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Biography
Mr. Golanski earned his LL.M. at the Columbia University School of Law, where he was named a James Kent Scholar, that school's highest academic honor. He has published numerous articles on various issues of legal theory, tort law, products liability, and most recently the rule of law, and is a partner at the firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. where he directs the firm's appellate litigation unit.
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36 years | 250 cases
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in New Jersey for 35 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 38 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1988
No misconduct found
Licensed in Connecticut for 39 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
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Alani Golanski, Esq.
Partner -- Director, Appellate Litigation Unit, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY, 10003
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700 Broadway, New York, NY, 10003
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Experience
Work Experience
1900 - Present
Partner, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.
1986 - 1987
Law Clerk to Honorable David M. Shea, Connecticut Supreme Court
Associations
2015 - Present
Athens Institute for Education and ResearchMember, Division of Law and Philosophy
American Bar Association
Member
Association of the Bar of New York City
Member
ABA Section on Public Contract Law
Member
American Bar Association, Science and Technology Law Section
Member
American Association For Justice
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Andrucki v. Aluminum Co. of America
The Court of Appeals reversed the ruling, and reinstated the case.
Powers v. 31 E 31 LLC
The Court of Appeals reversed, and reinstated Mr. Powers' case.
Penn v. Amchem Products, NY Appellate Division
won reversal of judgment notwithstanding verdict
In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation -- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
won affirmance
Smith v. Anchor Packing Co.
Won remand to state court
In re Brooklyn Navy Yard Asbestos Litigation, 971 F.2d 831 (2d Cir. 1992)
Won ruling in favor of asbestos plaintiffs.
In re Joint Eastern and Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation, 52 F3d 1124 (2d Cir. 1995)
Corso v. New York Post
in progress
Mire Enterprises v. Praxis International, Inc.
Settlement of contract dispute litigation.
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation--D'Ulisse v. Anchem Products, Inc.
$25 Million Verdict Sustained
O’Brien v. National Gypsum Co., U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
won affirmance
Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Unites States Supreme Court
won vacation of Second Circuit ruling
Blanco v. AT&T, Inc.
won modification and remand
Edmond v. IBM Corporation -- New York Court of Appeals
won reversal and reinstatement of case
Latino Officers Association of New York v. City of New York
won certification of class
Government Contractor Physicians -- Government Accountability Office and Small Business Administration
won bid protest and contract renewals
Polish Army Veterans Association of America (PAVA) Post #208 v. PAVA District #2 -- N.Y. Supreme Court
won trial verdict
Appeal of Stable Corporation, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
won substantial settlement
Matter of B&S Transport, Inc., Goverment Accountability Office
petition denied
Bayless v. Dresser Industries, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
won affirmance
Chase Manhattan Bank v. Celotex Corp., United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
won reversal
Harris v. United States, United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
won partial reversal
Education
2004
Graduate Center, City University of New York
MA - Masters
2003
Columbia University School of Law
LL.M - Master of Laws
1986
University of Connecticut School of Law
J.D. with Honors
1983
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
BA
Speaking Engagements
2017
2017 Forum for State Appellate Court Judges
Jurisdiction: Defining State Courts' Authority
2015
Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Litigation Conference
National Litigation Perspectives
2014
Litigating Asbestos Cases in Today's Environment
Litigation Developments
2012
Mid-Atlantic Asbestos Litigation Conference
National Litigation Scene
2011
National Asbestos Conference
Daubert Litigation in MDL Cases
2011
Mass Torts Made Perfect
Causation Standard in Mass Tort & Asbestos Cases
2011
Litigating Asbestos Cases in Today's Economic Environment
Component Part Product Liability
2010
First Annual Judicial Conference on Upstate New York Asbestos Litigation
Apportioning Fault to The Government
2010
Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation
Emerging Trends in Products Liability Litigation
2010
Asbestos Litigation Conference
Premises Liability for Hazardous Air Contaminants
2009
Northeast Judicial Forum on Asbestos
Component Part Products Liability
Publications
2022
Northern Illinois University Law Review
The Rule of Law: "A" Relation Between Law and Morals
2021
British Journal of American Legal Studies
A Structuralist Concept of the Rule of Law
2019
Washington University Jurisprudence Review
Argument and the "Moral Impact" Theory of Law
2016
Forensic Epidemiology -- Principles and Practice (Elsevier)
Book Chapter: Legal Considerations of Forensic Applications of Epidemiology in the United States
2016
Book: Selected Issues in Modern Jurisprudence
Book Chapter: Why There is Widespread Nonmoral Theoretical Disagreement in Law
2016
Mitchell/Hamline Law Review
Nonmoral Theoretical Disagreement in Law
2013
Cumberland Law Review (Vol. 44)
Legal Theory From the Regulative Point of View
2012
2011
Mealey's Litigation Reports
A Reply to James K. Toohey
2011
2010
University of Pittsburgh Law Review
Paradigm Shifts in Products Liability and Negligence
2009
New York Law Journal
Book Review: The Speculation Economy: How Finance Triumphed Over Industry
2009
Southwestern University Law Review
When Sellers of "Safe" Products Turn Ostrich in Relation to Dangerous Post-Sale Components
2007
New York Law Journal
Book Review: “Business Process Outsourcing: Process, Strategies, and Contracts" (John K. Halvey & Barbara Murphy Melby)
2007
New York Law Journal
Book Review: "Framing Contract Law: An Economic Perspective" (Victor Goldberg)
2006
New York Law Journal
Book Review: "New York Contract Law, West's New York Practice Series, Volume 28” (Glen Banks)
2003
Penn State Law Review
General Causation at a Crossroads in Toxic Tort Cases
2002
Albany Law Review
Linguistics in Law
2001
2001
DePaul Law Review
A ‘Time-Slice’ Approach to Tort Law’s Component Parts Problem
2000
Southern University Law Review
Kahn’s Reign and Its Metaphors for Law—A Critique in the Philosophy of Legal Culture
1999
Willamette Law Review
Nascent Modernity in Sherwood v. Walker—An Intertextual Proposition
1995
1995 Madras Law Journal 1
The Potential Products Liability of Indian Corporations Doing Business in the United States
1992
Pace Environmental Law Review
Judicial Scrutiny of Expert Testimony in Environmental Tort Litigation
1987
31 ST. LOUIS LOUIS UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL 875-901
Impossibility and the Student Fist in Albert v. Yale University
1985
Connecticut Law Review
Bank Merging and the Implicate Order: Northeast Bancorp v. Board of Governors
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