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New Jersey - January, 2021

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• Lyft Can't Arbitrate Drivers' NJ Wage Suit, Court Holds
• Drugmakers Must Face Fraud Claims In Valsartan MDL
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Underage Pot Bill Amid Gridlock
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Pot For Pets In Rhode Island
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Worker's Race Bias Suit Against US Navy
• NJ Justices Won't Second-Guess Revival Of J&J Talc Cases
• 3rd Circ. Says Dr. Didn't Need Successors' Ages For Bias Suit
• Samsung Dodges Galaxy S7 Water Resistance Class Suit
• Cole Schotz Cuts Deal With Ex-Atty To End Trade Secrets Suit
• What You Need To Know About NJ Virtual Jury Trials
• Ex-Sam's Club Worker Says She Was 'Humiliated' On The Job
• Specter Of ERISA Woes Not Derailing Auto-IRA Programs
• NJ Senate Advances Virus Tax Break Bills For Businesses
• Novartis Must Face Ex-Lab Worker's Disability Bias Claims
• NJ Panel Nixes $930K Atty Fee In Restaurant Lease Row
• Data Protection Biz Nears $1.4B Value After VC Investments
• Probation Officer And Pa. Judge Settle Sex Harassment Suit
• 135 Law Firms Among Best Places To Work For LGBTQ People
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Debt Firm Arbitration Clause Had No Limit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Claims Against Battery Maker, Insurer Pared In Cleanup Suit
• Two Kline & Specter Partners Start New Litigation Firm In Pa.
• Ex-CFO Faces Charges For Failing To Collect Payroll Taxes
• NJ Court OKs Initial Steps In $161M L'Occitane Ch. 11
• Greenberg Traurig Grabs NJ Real Estate Atty From K&L Gates
• SEC Says Bogus Media Co. Scammed $14M From Investors
• Meet The Diverse Set Of Attorneys Leading The Elmiron MDL
• FedEx Owes OT For Security Screenings, NJ Workers Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Talis Biomedical, Ivy Realty
• NJ Greenlights $166M Electric Car Charging Investment
• NJ Court Says Affidavit Rule Doesn't Apply In Med Mal Suit
• Special Master Urges Toss Of Opt-Out Valeant Investor Suit
• Insurer Can't Shake $4M Suit Over Sex Abuse Coverage
• FTC, States Accuse Cos. Of 'Deceptive' Fundraising Calls
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Fewer MDLs, More Actions
• New Chair Takes The Helm At Arent Fox
• NJ High Court Says Insurers Can't Duck $400M Sandy Bill
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Bulk Of Conviction For Pa. Rep.'s Aide
• NJ Court Lends Support To FDA Evidence In Mesh Cases
• NJ Beats Feds' Immigrant Detainee Info Suit
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Take Up Hatch-Waxman Act Venue Limits
• Eli Lilly Says HHS Drug Discount Rule Will Cost It Billions
• Princeton Must Face Suit Over Man's Drowning In Lake
• Fresenius Asks 3rd Circ. For Partial Redo Of Generics Opinion
• Atty Slams Mazie Slater 'Vendetta' In $125M Verizon Deal Row
• Newark Reaches Deal With Advocates Over Lead Water Fixes
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Do Virus Response Liability Protections Cover Vaccinations?
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Verdict Form Scrambled Trial Over Egg Prices, 3rd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Won't Budge On Cookie-Shape Trade Dress Ruling
• Norfolk Southern Can't Sink FELA Claim Over Rail Yard Death
• 4 Cannabis Lending Strategies For Financial Institutions
• Key Takeaways From CFPB's Year-End Enforcement Flurry
• L'Occitane Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Close Some Stores
• J&J's Bid To Ax $15M Mesh Verdict Meets Skeptical NJ Court
• Judge Says 3rd Circ. Tied His Hands In Newspaper Union Row
• Imerys Gets Nod On Updated Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• 9th Circ. Denies Insurer's Bid To Strike SLAPP Claim
• Becton Investor Says Insiders Dumped Stock Ahead Of Recall
• NJ Advances Pregnancy Bias Claim Against Eyewear Retailer
• 10 State And Local Tax Predictions For 2021
• Newark Asks Justices To Back Police Oversight Board Powers
• Drugmakers Must Face Warranty Claims In Valsartan MDL
• J&J, Bausch Beat Talc Products False Ad Claims
• Merck Drops COVID-19 Vaccines After Disappointing Trials
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• High Court Won't Take Up M&T Bank Merger Case
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Senate Dems Press US Court Officials About SolarWinds Hack
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ban On E. Coli-Infested Water Sales
• Diverse Atty Group Wins Lead Counsel In Elmiron MDL
• Xerox Spinoff Fights Cert. Of 'Lawyer-Driven' Investor Suit
• Former AutoZone Worker Shuts Down Sex Harassment Suit
• NJ Employers Weigh Vaccine Rules Against Legal Liability
• Johnson & Johnson Wants 'Oil-Free' False Ad Suit Scrubbed
• Time For Cos. To Walk The Walk On Environmental Justice
• Judge-Shopping Claim Muddies $125M Verizon Deal Row
• Imerys Seeks Injunction To Stop Cyprus Talc Claims
• NJ Judge Probes Casino Officials' Control In Ex-GC's Suit
• McCarter & English Guides $91M New Jersey Loan
• NJ Atty Again Denied Probation Over Unlawful Referral
• Legislative Fixes For Union Pension Crisis Within Reach
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Realogy Escapes Class Claims Of Misleading Investors
• Insys Founder To Pay NJ $5M In Opioid Bribery Settlement
• State AGs Must Catch Up With DOJ Case Against Google
• Florio Perrucci Settles Malpractice Suit Over Severed Leg Row
• Chinese Fintech Co. Investors Claim Fraud Over IPO
• States Challenge Trump's Religious Carveout For Contractors
• Top 5 ERISA Stock-Drop Case Developments From 2020
• Offit Kurman Fights Ex-Client's Sanctions Bid Over Escrow
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• NJ High Court Seems Open To Bid To Release Detainees
• Bard Mesh Expert's Bellwether Testimony 'Irrelevant': Patient
• 99 Hudson Developer Accused Of Selling Shoddy Units
• Jacoby & Meyers Contrived New Bid To Nix Suit, Clients Say
• Aurora Knew Canada's Pot Market Was Bearish, Investors Say
• 9 AGs Sue DOL Over Rule Increasing Nontipped Work Hours
• Ex-NJ Judge Says Town Still Can't Dodge Civil Rights Suit
• Insurer Ducks Minor League Baseball Teams' Virus Suit
• NY Law Firm Cancels DirecTV Subscriber's NJ RICO Claim
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Convicts With NJ Ties Among Trump's Final Pardons
• NJ Justices Challenge Tax Collector's Bid To Avoid Suit
• NJ Judge, Censured In Private Practice, Hit With Ethics Case
• 4 Cos. Join IPO Pipeline Seeking To Raise $3.9B Total
• Ulta Worker Says She Was Belittled After Her Miscarriage
• Justices Side With 3rd Circ. On Items Seized Before Ch. 13
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• BPCIA Info Exchange Is Failing To Streamline Patent Litigation
• Morgan Stanley Wins Bid To Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claims
• Ex-U.S. Atty Carpenito Jumps To King & Spalding's NY Office
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Post-Janus Challenges To Union Dues
• Novo Joins Challenge To HHS Pharma Discount Opinion
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Insurer's SLAPP Sinking Tower Fight
• Blue States Challenge EPA Aircraft GHG Emissions Standards
• Imerys To Add Details Of $130M Talc Settlement In Ch. 11 Docs
• Princeton Not Immune To Lake Drowning Suit, Court Told
• 7 NJ Attorneys Cited As Causing $436K In Client Losses
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Misappropriating Film Investors' Funds
• Freight Workers Get Nod For $2M Deal In OT Suit
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• 4 Firms Build $586M Go-Private Deal For Insurer ProSight
• Virgin Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Calif. Workers' $77M Wage Win
• NJ AG Warns Sportsbooks Against Delaying Withdrawals
• Diverse Atty Group Proposed As Lead Counsel In Elmiron MDL
• NJ Justices Take On Challenge To Virtual Grand Juries
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Attys Want $4.2M Fee Award For UnitedHealth ERISA Case
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• Genova Burns Beats New Claims In NJ Campaign Finance Suit
• NJ Trade Org Calls State Apprenticeship Law Unconstitutional
• Lessons From 2020 Life Sciences Securities Class Actions
• Retailer Christopher & Banks Driven To Ch. 11 By COVID-19
• Ex-IRS Office Head Can't Get NJ Hospital's Tax Records
• Whistleblowers Win $5.5M Atty Fees In Boston Scientific Case
• Lawmakers Decry NCAA For Stalling On Name, Image Issue
• East Coast Coalition Sues EPA Over Air Plan Deadlines
• Mondelez Global Defends Firing Union Workers At 7th Circ.
• Drugmakers Sue HHS To Curtail Discounts To Pharmacies
• 3rd Circ. Backs Pa. Hospital's Win In Secretary's FMLA Fight
• NJ Justices Say Agency Decisions Don't Back Up OT Defense
• Weinstein Co. Buyer Owes Pre-Ch. 11 Profits, 3rd Circ. Told
• PBS Atty Loses Job For Anti-Trump Rhetoric On Video
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• 4 AGs Absent From Bipartisan Letter Against Capitol Violence
• Former Gibbons, Latham Atty Named NJ's Acting DEP Head
• Justices Urged To Restore Tax Felon's 2nd Amendment Rights
• NJ Track Operator Drops Bid For $150M In Sports Betting Row
• Pa. Ceded Enforcement Power In Bridge Pact, 3rd Circ. Says
• Consumers Can't Bring Out-Of-State Claims in Valsartan MDL
• J&J Unhappy With Imerys' Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• 3rd Circ. Says Philly Injection Site Would Break Drug Law
• 22 AGs Back Planned Parenthood In 5th Circ. Abortion Suit
• 3rd Circ. Undoes Wilmington Trust Fraud Convictions
• State AGs' 2020 Actions Offer Hints At 2021 Priorities
• Tribe Can't Get Fees Under Religion Law In NJ Zoning Fight
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• NJ Gov. Optimistic About Legalization As Pot Bills Wait
• Intercept Pharma Brings On Immunomedics GC As Top Atty
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Jones Day, Wachtell Lead $3.6B Deal For Medical Products Co.
• 3rd Circ. Revives Fresenius Generic Drug Suit
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• Biden Taps 21 Attys For White House Counsel's Office
• Cooper Levenson Names 4 New Partners In NJ
• NJ Developer Accuses PGA Of Influencing Army To Nix Deal
• Pa. Republicans Sue Agency Over 'De Facto' Fracking Ban
• Rutgers Law Lands $3.5M Donation For New Scholar Program
• Bracewell Prevails At 3rd Circ. Over Lost Investment Claims
• Becton Buyers Defend Revived Antitrust Suit
• Justices Nix 2nd Circ. Insider Trading Ruling After Bridgegate
• Justices Won't Hear Case On Abortion Protester Buffer Zone
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Ignore 'Scaremongering' On FCA Circuit Split, Justices Told
• Drug. Co. Can't Keep Emails Under Wraps In Valsartan MDL
• Insurer Looks To Duck Franchise Group's $40M Virus Suit
• Investors Press Canopy On Alleged Lies About Pot Demand
• Ex-NJ Nursing Home Worker Says Virus Cost Him His Job
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Refuse Rescue Of Post-Scandal Libor Suit
• High Court To Review Permanent Residency For TPS Holders
• Imerys Insurers Say Not Enough Info On $130M Cyprus Deal
• NJ College Must Face Ex-VP's Whistleblower Claims
• FDCPA Suits Say Law Firm Missed Notices, Misused Auto-Pay
• Cooley, Skadden Rep Cancer Biotech's $1.7B Go-Public Deal
• Driver Tells Judge To Toss Delivery Co.'s Arbitration Bid
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• E-Cig Co. Owners Must Face Juul's Trademark Claims
• NJ Lawmakers Aim To Cut Penalties For Underage Pot Use
• Unilever Sued Over Hair Loss, Formaldehyde In Its Shampoos
• NJ Justices OK Remote Civil Trials As Pandemic Continues
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Staffing Co.'s Accounting Fraud Suit
• Ex-Newark Cop Gets 9 Years For Defrauding Water Agency
• After Lull In Biosimilar IP Litigation, 2021 Could Bring Influx
• McCarter Atty Named Chief Of NJ IP Association
• NJ Trials Canceled In Pandemic Don't Raise Double Jeopardy
• New Jersey Will Offer $14B Corp. Tax Incentive Revamp
• 3rd Circ. Hints Ex-Candidate's Bribery Sentence Needs Redo
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Axed Horizon Pain Drug Patents
• Lab To Pay $357K To Settle FCA Claims Over Genetic Tests
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Oil Co. Investor's Ch. 11 Recovery Denial
• Del. River Commission Can't End Fracking Ban Suit Yet
• More Than 20 Firms Guided The Top Real Estate Deals Of 2020
• Allergan Says Federal Law Preempts Breast Implant Claims
• What To Expect From NJ Enviro Justice Rulemaking
• Morgan Stanley Adviser Fights Arbitration In Harassment Suit
• NJ Expands Document Filing System Amid COVID-19 Crush
• Feds Want In On Allergan Collusion Suit Amid Criminal Probe
• Hatch-Waxman Venue Issue Still Live After Fed. Circ. Ruling
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Mylan Urges Fed. Circ. To Keep Hatch-Waxman Venue Limits
• ADP Can't Shake Calif. Employer's Suit Over Pay Software
• Investors Say NJ Firm Snuck Off With $2.6M In Pot Profits
• NJ Justices Doubt Denying Jobless Benefits After Arrest
• MLB Network Fired Worker Who Wanted Sick Leave, Suit Says
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• John Wiley Buys Open Access Publisher For $298M
• Father's NJ Virtual Court Hearing Interrupted By Baby's Birth
• State AGs Sue To Block OCC's 'True Lender' Rule
• NJ Justices Unsure Insurers Can Dodge $400M Sandy Bill
• Special Masters Tapped In Valsartan Contamination MDL
• Westfield Says Children's Place, Korean Beauty Co. Owe Rent
• Cooper Levenson Atty Exits NJ School Employment Lawsuit
• Overlooked Patent Cases: Willful Infringement Developments
• Private Civil Rights Suits Not Enough For Enviro Justice
• Apex Parks Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion After Money Runs Out
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Sues Vent Maker Over Hotel Fire
• NJ Justices Hint PC Richard Receipt Claims Deserve Class
• Genova Burns Fights 'Baseless' NJ Campaign Finance Claims
• NJ Atty Beats Firm's Time-Barred Collection Action
• 3rd Circ. Says Couple's IRS Address Change Adequate
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• New Jersey Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2021
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• 2020 ERISA Litigation Trends Hint At What's Ahead This Year
• Top 5 Considerations For Cannabis Franchising In 2021
• Cannabis Policy Items To Watch In 2021
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2021
• 65 Names To Watch When Biden Picks Circuit Judges
• New Jersey Litigation To Watch In 2021
• Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2021