Douglas D. Suplee

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    Doug is a shareholder in the Casualty Department and has practiced in a wide range of litigation matters, with an emphasis in the areas of premises liability, amusement, sports & entertainment liability, product liability, liquor liability, motor vehicle, trucking and transportation liability, consumer fraud and product warranty litigation involving motor vehicles, boats, homes and consumer products.

    During his legal career, Doug has successfully defended cases on behalf of commercial businesses, restaurants, bars, townships, apartment complexes, trucking and bus companies, theme parks, water parks, roller skating rinks, concert venues, and sports arenas against personal injury, negligent security and related general liability claims.  Doug has also handled hundreds of warranty litigation matters representing automotive dealerships and some of the nation's largest auto manufacturers. He has successfully tried several cases to jury verdict throughout the state of New Jersey, has had multiple bench trials, and has argued before appellate courts numerous times involving Federal and State product warranty issues. 

    Doug is a 1991 graduate of Penn State University and received his juris doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 1999, graduating with honors.

    Significant Representative Matters

    Obtained a defense verdict in a 2-week jury trial in Middlesex County in a case against a tavern alleged to have violated the New Jersey Licensed Alcoholic Beverage Server Fair Liability Act (aka The Dram Shop Act).

    Published Works

    "Business Owners Beware: Clear and Unambiguous Language in Arbitration Agreements Is Not Enough to Make Them Enforceable in New Jersey," Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 4, December 2016

    Admissions
    New Jersey
    1999
    U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
    1999
    Education
    Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999)
    Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1991)
    Associations & memberships
    American Bar Association
    American Inn of Court, Burlington and Camden Counties
    Camden County Bar Association
    Year joined
    1999