William D. Grand

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• Harrington, et al v. Director, Division of Taxation, et al. Mr. Grand represented the plaintiffs, a group of former co-workers who won a $216 million jackpot in New Jersey’s Mega Millions lottery contest. When the plaintiffs purchased their winning ticket and received their winnings, New Jersey law exempted lottery winnings from State income tax. However, months later, the State changed the rules to retroactively tax lottery winnings, including plaintiffs' winnings in the Mega Millions contest. Plaintiffs prevailed in the Tax Court when the Tax Court granted partial summary judgment in their favor, ordering the State to refund plaintiffs' State income tax on their winnings. The judgment was memorialized in a settlement agreement, and the plaintiffs received a full refund of the State income tax, plus interest. Read more here.
• The Geon Company v. Cary Compounds. Multi-national corporation brought an action against a New Jersey company for damages for alleged misappropriation of its formulas and trade secrets. Grand obtained a no cause judgment after six weeks of trial.

• G & W Laboratories v. Able Laboratories. Pharmaceutical manufacturer sued another pharmaceutical company for alleged theft of formulas and trade secrets. Grand defended the Complaint and plaintiff dropped its case after five weeks of trial.

• Middlesex County Utilities Authority v. Edgeboro Landfill. Grand defended landfill owner in eminent domain action. After approximately 40 days of hearings, a settlement was reached that resulted in a payment of almost $40 million to Grand’s client. The Authority’s good faith settlement offer prior to the hearings was $3.5 million.

• Sgro v. Getty Petroleum Corp. In this case, reported at 854 F. Supp. 1164 (D.N.J. 1994), the owner of a gas station property sued Getty alleging that Getty was obligated to remove underground storage tanks from his property. Grand successfully defended the action, resulting in a judgment for the defendant.