New Jersey Archive » May, 2014

New Jersey - May, 2014

236 articles

• Quest Diagnostics Gets FCA Kickback Claims Pared
• NJ Reallocates Sandy Aid To Resolve Racial Disparity Suit
• Viacom Shareholder Can't Revive Suit Challenging Bonuses
• Ex-Kaufman Dolowich Workers Drop Harassment Suit
• Turf Cos. End Dispute Over MetLife Stadium Field
• NJ AG Worker Gets New Miranda Trial Over Race Harassment
• Microsoft Wins Dismissal Of VoIP Antitrust Suit
• AstraZeneca Seeks To Block Actavis' Generic Diabetes Drug
• NY, NJ Transit Agencies Land $234M In Sandy Relief Funds
• Warner Chilcott Settles Suit Over $8.5B Actavis Deal
• Caesars Flips AC's Atlantic Club To Florida Hotelier
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• No Bombshells So Far In NJ Lawmakers' Bridgegate Probe
• NJ Judge Grants Cert In For-Profit Med School Class Action
• BCB Bid For Shareholder Suit Coverage Stays In Fed. Court
• NJ Court Hits Former Day Care With $6M Site Cleanup Costs
• BMW Wins Dismissal Of 4 Counts In Convertible Class Action
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• New England Motor Freight Settles FCRA Class Action
• Duty To Defend Follows Facts, Not Theory Of Recovery
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• NJ Bridgegate Panel Defers Port Authority Chief's Testimony
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Fla. AG Urged To Not Challenge Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
• Firm Admits Signing Ex-Associate's Name On Complaint
• Port Authority Again Delays Vote On $1.2B In 3 WTC Funding
• Engineer Admits To Stealing Secrets From Becton, Bard
• Window Open Slightly For Tesla To Beat Direct-Sales Ban
• NJ Justices Snub Liberty Mutual's Discovery Sanctions Bid
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure For Jury Waiver
• NJ Town Hit With Suit Over Property Redevelopment Plan
• US Pushing For Wind Power Investments Near NY, NJ Coast
• Ex-Google Massage Therapist Sues Over Sex Harassment
• What's Next For Pennsylvania's Gaming Industry?
• CORRECTED: NJ High Court Won't Hear Appeal In Exxon Asbestos Suit
• Lumineers Sued By Ex-Bandmate Over Song Copyrights
• NJ Moves To Repeal Cap-And-Trade Regs
• And Now A Word From The Panel: What's Good For America?
• Investor Accuses Military Tech Co. Of Playing IP Shell Game
• Paper Co. Can't Revive Nuisance Suit Against NJ DEP
• Otsuka Sues Aurobindo To Halt Generic Abilify
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Judge Invalidates Prometheus' Patent For Irritable Bowel Drug
• NJ High Court To Mull Salary Forfeiture In Atty Fraud Case
• Stryker Faces Barrage Of Suits Over Hip Implant Corrosion
• Watson Latest Target Of Amarin's Vascepa Patent Suits
• RE Rumor Mill: Hopewell Development, Harbor Group
• Disclosure Violation Costs Co. NJ Public Energy Contract
• NJ Casino Guest's Suit Says Medical Pot OK Under State Law
• NJ Judge Censured Over Stripper Relationship
• NJ Chief Justice Pact Doesn't Quell Judicial Autonomy Fears
• NJ Pols To Battle Christie's 'Sandy Bill of Rights' Veto
• NJ Assembly Reanimates Bill Requiring Superfund Hearings
• NJ Assembly Urges Christie To Rejoin Regional GHG Pact
• Pa. Hospitals Urge 3rd Circ. To Revisit Medicare DSH Suit
• NJ High Court Restricts Civil Rights Act Claims
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• Port Authority Sued For Shafting Jersey City $400M In Taxes
• NJ High Court Says Atty Records Off-Limits During Cases
• NJ High Court Orders New Trial In Duragesic Med Mal Suit
• High Court Could Soon Review Federal Sports Betting Ban
• NJ Mayor Denied En Banc Review Of Corruption Appeal
• Emoral's 363 Purchase Protection Comes With A Price
• NJ Utility Board OKs PSE&G's $1B Grid Resilience Project
• Tax Fraudster's Legal Malpractice Suit Gets Nixed
• Christie Reaches Deal On NJ Chief Justice Renomination
• NJ Agencies To Probe Energy Suppliers' Billing Practices
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Ackman Prods Allergan For Outside Review Of $46B Takeover
• Judge Won't Revive FCA Whistleblower Claims Against Bayer
• 2 Plead Guilty In $15M JPMorgan, PayPal Hacking Scheme
• Bridgegate Panel Probes Christie Endorsement Snub
• Wage Deduction Claim Cut From Morgan Stanley OT Suit
• Christie Proposes Fixing Budget Gap With $2.4B Pension Cut
• The Latest On Natural Gas Force Majeure Provisions
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• NJ Ethics Panel Boots Conflict Complaint Against Senator
• 3rd Circ. Pressed To Make Visteon Pay Retiree Benefits
• Mylan Can't Use Generic Paxil Case Docs For New Suit
• NJ Affordable Housing Rules Likely Headed Back To Court
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Concealing $500M Bayou Ponzi Scheme
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• NJ Justices Clarify Warrantless Search Rules For Co-Tenants
• NJ Senate Panel Advances E-Cigarette Tax Bill
• Toyota, Honda Dealers Say Incentive Programs Are Illegal
• NJ Atty Accused Of Giving Shoddy Advice On Condo Deal
• NJ Avaya Ruling Reminds Us That Kodak Is Alive And Well
• Ex-NJ Judge Wants Other Judge's Discrimination Suit Tossed
• US Attorney Mulls High Court Bid In AT&T Data Breach Case
• Home Depot Says Energy Star Class Action Is Preempted
• NJ Senator Calls Bar Hypocritical On Judicial Independence
• Judge Skeptical Of Remanding Fake Giants Memorabilia Suit
• Judge Douses Buzz Bee's Water Gun Injunction Bid In IP Row
• NJ Pols Tell Gov. To Investigate Landfill Mismanagement
• Lockheed, Pollution Plaintiffs Seek End To Toxic Tort Row
• FTC Urges Missouri, NJ To Ax Limits On Direct Auto Sales
• NJ Offers $300M In Incentives For JPMorgan, RBC Moves
• Deal Reached To Allow $30M Syms HQ Lease Sale
• 5 Tips For Litigating In NJ's Overtaxed Courts
• NJ Appeals Court OKs Town Voters' Anti-Bond Referendum
• NJ Attys Demand Ethics Grievance Against Gov. Christie
• Former Trenton Mayor Gets 58 Months For Bribery Scheme
• American Meat May Whet Supreme Court Appetite
• Winne Banta Beats Tax Malpractice Suit In NY Court
• Poker Mavens Aren't Bluffing With Borgata Phony Chips Suit
• Ramada Sues Ex-Franchisee For Using Its Trademarks
• Sears Sued Over NJ Shopping Center Lease Default
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Residents Block NJ Town's Boardwalk Redevelopment Plan
• Christian Bale Film Didn't Defame Tribe Members, Judge Says
• EPA Yanks NY, NJ, Conn. Plans After Ozone Violations
• Atty Indicted In NJ For Client Advertising Scheme
• States Helping Themselves To Nationwide Tax Jurisdiction
• P3 Attys Eye States' Potential If Feds End Highway Toll Ban
• NJ Law Firms Sued Over Bungled Honeywell Pollution Deal
• US Won't Budge Off NJ Superfund Penalty Request
• NJ Pols' Push To Nix LG's Palisades Tower Intensifies
• NJ Court Sheds Light On Pollution Exclusion In Spill Suit
• Express Scripts Shorted Medco Workers On OT, Suit Says
• Paramus Zoning Board Chided For Nixing Cell Tower Plan
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• Gibson Dunn Bridgegate Report Has Errors, Stepien Says
• NJ Firm Schiffman Abraham Sued Over Lapsed Bias Case
• Christie Spokesman Denies Bridgegate Involvement
• Scarinci Hollenbeck Taps Into Jersey City 'Renaissance'
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• NJ Franchise Law Doesn't Cover Insurance Agents
• 3rd Circ. Says Bad Tax Advice Can Nix Some IRS Penalties
• What To Expect When Your Employees Are Expecting: Part 2
• Agencies Can't Limit Public Record Requests, NJ Court Rules
• NJ Engineering Contractor Fined $3M In FCA Suit
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Merck To Get $600M For Eye-Care Biz in Japan, Europe
• NJ Soccer Stadium Developer On Hook For Property Taxes
• New Jersey Developer Sues Attorney For Defamation
• NJ Senate Committee Confirms Judge For Tenure
• NJ Lawmaker Says Sandy Relief Is Moving Too Slow
• Steel Co. Denied Trade Secrets Injunction Against Ex-Prez
• Christie Conditionally Vetoes 'Bill Of Rights' For Sandy Victims
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• Ex-Willkie Farr Atty To Head Parker Ibrahim Securities Group
• Tax Lien Co.'s Ex-Exec Cops To NJ Bid-Rigging Scheme
• NJ Senate Backs Bill Targeting Unemployment Bias
• NJ Senate Advances Fracking Waste Ban
• Alsol Partners' Superfund Penalties Reasonable, Judge Says
• How To Clean Up Against Washing Machine Class Actions
• Hillshire Brands To Pay $4.3 Billion For Pinnacle Foods
• Insurer Sues To Duck Covering Restroom Camera Suit
• NJ Bar Head Vows To Continue Push For Judicial Autonomy
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Indicted For FCPA Violations
• NJ Labor Board Rejects Union Grievance Over Sandy OT
• Syms Creditors Blast Challenge To $30M Lease Sale
• High Court Air Ruling Justifies Water Plan, EPA Tells 3rd Circ.
• Hispanic Bar Of NJ Backs Rabner's Renomination
• Blank Rome Adds Ex-Edwards Wildman Partner In NY, NJ
• NJ Employer Group Bashes Watchdog Whistleblower Ruling
• NJ Bar Prez Implores Christie To Renominate Rabner
• Whistleblowing Ex-NJ Sheriff Says Port Authority Got Even
• $5M Legal Malpractice Suit Sent Back To NJ State Court
• NJ Financial Co. Says Landlord's Broken Promise Voids Lease
• Pa. Bill Taxing Legal Services Raises Equal Access Concerns
• Law Firm's Sanctions Bid Thrown Out By NJ Appeals Court
• Observations From Target, Wyndham Derivative Suits
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Day Pitney Leads Valley National's $312M Bank Purchase
• US Fire Wins Bid To Move Asbestos Row To Arbitration
• NJ Attys' Interest In RE Firm Breaks Fla. Bar Rules: Suit
• Lessons From Chevron Strategy And Patton Boggs Settlement
• An Important Lesson From Bridgegate Internal Investigation
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Verizon FiOS 'Bait-And-Switch' Class Sent To Arbitration
• CareOne Fights To Subpoena NYU Law Students In Union Row
• NJ Bridgegate Panel Subpoenas Christie Political Adviser
• ACLU Sues Christie Over Post-'Bridgegate' Record Requests
• McDonald's Can't Revive Claims In Ocean City Lease Row
• DOE Commits Up To $141M For Offshore Wind Power
• Ex-NJ Prosecutor Denied Grand Jury Docs In Termination Row
• NJ Star-Ledger Execs Settle Suit Over Porn Site Redirects
• NJ Can't Tax Trusts Tied To $4M Estate, Court Says
• NJ AG's Office Outsourced Investigations To Insurers: Suit
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• 3rd Circ. Says Cigna Coverage Row Shouldn't Be Arbitrated
• Jury Verdict Reversed In NJ Transit Eminent Domain Feud
• AEX Hired Drivers As Contractors To Skimp On Pay, Suit Says
• Ex-Jets Cheerleader Claims Team Paid Below Minimum Wage
• Ex-Staffer For NJ Firm Says Panic Attack Got Her Fired
• NJ, NY Govs. To Form Port Authority Reform Panel
• Ex-Christie Staffer Doubts Kelly Was Bridgegate Architect
• FTC Says Wyndham Can't Appeal Data-Security Ruling
• NJ Mayor's Appeal Over Hurricane Irene OT Pay Gets Nixed
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• NJ High Court Tackles 5th Amendment Jury Charge
• Bayer To Pay $14B For Merck Consumer Products Unit
• Wyndham Execs Slapped With Investor Suit Over Data Breach
• A Reminder To Challenge Unclear Bid Specifications Prebid
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges
• NJ Corrections Officers Opt Out Of $6M Class Settlement
• Ex-Benjamin Moore VP Sues For $1M In Withheld Payments
• Toys R Us Settles 'Free Gift' False Ad Row
• Ex-Newark Mayor's Book Prompts Defamation Suit
• Pa. Case Challenging Malpractice Insurer Faces Long Odds
• SEC Charges 5 Reverse Merger Scheme Co-Conspirators
• 7 Questions For NRG's Top Deals Atty Brian Curci
• Elan Pharma Dinged $3M In NJ Back Taxes
• NJ Recycler's 'Mystifying' Bid To Nix Pollution Suit Fails
• NJ Judge Accused Of Taunts, Ear-Pulling Denies Wrongdoing
• NJ Court Won't Block Recalls Of Retired Judges
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Controversial Bayer False Ad Ruling
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• Burlington Coat Factory Misclassified Managers, Suit Says
• Ex-Port Authority Head Says No To Bridgegate Subpoena
• Whistleblower Says Medical Device Co. Defrauded Stryker
• Jury Fight, Civility Code Sink Conviction In NJ
• NJ Court Won't Revive Charges Over Official's Legal Costs
• CareOne CEO To Leave NYU Law School's Board Of Trustees
• State AGs Urge 3rd Circ. To Reverse Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• Insurers' RICO Claims Cut From Pharmacy Billing Suit
• Amarin Targets Dr. Reddy's Over Vascepa Generic
• Ex-Unisys Manager, Girlfriend Admit To TSA Kickback Scheme
• JPMorgan Settles With NJ Over Unregistered Sales Agents
• NJ Jury Returns $1.5M Verdict For 'Buck Foston's' Barkeep
• Syms Landlords Blast Approval Of $30M HQ Lease Sale
• NJ Could Flex Land-Use Muscle To Kill LG's Palisades Plan
• NLRB Backs Reversal Of NJ Hospital's Dress Code Changes
• Wyeth Claims Immunity Against Effexor Pay-For-Delay Suit
• How Obama's Highway Toll Bill Would Affect PPP Activity
• Goodwin Reps Kimco On $270M Buy Of 24 New England Malls
• PSE&G, NJ Nail Down $1.22B Grid Upgrade Deal
• NJ Bill Would Allow Tesla To Sell Cars Directly
• Huge Pharma Deal Prospects Prop Up M&A Again In April
• Whistleblower Accuses Express Scripts Of Hiding Overcharges