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JoAnn Veltrup Diaz 
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Associate
phone(856) 414-6016
fax(856) 414-6077
emailjvdiaz@mdwcg.com

JoAnn focuses her practice on fraud and general defense litigation, with particular focus on provider-based and claimant-based suspicious activity in the motor vehicle and personal injury protection arena.  She defends insurance carriers in arbitration matters and lawsuits pertaining to personal injury claims and has litigated against alleged insureds in policy voidance matters.  Other practice areas include coverage issues and general civil litigation.

In addition to the SIU and insurance coverage practice and experience, JoAnn also has significant experience in defense of employers in claims and lawsuits asserting a variety of employment-related claims such as violations of state and federal employment discrimination, claims of wrongful discharge, unlawful harassment, hostile work environment and retalitation claims as well as claims for breach of contract and tort claims. 

JoAnn brings to her practice numerous years of experience in the insurance industry having managed and adjusted major claims for ACE-USA as well as CIGNA.

Significant Representative Matters

  • Summary judgment granted for defendant in case against a health and fitness club regarding claims of discrimination because of sex relating to separation of facility exercise areas.

  • Defendant's summary judgment granted in case against school district alleging negligent hiring and retention of teacher accused of assault and racial discrimination stemming from incident with student.

  • Dismissal of claims of handicap discrimination on summary judgment against employer brought by former employee who suffered emergency medical incident at work, allegedly connected with his "handicap."

  • Summary judgment granted for defendant in case by former employee of restaurant, who was injured on machinery and sought liability against employer on basis of "substantial certainty" exception to workers' compensation laws. Successfully established that there was no intentional act to permit liability against employer and claims were barred by New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act.
    • Year Joined Organization:
    2004
    Areas of Practice:
    SIU
    General Defense Litigation
    Insurance Coverage
    Employment Litigation Defense
    Bar Admissions:
    New Jersey, 1997
    Pennsylvania, 1997
    Education:
    Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996
    J.D.


    University of Pennsylvania, 1992
    B.A.


    Past Employment Positions:
    Console Law Offices, LLC

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