Andrew S. Kent
Counsel New York, NY Roseland, NJEducation
- Rutgers Law School (J.D., 1992)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (B.A., 1988)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York
Andrew has acted as counsel in numerous cases resulting in reported and unreported decisions, including:
- Sentinel Trust Company v. Universal Bonding Insurance Company, 316 F.3d 213 (3rd Cir. 2003) (held that former indenture trustee lacked standing to sue under surety bond issued to obligee in its capacity as trustee; obligee collaterally estopped by state court findings of negligence against it from suing surety for negligence, despite vacature of state court judgment)
- Conestoga Title Ins. Co. v. Premier Title Agency, Inc., 328 N.J. Super. 460 (App. Div. 2000), aff’d, 166 N.J. 2 (2000) (held that owner/director of the insured company was not an “employee” of the insured for purposes of a fidelity bond covering thefts by employees)
- United States ex rel PCC Construction v. Star Insurance Company, 90 F. Supp.2d 512 (D.N.J. 2000) (held that state court judgment against principal does not preclude Miller Act surety from defending against subsequent payment bond claim brought in federal court; evidence sufficient to require a trial as to whether claimant was a subcontractor entitled to claim under the payment bond, or an undisclosed joint venturer with the principal and not a beneficiary of the bond)
- American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section; Fidelity & Surety Law Committee