New Jersey

  • June 20, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Revives MSN Challenge To Bausch IBS Drug Patent

    The Federal Circuit has instructed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to take another crack at evaluating the validity of a drug patent owned by Bausch Health Ireland Ltd., holding that the PTAB's initial decision lacked the detail needed to determine whether it was right or wrong.

  • June 20, 2025

    NJ Tech Co. Brass Face Suit Over NASA Partnership Claims

    Executives and directors of Quantum Computing Inc. have been hit with a shareholder's derivative lawsuit accusing them of misleading investors on the company's dealings with NASA, its revenues and its progress on building a chip foundry.

  • June 20, 2025

    New Trial Ordered Over $25M Fee Split In Verizon Injury Case

    A New Jersey appellate panel has ordered a new jury trial to decide how to split a $25 million fee award stemming from a $125 million personal injury settlement with Verizon, finding several errors in a previous lower court bench trial.

  • June 20, 2025

    DOJ Sues NJ Telecom For $2.2M In Unpaid FCC Fees

    The U.S. Department of Justice is suing a New Jersey-based Voice over Internet Protocol company for $2.2 million in unpaid Federal Communications Commission assessments, penalties and interests, saying the company has ignored invoices and demand letters from as far back as 2019.

  • June 20, 2025

    NJ Court Greenlights Beasley Allen Attys In Talc Litigation

    A New Jersey state judge will allow two Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys to represent a California couple in their suit accusing Johnson & Johnson of selling carcinogenic talc-based baby powder and appear pro hac vice despite the company's vehement opposition.

  • June 20, 2025

    DOT Blocked From Conditioning Grants On Immigration Policy

    A Rhode Island federal judge on Thursday preliminarily blocked the U.S. Department of Transportation from conditioning billions of state grant dollars on enforcing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown agenda, finding that a 20-state coalition is likely to win its constitutional legal fight and will be irreparably harmed without an injunction.

  • June 20, 2025

    3rd Circ. Deems Immunity Defense Premature For Jailers

    The Third Circuit has ruled that a lower court properly kept Bucks County, Pennsylvania, corrections officers in a lawsuit accusing them of repeatedly pepper-spraying and restraining a mentally ill pretrial detainee, holding that more information was needed before a final determination could be made on immunity.

  • June 20, 2025

    NJ Federal Judge Orders Khalil To Be Released On Bond

    A New Jersey federal judge ordered Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to be released from immigration detention on bond, ruling from the bench on Friday that keeping someone like him behind bars is "highly unusual."

  • June 18, 2025

    6th Circ. Vacates Removal, Judge Slams High Court's Ruling

    The Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court precedent required it to vacate a Mexican native's removal order after his U.S. citizenship was revoked for not disclosing a criminal charge, although one circuit judge said it was time justices reconsidered the precedent.

  • June 18, 2025

    J&J Hit With $8M Verdict In Multi-Exposure Talc Case

    A jury awarded $8 million on Wednesday to a Massachusetts woman who said Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder caused her mesothelioma, rejecting the company's claims that family members' work around asbestos absolved it of blame.

  • June 18, 2025

    American Airlines Can't Escape In-Flight Sex Assault Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge won't toss a woman's suit against American Airlines Inc. alleging that its negligence resulted in her being sexually assaulted on an overnight flight, finding that the complaint sufficiently states that the alleged attacker's actions could have been noticed by the flight crew.

  • June 18, 2025

    NJ Supreme Court Backs Disputed Jersey City Ward Map

    A divided New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the validity of Jersey City's ward map, ruling Wednesday that the ward commission acted within its discretion under the state's Municipal Ward Law.

  • June 18, 2025

    NJ Justices Take On Shielding Atty ID In Public Records Case

    The New Jersey Supreme Court agreed this week to weigh in on whether a municipal prosecutor must turn over the identity of a third-party attorney who provided her with collegial legal advice in a traffic infraction case under public records access laws.

  • June 18, 2025

    NJ Judiciary Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit From Court Exec

    A court executive has claimed that the New Jersey judiciary is guilty of retaliating and discriminating against her by allegedly reducing her pay raise because she went on maternity leave, according to a new state complaint.

  • June 18, 2025

    NJ Justices OK Mass Tort For Detention Center Abuse Suits

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has designated more than 100 cases alleging sexual abuse at state-owned and operated juvenile detention facilities as multicounty litigation, according to a notice to the bar published Wednesday.

  • June 18, 2025

    NLRB Asks 3rd Circ. To Hold Post-Gazette In Contempt

    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette hasn't restored the health insurance it offered its union-represented staff before switching their insurance provider without the union's consent, even though the Third Circuit ordered it to do so, National Labor Relations Board prosecutors told the appellate court, asking it to hold the newspaper in contempt.

  • June 18, 2025

    Judge Says A Ruling Unfreezing Wind Projects May Be Pyrrhic

    A Massachusetts federal judge said on Wednesday he will allow key claims to move forward in a suit challenging the Trump administration's halt of wind farm project reviews, yet he suggested even if the plaintiffs ultimately prevail, the administration could still simply deny requests for permits and leases.

  • June 18, 2025

    AGs Tell 3rd Circ. To Close 'Loophole' In Kalshi Betting Case

    A bipartisan group of attorneys general co-led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, pressed the Third Circuit to prevent trading platform Kalshi's "broad preemptive coup," urging the appellate court to allow New Jersey to regulate the company.

  • June 17, 2025

    Novo Nordisk Settles TM Suit Against Clinic Over Compounds

    Novo Nordisk, the company behind drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, struck a deal with an Ohio clinic to end its federal trademark infringement case, one of a slew of suits the pharmaceutical giant has filed against health facilities offering custom-made compounded drugs purporting to yield similar results to its blockbuster products used for weight loss.

  • June 17, 2025

    States Say Trump Admin Can't Freeze EV Charging Funds

    An attorney for the Washington Attorney General's Office on Tuesday urged a federal judge in Seattle to issue a preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to release funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects in 16 states, saying the administration cannot "go back in time" and eliminate congressionally approved funding.

  • June 17, 2025

    NJ Court Says Unqualified Expert Dooms Med Mal Suit

    A New Jersey appellate panel on Tuesday tossed a medical malpractice suit alleging a physician failed to properly treat a man's internal bleeding that proved to be fatal, ruling that the plaintiff's expert affidavit was insufficient because the expert did not specialize in the same area as the defendant doctor.

  • June 17, 2025

    Cannabis REIT Reckless To Claim Due Diligence, 3rd Circ. Told

    Investors in a cannabis-focused real estate investment trust urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to revive their proposed class action alleging it violated securities laws by ignoring information about a tenant, saying it was reckless to have claimed it conducted due diligence when it knew it did not.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ex-Hoboken Official Gets 2 Years For $450K Embezzlement

    A former Garden State municipal official was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from city programs and filing false tax returns, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

  • June 17, 2025

    3rd Circ. To Review AI Ruling In Fight Over Westlaw Data

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday granted an interlocutory appeal from tech startup Ross Intelligence, which is challenging a ruling from a Delaware federal court that concluded it infringed copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw platform to create a competing legal research tool powered by artificial intelligence.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ozempic, Wegovy Users Want NJ To Host Vision-Loss Suits

    Twenty-one New Jersey-based plaintiffs who claim they suffered permanent vision loss after taking the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are seeking to consolidate their lawsuits as multicounty litigation against drugmaker Novo Nordisk, citing a growing body of scientific evidence linking the medications to a rare and irreversible eye condition.

Expert Analysis

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    Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

  • Unpacking The Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown By State AGs

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    A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general for nine states and the District of Columbia announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales, illustrating the rising prominence of state attorneys general using consumer protection laws to address issues of national scope, especially when federal efforts prove ineffective, say attorneys at Troutman.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw

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    As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Implementation, Constitutional Issues With Birthright Order

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    President Donald Trump's executive order reinterpreting the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause presents unavoidable administrative problems and raises serious constitutional concerns about the validity of many existing federal laws and regulations, says Eric Schnapper at the University of Washington School of Law.

  • NCAA Rulings Signal Game Change For Athlete Classification

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    A Tennessee federal court's recent decision in Pavia v. NCAA adds to a growing call to consider classifying college athletes as employees under federal law, a change that would have unexpected, potentially prohibitive costs for schools, says J.R. Webster Cucovatz at Gilson Daub.

  • Recent Cases Clarify FCA Kickback Pleading Standards

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    Two recently resolved cases involving pharmaceutical manufacturers may make it more difficult for False Claims Act defendants facing kickback scheme allegations to get claims dismissed for lack of evidence, say Li Yu at Bernstein Litowitz, Ellen London at London & Noar, and Gregg Shapiro at Gregg Shapiro Law.

  • Opinion

    State FCAs Should Cover Local Fund Misuse, State Tax Fraud

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    New Jersey and other states with similar False Claims Acts should amend them to cover misappropriated municipal funding, and state and local tax fraud, which would encourage more whistleblowers to come forward and increase their recoveries, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.

  • 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

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    As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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    Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

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