Scott W. BermackPartner, General Liability Practice Co-Managing Partner AssistantSteven Foceri 646.5585.7132 ext. 7132 sfoceri@wglaw.com Scott represents clients in civil claims involving product liability, construction and labor law, premises liability, trucking liability and personal injury and professional negligence. He litigates commercial disputes involving land use, banking, shareholder rights and fiduciary breach.
Scott’s clients include national retailers, trucking companies, automobile manufacturers, medical and legal professionals, self and large retention insureds and liability insurance carriers. Scott also has experience in prosecuting and defending insurance coverage suits against carriers and insureds. He has also defended federal class action lawsuits brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Scott is a former New York State licensed property and casualty insurance broker. He routinely counsels clients on risk management, safety, insurance and indemnity issues. Scott has served several Presidents as General Counsel to the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA) and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the newly formed Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA).
He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been selected as a New York Metro Super Lawyer every year since 2008.
Scott W. BermackPartner, General Liability Practice Co-Managing Partner Scott represents clients in civil claims involving product liability, construction and labor law, premises liability, trucking liability and personal injury and professional negligence. He litigates commercial disputes involving land use, banking, shareholder rights and fiduciary breach.
Scott’s clients include national retailers, trucking companies, automobile manufacturers, medical and legal professionals, self and large retention insureds and liability insurance carriers. Scott also has experience in prosecuting and defending insurance coverage suits against carriers and insureds. He has also defended federal class action lawsuits brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Scott is a former New York State licensed property and casualty insurance broker. He routinely counsels clients on risk management, safety, insurance and indemnity issues. Scott has served several Presidents as General Counsel to the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA) and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the newly formed Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA).
He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been selected as a New York Metro Super Lawyer every year since 2008.
Representative ExperienceTestimonial:
“His level of knowledge, professionalism, and ability to change direction at a moment’s notice when needed was nothing less than spectacular! He completely outclasses the competition.”
– Regional General Adjuster Major Case Unit at a Leading American Insurance Company
ExperienceWon a defense verdict in a case involving an accident between a bus and a minivan in Kings County, NY. Despite claims that the plaintiff suffered multiple traumatic herniated discs in the cervical and lumbar spine, requiring a cervical corpectomy and fusion, the jury determined that the plaintiff did not sustain the requisite "serious injury" to bring suit, thereby warranted a full dismissal.
Won summary judgment on behalf of a multinational chain of convenience stores dismissing a high exposure premises liability case in Kings County, NY, by establishing that the alleged defect, a decommissioned fuel cap, was de minimus, trivial and therefore, not actionable.
Won a defense verdict on behalf of a high-end specialty grocery store in a food poisoning case before the NY State Supreme Court, NY County. The 73-year-old plaintiff allegedly sustained a mast cell activation disorder as a result of developing scombroid poisoning after consuming food sold by our client. Following a trial where we convinced the jury that there was no correlation between the scombroid poisoning and the resulting hypersensitivity disorder other than the coincidental timing, the jury ruled in favor of our client, awarding the plaintiff $1,000 for her past pain and suffering and zero dollars for her future pain and suffering.
Speaking Engagements- 05.04.22Panelist, "Top 5 Sports & Entertainment Risk Issues RIGHT NOW," Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance
- 03.03.22Panelist, "AEDs and the Related Legal Issues: The Shocking Truth," National Retail Restaurant Defense Association Annual Conference
- 02.26.20Moderator, "Defending Yourself and Your Brand in Deposition: This Could be Heaven or this Could be Hell," NRRDA Annual Conference
Professional & Community InvolvementClaims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Chair, New York Labor Law Subcommittee of the Construction Committee
National Retail Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), Board of Directors
New York State Bar Association, Member
Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS), Member
Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA), Advisory Board Member
AssistantSteven Foceri 646.5585.7132 ext. 7132 sfoceri@wglaw.com |
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