Christopher J. Hoare - Mt. Laurel, NJ

Overview

Education

• Legal Education

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1992
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, 1974
    B.A.

Past Positions

• Amtrak, Senior Claims Agent, 1986 - 1992
• Conrail, General Foreman, Track Department, 1979 - 1986

Classes and Seminars

• Understanding the FELA -- An Overview of the Federal Employers Liability Act FELA, Gemini Underwriters, 2018
  
• Federal Preclusion Applied to Track Appliance in FELA Case -- a Case Study, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, 2018
  
• Commercial Vehicle Claims Update, MaidenRe, 2017
  
• Amtrak Derailment – Train 188 – May 12, 2015, Iron Shore / Liberty Mutual Insurance Underwriters, 2017
  
• Multi-District Litigation in the context of a Passenger Train Derailment, New Jersey Transaction Conference, 2017
  
• Multi-District Litigation - Response to Amtrak Train #188 Derailment, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Winter Meeting, 2017
  
• Understanding the F.E.L.A.: An Overview of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), New Jersey TransAction Conference, 2016
  
• Business Law 101: Entity Selection, Formation, Organization, Governance - A Refresher & A Primer, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 2013, 2013
  
• How to Investigate and Defend a Grade Crossing Collision Case, CNA Insurance Defending the Trespasser Injury Case
  
• Principles of Federal Preemption in the defense of Grade Crossing Accidents

Published Works

Articles

• USDC-DNY Dismisses FELA Suit: Accident Not Foreseeable to Railroad and Inadmissible Expert Opinion, Transportation Newsletter - Capehart Scatchard, 2014
  
• Transportation Broker Not Liable Under Carmack Amendment for Injuries Caused by Truck Driver, Transportation Newsletter - Capehart Scatchard, 2014
  
• FELA Preempts State Law: FELA Worker Not Eligible for New York’s No Fault Insurance Benefits, Transportation Newsletter - Capehart Scatchard, 2014
  
• Truck Driver’s Evasive Maneuver Insufficient to Form Basis for Liability, Transportation Newsletter - Capehart Scatchard, 2014
  
• New Jersey State Court Enforces Water Park Liability Waiver , Legal Alert - Capehart Scatchard, 2013
  
• Affidavit of Merit is Key to Defense of Legal Malpractice Claim, Practice Tip - Capehart Scatchard, 2011
• Liability Waivers Remain Enforceable In New Jersey, Litigation Quarterly - Capehart Scatchard, October, 2010
• New Jersey Court Affirms Lack of Duty to Trespassers on Premises, Legal Alert - Capehart Scatchard, 2010
• New York Supreme Court Decision Affirms ‘Recalcitrant Worker’ Defense, Legal Alert - Capehart Scatchard, March, 2009
• New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms Sovereign Immunity for Injuries on Public Property, Legal Alert - Capehart Scatchard, February, 2011
• Wage Continuation versus Advancement in Controlling FELA Injury Claims, Transportation Newsletter - Capehart Scatchard, 2009
• Salmonella Poisoning Alleged in Product Liability Case Defendant's Verdict in Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993
• Summary Judgement Granted in Favor of Landowner and Against Independent Contractor, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993
• Occupied Crossing Rule, Shields Railroad From Liability, Defense Digest, February, 1996
• Pennsylvania Trial Court Upholds Lack of Railroad Duty Owed to Minor Trespasser in Double Amputation Case, Defense Digest, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1997
• Third Circuit Defines Limits of Landowner Liability to Trespassers Injured by a Condition on the Land, Defense Digest, Vol. 5, No. 4, 1999

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1992
• Pennsylvania, 1992
• New York, 2007

Other Affiliations

• Federation of Defense Counsel
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC) (Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association (Civil Litigation Section)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Council Member, Civil Litigation Section)