Complex Litigation Results 

Some of Mr. Peluso’s complex litigation successes include: 

• Obtaining summary judgment dismissing all counts of an anti-trust, unfair competition, price discrimination and breach of contract action in Video Service of America v. Maxell Corporation of America, No. 2004-cv-02594 (2007 U.S. District 54107 Lexis; 2007 WL 2156359) (D.N.J. 2007)(Hayden), against an international manufacturer filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. This case has been noted in legal publications and reviews, including the ABA Section of Antitrust Law 2007 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments (2008), American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, pp. 105-106
• Successfully resolving a multi-million-dollar environmental action under CERCLA and ISRA, and an attendant declaratory judgment action, by obtaining eight-figure insurance coverage on behalf of a business property owner leading to minimal personal liability exposure to his client.
• Obtaining a preliminary injunction on behalf of an international manufacturer in a trademark infringement action brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., et al. v. DTC Computer Supplies Corporation, No. 04-2767, 2004 WL 2558651 (D.N.J. 2004)(Walls) that resulted in a monetary settlement to his client, and both preliminary and permanent injunctions and cease and desist orders against the trademark infringing defendant.
• Obtaining summary judgment dismissing a declaratory judgment action filed in US District Court for the District of New Jersey by his client’s credit insurer.  Alco Industries, Inc. v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, No. 02-5445 (D.N.J. 2004)(Debevoise)