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  • Education: <ul> <li>University of Scranton, B.A., 1995</li> <li>University of Seton Hall School of Law, J.D., 1998</li> </ul>
  • Cities of Practice: <ul> <li>New York</li> <li>New Jersey</li> </ul>
  • Other Admissions: <ul> <li>U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit</li> <li>U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York</li> <li>U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey</li> </ul>
  • Professional Affiliations: <ul> <li>The Risk Management Society</li> <li>Maritime Law Association of the United States</li> </ul>

Experience

Justin is licensed in New York and New Jersey and practices regularly in both State and Federal Court. His litigation practice focuses on representing clients in the restaurant and hospitality, shipping, insurance and general transportation industries.

He currently counsels and defends an international, publicly traded restaurant corporation in all manner of liability claims. He advises and defends commercial shipping entities and their respective insurers in bodily injury and related matters. He is experienced with the defense of lawsuits concerning heavy machinery, tug/barge and dredging operations, commercial motor vehicles and various passenger ferries and cargo vessels. Justin has significant experience defending toxic tort litigation on behalf of a national solvent recycling company and has worked on cases involving exposure to benzene, asbestos and industrial chemicals.

Representative Cases

  • Representation and defense of international restaurant corporation in all types of general liability litigation.
  • Defense of Jones Act, Public Vessel Act and other admiralty claims against marine entities and vessel owners.
  • Investigation, analysis and defense of various personal injuries, casualties and property damage claims against vessel owners, motor vehicle/fleet entities and premises owners and operators.
  • Representation of a solvent and petroleum manufacturer and recycling company in lawsuits alleging exposure to benzene and other chemicals.
  • Defense of mass tort claims against a national chemical company in a semiconductor manufacturing litigation.
  • Defense of wrongful death and other personal injury claims against terminal operators and owners of heavy equipment including cranes, tractor-trailer/chassis combinations and construction machinery.
  • Counsel to private equity firm with respect to contractual disputes with international borrowers, sanctions, and other regulatory concerns.
Decisions of Interest:
  • Ahmed v. American Steamship Company – New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, Index No. 5939/08
  • Roy v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. – Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, Docket No. MID-L-4915-08
  • Muboyayi v. Gelco Corporation and American Express, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County 2013 – dismissal of personal injury action against leasing company pursuant to the Graves Amendment
  • Muboyayi v. Quintero, Appellate Division of The Supreme Court of N.Y., First Department, 2016 N.Y. Slip Op 0142 - affirming dismissal of complaint for failure to conduct discovery.  (Appellant’s motion for leave to appeal denied by State of New York Court of Appeals, Mo. No. 2016-367).
  • Sol Group Marketing Company v. American President Lines Ltd. and APL Co. Pte Ltd., 2016 AMC 392, 2016 WL 205444 (S.D.N.Y. 2016) – dismissal of plaintiff’s claim for fraud in the inducement and enforcement of ocean carrier’s service contract liquidated damages clause.
  • Condoleo v. American President Lines Ltd. and APL Co. Pte Ltd, et al, 2019 AMC 1656, 2019 LEXIS 69826 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) – Magistrate Report and Recommendation recommending dismissal of personal injury action with breach of warranty and negligence claims against ocean carrier and container lessee.To read Magistrate Judge Lindsay’s Report and Recommendation, click HERE
  • Condoleo v. American President Lines Ltd. and APL Co. Pte Ltd., et al, 2019 AMC 1679, 2019 WL 2575405 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) – Order and decision of the U.S. District Court for the EDNY, adopting Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation in full and granting summary judgment dismissing negligence, breach of warranty and product liability claims against ocean carrier and container lessee, with favorable rulings on issues of admissibility of expert testimony and res ipsa loquitur. To read Judge Feuerstein’s opinion, click HERE
  • Civil Court of the City of NY (2021) – dismissal of personal injury action via summary judgment on issues of causation
  • Richard v. 86th Street Pooh, LLC et al. (Kings County, October 13, 2022)  decision granting summary judgment for our client, a commercial tenant, dismissing the claims of the plaintiff who sustained various personal injuries requiring surgery after tripping and falling due to an allegedly defective sidewalk condition adjacent to our client’s premises.  The court also dismissed the co-defendant landlord’s cross-claims for contribution and contractual indemnification, accepting the argument that our client did not assume a legal duty to maintain or repair the sidewalk under the terms of the governing lease agreement or NYC administrative code.
  • U.S. District Court, DNJ (2025) – dismissal of bodily injury claim on issue of causation with preclusion of plaintiff’s proposed expert testimony

Presentations Pubs

 
  • "The Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act: Practices and Procedures" – Continuing Legal Education course presented to The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, on October 2, 2013.
  • The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Guidelines and Principles – Presentation at Heidmar Inc., Connecticut, September 2014
  • Personal Injury Webinar re Snow and Ice Claims and Sidewalk Litigation in NY and NJ: presented to Broadspire, July 29, 2022
  • Personal Injury Litigation & Leased Equipment Liabilities: The Ocean Carrier's Perspective - Presented to: Gard (North America) Inc., October 28, 2020; Thomas Miller and TT Club (2021) and Skuld North America, Inc. (2022).
  • Jones Act Litigation and the Public Vessels Act: Defending the United States (With Your Money!) – Delivered at the NYC Bar Association for the Admiralty Committee, March 10, 2026.

Justin T. Nastro


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Education:

  • University of Scranton, B.A., 1995
  • University of Seton Hall School of Law, J.D., 1998

Bar Admissions:

  • New York
  • New Jersey

Other Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Professional Affiliations:

  • The Risk Management Society
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States

Experience   |    Representative Cases     |     Presentations And Publications

Justin is licensed in New York and New Jersey and practices regularly in both State and Federal Court. His litigation practice focuses on representing clients in the restaurant and hospitality, shipping, insurance and general transportation industries.

He currently counsels and defends an international, publicly traded restaurant corporation in all manner of liability claims. He advises and defends commercial shipping entities and their respective insurers in bodily injury and related matters. He is experienced with the defense of lawsuits concerning heavy machinery, tug/barge and dredging operations, commercial motor vehicles and various passenger ferries and cargo vessels. Justin has significant experience defending toxic tort litigation on behalf of a national solvent recycling company and has worked on cases involving exposure to benzene, asbestos and industrial chemicals.

  • Representation and defense of international restaurant corporation in all types of general liability litigation.
  • Defense of Jones Act, Public Vessel Act and other admiralty claims against marine entities and vessel owners.
  • Investigation, analysis and defense of various personal injuries, casualties and property damage claims against vessel owners, motor vehicle/fleet entities and premises owners and operators.
  • Representation of a solvent and petroleum manufacturer and recycling company in lawsuits alleging exposure to benzene and other chemicals.
  • Defense of mass tort claims against a national chemical company in a semiconductor manufacturing litigation.
  • Defense of wrongful death and other personal injury claims against terminal operators and owners of heavy equipment including cranes, tractor-trailer/chassis combinations and construction machinery.
  • Counsel to private equity firm with respect to contractual disputes with international borrowers, sanctions, and other regulatory concerns.
Decisions of Interest:
  • Ahmed v. American Steamship Company – New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, Index No. 5939/08
  • Roy v. Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. – Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, Docket No. MID-L-4915-08
  • Muboyayi v. Gelco Corporation and American Express, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County 2013 – dismissal of personal injury action against leasing company pursuant to the Graves Amendment
  • Muboyayi v. Quintero, Appellate Division of The Supreme Court of N.Y., First Department, 2016 N.Y. Slip Op 0142 - affirming dismissal of complaint for failure to conduct discovery.  (Appellant’s motion for leave to appeal denied by State of New York Court of Appeals, Mo. No. 2016-367).
  • Sol Group Marketing Company v. American President Lines Ltd. and APL Co. Pte Ltd., 2016 AMC 392, 2016 WL 205444 (S.D.N.Y. 2016) – dismissal of plaintiff’s claim for fraud in the inducement and enforcement of ocean carrier’s service contract liquidated damages clause.
  • Condoleo v. American President Lines Ltd. and APL Co. Pte Ltd, et al, 2019 AMC 1656, 2019 LEXIS 69826 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) – Magistrate Report and Recommendation recommending dismissal of personal injury action with breach of warranty and negligence claims against ocean carrier and container lessee.To read Magistrate Judge Lindsay’s Report and Recommendation, click HERE
  • Condoleo v. American President Lines Ltd. and APL Co. Pte Ltd., et al, 2019 AMC 1679, 2019 WL 2575405 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) – Order and decision of the U.S. District Court for the EDNY, adopting Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation in full and granting summary judgment dismissing negligence, breach of warranty and product liability claims against ocean carrier and container lessee, with favorable rulings on issues of admissibility of expert testimony and res ipsa loquitur. To read Judge Feuerstein’s opinion, click HERE
  • Civil Court of the City of NY (2021) – dismissal of personal injury action via summary judgment on issues of causation
  • Richard v. 86th Street Pooh, LLC et al. (Kings County, October 13, 2022)  decision granting summary judgment for our client, a commercial tenant, dismissing the claims of the plaintiff who sustained various personal injuries requiring surgery after tripping and falling due to an allegedly defective sidewalk condition adjacent to our client’s premises.  The court also dismissed the co-defendant landlord’s cross-claims for contribution and contractual indemnification, accepting the argument that our client did not assume a legal duty to maintain or repair the sidewalk under the terms of the governing lease agreement or NYC administrative code.
  • U.S. District Court, DNJ (2025) – dismissal of bodily injury claim on issue of causation with preclusion of plaintiff’s proposed expert testimony

 

  • "The Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act: Practices and Procedures" – Continuing Legal Education course presented to The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the New York County Lawyers’ Association, on October 2, 2013.
  • The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Guidelines and Principles – Presentation at Heidmar Inc., Connecticut, September 2014
  • Personal Injury Webinar re Snow and Ice Claims and Sidewalk Litigation in NY and NJ: presented to Broadspire, July 29, 2022
  • Personal Injury Litigation & Leased Equipment Liabilities: The Ocean Carrier's Perspective - Presented to: Gard (North America) Inc., October 28, 2020; Thomas Miller and TT Club (2021) and Skuld North America, Inc. (2022).
  • Jones Act Litigation and the Public Vessels Act: Defending the United States (With Your Money!) – Delivered at the NYC Bar Association for the Admiralty Committee, March 10, 2026.

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