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Maskin, Arvin was born on March 27, 1954 in Brooklyn. Son of Robert and Clair (Diamond) Maskin.
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Arvin Maskin, American Lawyer. Bar: New York 1978, Pennsylvania 1984, District of Columbia, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea, 3d and federal circuits), Supreme Court of the United States Court. Member American Bar Association (national institute subcommittee, torts and insurance committee, litigation committee), United States Chamber of Commerce (mass tort task force).
Education
Bachelor, Georgetown University, 1975; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1978.
Career
Worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Pennsylvania. 1981, United States. Supreme Court.
1984, New York.
Author: "Strategies For Formulating and Obtaining Effective Case Management Orders" in "A Guide to Toxic Torts," Matthew Bender, 1993. Chapter entitled "Scientific Proof in Tort Litigation" in "Personal Injury Defense Techniques," Matthew Bender, 1988. "A Legal Assessment of the Agent Orange Controversy" in "Agent Orange and its Associated Dioxin," Elsevier Press, 1988.
"An Overview of Punitive Damages in Toxic Tort Litigation," BNA Toxics Law Reporter, 1988. "Defending Immunotoxicity Claims, BNA Toxics Law Reporter, 1989. "Preserving Confidentiality of Reports Prepared By In-House and Outside Counsel In Toxic Tort Litigation," BNA Toxics Law Reporter, 1989.
"Cancerphobia: An Emerging Theory of Compensable Damages," Journal of Occupational Medicine, 1989. "Preventive Law for Manufacturers: Minimizing Product Liability Exposure," BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter, 1989. "Overview and Update of Emerging Damage Theories in Toxic Tort Litigation," Washington Legal Foundation Press, 1990.
"How to Analyze and Organize the Toxic Tort Case: The Defense Perspective," PLI, 1992. "Laying the Groundwork for Successfully Asserting the Sophisticated User Defense in Products Liability Cases Arising in an Industrial Setting," BNA Products Safety & Liability Reporter, 1992. "The Impact of Daubert on the Admissibility of Scientific Evidence," 15 Cardozo Law Review, 1994.
"A Punitive Damages Primer: Legal Principles and Constitutional Challenges," Washington Legal Foundation Press, 1994. "Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Implications for the Workplace," BNA Occupational Safety & Health Reporter, 1993. Guest Lecturer: Yale Law School, 1994, 1991.
Cardozo Law School, 1993. Fordham Law School, 1992. Harvard School of Public Health, 1990.
Columbia Law School, 1990. Columbia Graduate School of Business, 1988. United States. Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, 1991.
Deputy Attorney General, Torts Division, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1978-1982. Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Branch, Washington, D.C., 1982-1986.
Recipient of three United States. Department of Justice Special Achievement Awards, 1983, 1984, 1985 and the Civil Division's Certificate of Appreciation, 1985. Faculty, American Law Institute's Advanced Courses on Trial Evidence and Civil Practice, 1985.
Member, Board of Advisors, BNA's Civil Trial Manual, Toxics Law Reporter and Product Safety and Liability Reporter, 1986. Member, Legal Policy Advisory Board, Washington Legal Foundation, 1995. Appointed to Task Force on Mass Torts of United States.
Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1993. Elected to the American Law Institute, 1991. Member, ALI's Consultative Group for the Restatement of the Law of Torts (Third): Products Liability: Reviewer for the Manual on Complex Litigation (Third) for the Federal Judicial Center.
Elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1997. Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Products Liability and Toxic Tort Committee on Corporate Counsel, Litigation Section, 1994. Chairman, Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1996).
Membership
Member, Board of Advisors, BNA's Civil Trial Manual, Toxics Law Reporter and Product Safety and Liability Reporter, 1986. Member, Legal Policy Advisory Board, Washington Legal Foundation, 1995. Appointed to Task Force on Mass Torts of United States.
Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1993. Elected to the American Law Institute, 1991. Member, ALI's Consultative Group for the Restatement of the Law of Torts (Third): Products Liability: Reviewer for the Manual on Complex Litigation (Third) for the Federal Judicial Center.
Elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1997. Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Products Liability and Toxic Tort Committee on Corporate Counsel, Litigation Section, 1994. Chairman, Committee on Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1996).
Connections
Married Debra Ann, 1979. Children: Daniel Chase, Andrew Noah, Sophie Leah.
