Successful Results
During his many years of practicing law, Mike Coslit has achieved an excellent record of success in representing his clients in many diverse areas. The following are only some examples:
- He defended a client against an automobile leasing company that wrongfully repossessed her car and attempted to charge her thousands of dollars for breach of contract. Mike turned the table on the leasing company and recovered damages against it for wrongful conversion of the client's property. He also recovered damages against the client's automobile insurance company for libelous statements published against the client.
- Mike successfully defended a business client against another insurance company that attempted to collect more than $1 million of unearned insurance premiums.
- He recovered a client landowner's commercial real estate property from a municipality that attempted to sell it at public auction because the municipality believed it was public lands acquired through dedication.
- Mike consulted and helped guide a client in the formation and maintenance of a large, multiple employer self-funded health benefits plan sponsored by 17 trade and professional associations in New Jersey. The health care plan is the only successful multiple employer benefit program registered with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance operating in the state.
- He successfully represented a client wrongfully terminated due to age discrimination by a large manufacturing company and received substantial monetary damages.
- Mike defended a client against allegations by a hospital that she owed more than $200,000 for unpaid hospital charges. The matter was settled, and the client paid nothing to the hospital.
- Mike successfully defended a land developer accused of improper construction of multiple homes in a development, using an environmentally questionable product known as EIFS.
- Michael represents numerous commercial and residential landlords in landlord/tenant matters resulting in substantial recovery of past due rents.
- Mike has successfully concluded the complex sale and/or purchase of several large business entities.