John W. Bruni

John W. Bruni is a Principal in the firm's Casualty Litigation Department and has more than 30 years of experience in complex defense litigation. Mr. Bruni concentrates his practice in toxic tort matters, including asbestos, silica, and benzene cases. He has defended and counseled numerous manufacturers, distributors, utilities, universities and industrial clients guiding them through multi-million-dollar litigation in state and federal court.

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Personal Injury

• Successfully defended manufacturer, employers and premise owners in hundreds of matters including direct occupational claims, secondary/take-home exposure and premises-based exposure scenarios.
• Has served as lead or co-counsel for manufacturers, suppliers,distributors, contractors and utilities in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and Ohio, across multiple jurisdictions successfully employing early case evaluation, causation challenges, jurisdictional/venue strategy, and summary judgment practice to protect clients' interests.

Property Damage 

• Successfully defended an electric utility company in a fire loss claim where Plaintiff alleged that a residential fire resulting in total loss to the Plaintiff's home was caused by a defective smart meter.

Data Breach

• Obtained dismissal of a putative class-action lawsuit by arguing that the Plaintiff has failed to establish standing by successfully arguing that the plaintiff had not suffered an injury in fact and that speculative future harms are insufficient to confer standing.

Construction

• Represented a structural steel supplier and fabricator in a multi-party construction defect claim relating to the design/construction of a three-unit condominium on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire; plaintiffs accepted a nominal settlement after we filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss all of plaintiffs’ claims against our client.

Commercial  

• Successfully represented a regional airport authority in a breach of contract claim relating to plaintiff’s claim of a perpetual lease for the storage of his aircraft at an airport hangar; in addition to ruling that the lease in question was for a period of one year with a one-year renewal, the Court granted our motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims based on breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and deprivation of civil rights.