspaper in an action by an injured worker in which the court granted a motion to amend the pleadings to add the manufacturer of the machinery after two years of litigation.

Crespo v. Stapf, 576 A.2d 346 (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div. 1990) Defended a non-resident individual and a machine manufacturer in a product liability action in which an injured operator sought recovery.  The court held that the statute tolling the statute of limitations for commencing an action against non-resident individuals was unconstitutional under the commerce clause.

Publications

Co-Author, “New Jersey Supreme Court Expands Application of Flexible Standard for Admission of Scientific Evidence on Causation,” published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (November 2002)

Professional Activities

Interview Subject, “Collegial Atmosphere Attracts and Retains the Diversified Talent Needed to Meet the Demands of the Most Complex Matters with Insight and Economy,” published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (March 2006)

Representative Experience

Represents various corporate entities in negotiating and closing commercial transactions and contracts and resolving other corporate issues;

Represents chemical companies with compliance issues;

Represents various employers with regard to employment issues including contracts and restrictive covenants;

Represents various licensed professionals including accountants, architects and engineers in error and omissions claims and represents contractors in general liability claims;

Represents manufacturers in product liability claims and commercial premises owners in various liability matters;

Represents suppliers and contractors in mass tort and asbestos litigation.