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Sunny Marie Sparano

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425 Eagle Rock Avenue
Suite 302
Roseland, NJ 07068
(973) 618-4105
(973) 618-0685 - Fax
smsparano@mdwcg.com

Sunny focuses her practice on the defense of design and construction professionals in lawsuits asserting a variety of claims, such as building and design-related deficiencies. These large and complex construction defect suits often involve multiple parties whereby code violations, negligence, breach of contract and fraud are at issue, as well as insurance coverage claims under GL policies.

Sunny brought a significant amount of litigation experience with her when she joined the firm in 2005. Sunny had been a construction litigation attorney who represented builders and contractors, independently and through their insurance carriers, in complex construction defect suits. Prior to gaining experience in the construction litigation arena, she briefly practiced in as an ERISA litigation attorney handling health, life and disability benefit claims and the defense of insurance companies in connection with said claims.

In 1997 Sunny received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Seton Hall University. She then entered Widener University School of Law and received her juris doctor in 2000. Following law school, she served as judicial secretary to the Honorable Sallyanne Floria, J.S.C. in the Chancery Division, Family Part, Essex County, New Jersey. 

Significant Representative Matters

  • Summary judgment granted for defendant in case against an oil tank testing and removal company alleging negligence in connection with the testing of the underground oil tank. 

  • Summary judgment granted for defendant in case by homeowner against contractor whose alleged work caused and/or contributed to the alleged structural deficiencies of the home. Successfully established that plaintiff's expert failed to establish a causal connection between the alleged deficiencies and the work performed by defendant contractor. 

Areas of Practice

Published Works

  • "If You Build It, They Will Sue: Construction Defect Litigation In The Garden State And The Trend Of Alternative Dispute Resolution," Defense Digest, Vol. 11, No. 4, December, 2005 

Education

  • Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 2000 J.D. 

  • Seton Hall University, 1997 B.A. 

Past Employment Positions

  • Gartner, Bloom & Greiper, PC 

  • DelMauro, DiGaimo & Knepper  

Law Alerts • January 1, 2012
The court dismissed a homeowner's suit after the homeowner initially filed a warranty claim. While the homeowner never proceeded to the available arbitration process under the New Jersey New Home Warranty and Builders’ Registration Act,..., Case Law Alert, 1st Qtr 2012
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Law Alerts • January 1, 2012
The Appellate Division reversed a trial court’s decision to not impose personal liability on the owner of a residential construction company under the Consumer Fraud Act. In imposing personal liability, the court found that the owner..., Case Law Alert, 1st Qtr 2012
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Law Alerts • January 1, 2012
The New Jersey Supreme Court further clarified when an individual owner or employee of a company may be liable under the Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”). In Allen, the Court first held that it was “clear” that an individual who..., Case Law Alert, 1st Qtr 2012
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Law Alerts • July 1, 2011
Bids were accepted, and a contract was awarded for improvements to a solid waste facility. Subsequent to the signing of the contract, the second-lowest bidder, Cetco, challenged the awarding of the contract, claiming that certifications of..., Case Law Alert - 3rd Qtr 2011
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Law Alerts • January 1, 2011
This case dealt with a dispute when a homeowner stopped making payments to the contractor who was constructing a first-floor extension and second-floor addition. The contractor filed suit, and the homeowner counter-claimed for costs to repair the..., Case Law Alert - 1st Qtr 2011
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Law Alerts • January 1, 2011
This case dealt with personal liability of a home improvement contractor under the Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”). In this case, the trial court dismissed the individual defendants and only imposed liability upon the corporate entity for the CFA..., Case Law Alert - 1st Qtr 2011
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Law Alerts • January 1, 2011
In this case, the homeowner was alleging a breach of contract for the repair and remodeling of a home. The homeowner’s arbitration demand named both the contracting company as well as its owner individually. The owner never objected to his personal..., Case Law Alert - 1st Qtr 2011
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Law Alerts • January 1, 2011
This case addresses “Pay-if-Paid” clauses. Such clauses are sometimes included in subcontracts and state that a general contractor has no duty to pay a subcontractor until the general contractor has been paid by the owner for the work performed by..., Case Law Alert - 1st Qtr 2011
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Areas of Practice

Education

  • Seton Hall University (B.A., 1997)
  • Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2000)

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 2000
  • U.S District Court of New Jersey, 2000
  • New York, 2001
  • U.S District Court Eastern District of New York, 2001
  • U.S District Court Southern District of New York, 2001

Associations & Memberships

  • Essex County Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Women's Law Caucus, 1997 - 2000, President (2000)

Honors & Awards

  • New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star , (2010-2011)

Year Joined Organization: 2005

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