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New Jersey - January, 2014

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• NJ Public Workers Lose Appeal Of Pension, Benefit Reforms
• Christie Knew About Lane Closings, Ex-Official Says
• Law Firms Traub, Fabiani Settle Condo Malpractice Row
• LG Building Opponents Sound Off To NJ Appeals Court
• NJ Enviro Waivers Prove Tough Alternative To DEP Rules
• Caesars Bid For NJ Casino Could Harm Competition, Sen. Says
• SEC Greenlights BATS, Direct Edge Equities Markets Merger
• Judge Nixes Remand Bid In J&J Infant's Tylenol Suit
• NJ Utility Regulator's New Chief Considers $207M Rate Cut
• On Super Bowl Sunday, Social Media Trademark Risks Abound
• NJ Lawmakers Push For Port Authority Transparency Bill
• NJ City Can't Shake Vacation Benefits Ruling For Union
• Dealer Sues NY Giants For Sham Memorabilia Cover-Up
• Feds Protest Separate Fraud Trials For 'Housewives' Stars
• New Law Doesn't Help DOL In H-2B Appeal, 3rd Circ. Told
• DSF Group Pays $107M For Hoboken Apartments
• Atlantic City Casino Reaches Deal Over Age Bias Suit
• NJ Mayor's Unelected Cronies Ran Town, Ex-City Official Says
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit For Copyright Authorship Claims
• US Reps. Want Probe Of NJ's Split With Sandy Contractor
• Eli Lilly Sues Par Pharma To Block Generic Effient
• Medical Supply Co. Escapes FCA Suit Over Needless Orders
• NJ Town, Condemnee Square Off On Eminent Domain Interest
• Horizon Blue Cross Customers Sue Over Data Breach
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• 3rd Circ. Says State AG Can Ax Worker Who Brought Lawsuit
• Marriott To Partner With NJ Hotel For Long-Stalled Project
• Ex-NJ Prosecutor Fights For Grand Jury Docs In Firing Row
• Merck, Bristol-Myers Settle With Generics Co. Over HIV Drug
• Newark On Verge Of Requiring Paid Sick Leave
• NJ's New Pregnancy Law And How It Affects Employers
• New Appropriations Law Backs DOL Authority, 3rd Circ. Told
• GNC Hit With Suit Claiming Diet Pills Led To Liver Damage
• NJ High Court Blocks Tax Claims In Wrongful Death Suits
• Judge Puts Brakes On Avis Bid To Decertify Manager OT Suit
• Ford Truck Dealers Ask Supreme Court To Revive Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Form Bridgegate Panel Amid GOP Protests
• NJ Senate Panel Presses Blue Cross Execs Over Data Breach
• NJ High Court Tackles Tolling Of Liens In Bankruptcy
• NJ Firm Escapes Malpractice Suit Involving Deceased Atty
• NJ Transit Hit With Racial Discrimination Class Action
• NJ High Court Tackles Redevelopment Recusal Question
• J&J Beats $600M Stent Patent Verdict For Good
• Class Cert. Denied In First American Title Rate Action
• GE Hit With FLSA Class Action By Service Techs From 4 States
• Legal Feud Erupts Between Ex-NYPD Chief, A-Rod Lawyer
• 3rd Circ. To Review Venue Ruling In GSK Birth Defects Case
• Ex-NJ Comptroller To Lead Lowenstein's Integrity Practice
• Top NJ Employment Law Developments In 2013
• Actavis Only Requires Scrutiny Of Cash Deals, Judge Says
• Port Authority Head Hires Genova Atty For 'Bridgegate' Probe
• NJ High Court To Hear Suit Over $6.3M Redevelopment Grant
• Shuttered Debt Collector Withheld $90M, Quest Says
• Conspirator In AT&T Hack Gets Probation
• NJ High Court Won't Hear $9M Hurricane Isabel Coverage Row
• Be Careful With Super Bowl-Related Broadcasts, Promotions
• Post This Bill: Gender Equity Notices Now Mandated In NJ
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Wetlands Dispute
• Aaroma Not Liable For Diacetyl Consumer Claims: 3rd Circ.
• Beazer Dodges NJ City's Suit Over Redevelopment Plans
• Key Gov't Informant Grilled In NJ Mayor's Corruption Trial
• Patton Boggs Repping Christie Campaign In 'Bridgegate'
• NJ Firm Can't Sink Debt Collections Class Action
• Green Groups Look To Join Fight Over LG's NJ Headquarters
• NJ Wins Medicaid Spousal Benefits Dispute
• Sentinel Needn't Defend StrikeForce In Infringement Suit
• Shire Doesn't Have To Return Docs In Generic Dispute
• Top 10 Trade Secret Developments Of 2013: Part 2
• Private Email And Public Officials: What's A Public Doc?
• Multistate Online Gambling Pacts Come With Legal Risks
• Lucchese Associate Wants More Wiretap Evidence At Trial
• McElroy Partner Won't Defend Christie Aide Due To Conflict
• NJ Administrative Law Process Poised For Reform
• Cigna Coverage Row Shouldn't Be Arbitrated, 3rd Circ. Told
• Jersey City Pension Reforms Signed Into Law
• Marshall Dennehey To Absorb NY's Jones Hirsch
• Christie Signs NJ Bill Barring Pregnancy Bias
• EEOC Sues Genesis For Refusing To Hire Deaf Worker
• Strine Asks High Court To Take Up 'Secret' Arbitration Case
• Christie Refuses To Sign NJ Drone Warrant Bill
• Fannie, Freddie Should Face Local Taxation, 3rd Circ. Told
• Quest Diagnostics Puts Up $570M For PE-Backed Lab Co.
• NLRB Blasts HealthBridge-Run Centers' Ch. 11 Plan
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Retaliation Suit Against Hospital
• NJ Labor Board Empowers Management With Salary Ruling
• Ex-NFL Star, Mother Plead Not Guilty To NJ Mortgage Scheme
• NJ Gov. Quiet On Bridge, Sandy Aid Scandals At Inauguration
• HRC Guidance May Impact Other Investment Tax Credits
• Clothing Co. Dots Files For Ch. 11, Shutting 30 Stores
• Gov. Christie OKs Flood-Linked Property Tax Breaks
• Goldman VP Can't Get Fees For Theft Case, 3rd Circ. Hears
• $243M NJ Bank Merger To Create State's 4th-Largest Bank
• NJ Tax Court Upholds Investment Co. Deduction Test
• Merck Gender Bias Suit Swells To $250M After Plaintiffs Added
• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Harrah's Workers' Comp Ruling
• NJ Atty Sued Over Lost $1.8M Deposit In Failed Condo Deal
• NJ High Court Refuses Fees Row In Nissan Defects Suit
• Arbitration Analysis Missed The Mark In NJ Attys' Fees Row
• NJ Development Agency Provided $1.2B Economic Aid In 2013
• Warner Chilcott Contraceptive Patent Upheld By Judge
• Ethics And Compliance Lessons From 'Bridgegate'
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• Christie Appoints New Head Of NJ Utilities Regulator
• Law Firms Hit Jackpot With NJ Internet Gambling Expansion
• Christie's Clean Water Plan Extension Signed Into Law
• Christie's Office Taps Gibson Dunn For 'Bridgegate' Probes
• Pa. Charity Patients Can Be Nixed From DSH, 3rd Circ. Told
• NJ Mayor Loses Bid To Revive Ponzi Defamation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes US Home Suit Over Pollution At Base Site
• Carlyle Puts Up $4B For J&J's Blood-Testing Unit
• KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit
• NJ Mayor's Atty Grills FBI Agent In Corruption Trial
• Forbes Plans New NYC HQ As It Moves Some Jobs To NJ
• Vitamin Shoppe Ducks Bodybuilding Supplement False Ad Suit
• Online Gaming Still Holds Promise Despite NJ's Ho-Hum Start
• NJ 'Bridgegate' Panel Taps Blagojevich Prosecutor
• NJ Bar Group Tells Congress Tax Reforms Will Hurt Law Firms
• NJ Tax Court Slams Taxation Director In $25M Tax Row
• McCarter & English Picks Up Porzio Product Liability Vet
• Super Bowl To Provide Short-Term RE Boost In NJ, NY
• NJ Bridge Debacle Disrupts Protocols For Employee Email
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Paves Way For More AG Suits
• NJ Generates $8.4M In 1st Month Of Online Gambling
• Livery Cos. Sue NJ Over 'Bridgegate' Closures
• NJ Gov. Pledges Cooperation With 'Bridgegate' Probes
• Advance Realty Co. Beats Stakeholder's Appealed $5M Suit
• T-Mobile Wrongly Hit With $7M In Damages, 3rd Circ. Hears
• NJ Judge Kicks Train Derailment Suit To State Court
• Roche Loses Last Shot At Booting NJ Accutane Judge
• Top NJ Court Calls For Retrial In Choice Of Counsel Fight
• NJ Utility Can't Cut Property Tax Over Contamination Costs
• Former Christie Supreme Court Pick Gets Lower Judgeship
• Gov. Christie Vetoes Energy Infrastructure Planning Bill
• Feds To Probe Christie Admin's Use Of $25M In Sandy Aid
• NJ Assembly OKs Bill To Redevelop Dormant Properties
• Insurer Sues To Nix Coverage For Fraudster's Ex-GC
• NJ Lawmakers Increase 'Bridgegate' Scrutiny
• Justices Nix Rail Co. CSX's Appeal In Flood Preemption Case
• NJ Court Orders Report On Medical Marijuana Program
• 3rd Circ. Opens New Punitive Damages Doors For Creditors
• Eni's Natural Gas Duties Clear In Contract, NJ Court Says
• Bridgegate Won't Prevent NJ AG Hearing, Senate Leader Says
• 5 Online Gambling Initiatives To Watch
• NJ Mortgage Title Broker Gets 10 Years For Stealing $5.3M
• Jersey City Inches Closer To Cutting Workers' Pensions
• Architect Conflict Gets Builder Booted From NJ School Project
• NJ Commision Rejects Pinelands Gas Pipeline Agreement
• NJ Discrimination Suit's Lessons To Employers Nationwide
• US Probe Into NJ Bridge Debacle Faces Tough Odds
• NJ Senate OKs Bill To Redesignate Medical Marijuana
• Corruption Trial Begins Against Trenton Mayor Tony Mack
• NJ High Court Stays Accutane Case, Weighs Judge's Recusal
• NJ Assembly Committee Backs Utility Reliability Measures
• Nationwide Needn't Defend Spam Faxer, 3rd Circ. Rules
• NJ Court Revives Cigarette Wholesaler's Competition Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Contempt Order In Bayer Fraud Suit
• No Refunds For Parking Tax Overpayments, NJ Court Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Statoil, Lanco
• Vikings Owners Want NJ Court To Topple $103M Judgment
• Forest Lab's Lexapro Causes Fatal Birth Defects, Mom Says
• Christie Can't Back Out Of GHG Standards, NJ Court Told
• Avaya's DMCA Suit Against PBX Service Cos. Gets Tossed
• Discovery Sanctions Trimmed In Insurance Fraud Row
• NJ Biz Falsely Won $1.2M In VA Contracts, DOJ Says
• Pfizer Investors Ask 3rd Circ. To Revive Alzheimer's Drug Row
• BMW, Bridgestone Can't Stop Faulty Tire Suit
• Consider Filing Early Motions To Strike Class Allegations
• Trauma Care Oversight Bill Advanced By NJ Senate Panel
• NJ Statute Limits Copy Fees For Bid Documents, Court Says
• NJ Senate OKs Bill To Require Coverage Of Pain Meds
• Whistleblower Ruling May Make Workers Clam Up
• Equinox Gym Members Sue Over Cancellation Policies
• Prime Healthcare Gets Stay On Bankruptcy Court's Dismissal
• NJ High Court Urges Clear Rundown Of Sentencing Factors
• NJ Law Banning Must-Be-Employed Job Ads Upheld
• 2013's Key Rulings In Food Mislabeling Litigation
• Harrisburg Officials Lose Appeal Of State Takeover
• Honeywell Sheds Brake Parts Business In $155M Sale
• Snack Maker Owes NJ Use Tax On Pretzel Warmer Parts
• Oracle Makes Another Cloud-Based Software Company Buy
• More NJ School Bribery Conspirators Sentenced
• Prudential, Goldman Settle $375M RMBS Fraud Suit
• PetroTiger Execs Charged With Bribing Way To $39M Pact
• Santander Accuses Pa. Law Firm Of Shoddy Loan Review
• NJ Pinelands May Welcome 15-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline
• NJ Assembly Advances Drone Restrictions
• Ex-NJ Mayor Gets 6-Month Prison Sentence For Tax Evasion
• NJ Pregnancy Bias Bill On Its Way To Gov. Christie
• Medtronic Pays $160M Cash For Implantable Device Maker
• NJ Nursing Homes May Be Liable Under Consumer Fraud Act
• 11th Doc Pleads Guilty In NJ Lab Referral Kickback Scheme
• Super Bowl Ticket Sales Exclude Fans, Suit Says
• Valero, Affiliates Pay $17.5M To Settle NJ Pollution Suit
• Shuttered Firm WolfBlock Faces $8M Malpractice Suit
• Will NJ Go 'Ban The Box' And Beyond?
• LeClairRyan Adds Litigation Team From Clyde & Co.
• NJ Appeals Court Upends Med School's Win In Age Bias Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Dumps Contract Suit Over Road Projects
• Christie Eyes High Court Nominee For Lower NJ Judgeship
• NJ Appeals Court Issues Guidance On Referendum Deadlines
• NJ Comptroller Files $2.7M Fraud Claim Against 3 Hospitals
• NJ Panel Sides With County In Clash Over Pay Increments
• NJ To Put $36M Into Beach Strengthening Project
• Novartis Jacked Up Painkiller Prices, Class Action Claims
• Hospital Loses Challenge To NJ Health Care Subsidy
• 3rd Circ. False Ad Ruling No Class Action Killer, Bayer Says
• Courts Can Make Better Use Of 'The Boss'
• Wyndham Data Ruling Delayed By FTC Commish's Comments
• Epstein Becker Green Adds Financial Services Pro In NJ
• NJ Mayor Renews Wiretap Challenge After Co-Defendant's Plea
• Medco Beats False Claims Suit Alleging Kickbacks
• NJ Boardwalk Builder Hit With Wage, OT Claims
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• An Employer's 'Top 5' Action Items For 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• New Jersey Cases To Watch in 2014
• New Jersey Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2014