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August 05, 2026
A New Jersey state appeals court said an investor's amended complaint over Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s $74 billion acquisition of Celgene Corp. was a wolf camouflaged in sheep's clothing, finding that the investor's claims of disclosure requirement shortfalls sounded more in fraud than negligence and failed to satisfy the heightened pleading standard required.
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August 05, 2026
A New Jersey federal court on Tuesday said an insurer does not owe more coverage to a day spa for a suit accusing an employee of sexually assaulting a patron, finding that the insurer's obligations were capped under an endorsement that limited coverage for claims tied to molestation.
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August 05, 2026
A New Jersey federal judge has tossed a municipal utilities authority's suit seeking a pause in arbitration over the cost of delays in an energy savings and capital improvement project, holding that the dispute falls within the scope of the parties' arbitration agreement.
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August 05, 2026
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law passed during the COVID-19 pandemic properly barred school custodians from claiming extra emergency pay under their collective bargaining agreement, finding that the law required employees to be treated as if schools had stayed open.
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August 04, 2026
More patent suits were filed in 2025 than in any year in the past decade, according to a new report, an increase attorneys said is likely tied to new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office policies that have made it harder to challenge patents.
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August 04, 2026
A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by some state attorneys general for discovery into the Justice Department's antitrust settlement reached midtrial with Live Nation, ruling that the scope of the request is "unclear" but the AGs can try again with "narrow and targeted requests."
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August 04, 2026
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general are warning the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that its plan to discard a corporate climate disclosure regulation is "unlawful," adding their voices to a chorus of state and local pension funds urging the agency to abandon the planned regulatory withdrawal.
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August 04, 2026
The Third Circuit has declined to revive a whistleblower suit by Olympus Corp.'s former employee who claimed he was fired after reporting FDA regulatory violations, ruling Tuesday that he failed to state a retaliation claim under the False Claims Act since he didn't link his concerns to a reasonable belief that Olympus defrauded the government.
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August 04, 2026
Jaguar Land Rover is urging a New Jersey federal judge to end or stay a proposed class action over claims Range Rover brakes have a defect that causes premature wear, arguing that the drivers all agreed to arbitration.
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August 04, 2026
The California federal judge overseeing challenges of Paramount Skydance Corp.'s planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery set a trial date for March 2027.
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August 04, 2026
Emcore LLC has urged a New Jersey federal court to reject a Turkish electronics company's bid to arbitrate claims seeking at least $12.7 million, arguing the sales representative agreement underlying those claims contains no arbitration clause.
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August 04, 2026
New York, Illinois and 20 other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block a new policy that would authorize the disclosure of sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers and immigration status, of their residents receiving temporary financial assistance.
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August 04, 2026
The Campbell's Co. and the staffing firm CorTech LLC violated federal and state wage laws by requiring hourly contingent workers to work nights and weekends without overtime pay, a proposed class and collective action filed in New Jersey federal court claims.
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August 04, 2026
The New Jersey Supreme Court said Tuesday that a 2021 amendment to the Child Sexual Abuse Act that expanded the scope of liability to public schools applies only prospectively, holding that the change was substantial and that its prospective application is confirmed by the plain language of the legislation.
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August 04, 2026
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general is urging Congress not to approve language in a pending continuing resolution that would delay the implementation of a ban on virtually all intoxicating hemp products for one month.
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August 04, 2026
The U.S. Senate passed the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026 by unanimous consent, taking steps to make permanent the higher debt limits that apply to small business and consumer debtors first implemented during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 04, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp. CEO David Ellison said Tuesday that a challenge of the company's planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery from state enforcers is really about CNN and concerns that his politics could impact news coverage.
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August 04, 2026
Over the course of its two-day annual meeting, the American Bar Association's policymaking body, the House of Delegates, approved measures to urge further bar exam oversight and backed measures to support law schools at accredited historically Black colleges and universities.
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August 04, 2026
In a split vote, American Bar Association House of Delegates members on Tuesday elected to uphold a rule requiring law schools to demonstrate DEI standards, but then followed up with a vote allowing another path to removing the standards, in an effort to avoid the Trump administration's threat to strip the ABA of accreditation authority.
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August 04, 2026
New Jersey's attorney general hit Amazon with a federal antitrust suit Tuesday, alleging the company engineered its Delivery Service Partner program to create a "captive seller," then used its dominance to impose substandard pay, harsh working conditions and anti‑union tactics on thousands of last‑mile delivery drivers across the state.
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August 03, 2026
A coalition of 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in California federal court Friday, challenging an Affordable Care Act rule that shifts costs onto enrollees while reimposing certain provisions that a Maryland federal court vacated for being unlawful and arbitrary.
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August 03, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp. battled over trial timing Friday as the Writers Guild of America and state attorneys general challenge its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., in a joint California federal court brief where the plaintiffs sought April 2027 proceedings and the companies proposed a November kickoff.
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August 03, 2026
A New Jersey appellate panel on Monday upheld the aggravated manslaughter conviction of a former police officer who fatally shot his husband, finding that any errors related to testimony about alcohol and firearms or jury instructions did not deprive him of a fair trial.
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August 03, 2026
California, Arizona and 23 other states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade on Monday claiming the president is trying for a third time to impose illegal tariffs against nearly all the country's trading partners, this time under the cover of federal law meant to combat forced labor.
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August 03, 2026
A New Jersey appeals court on Monday ordered a new trial for a man convicted of driving on a suspended license, ruling that a jury was incorrectly instructed that to replay portions of a witness's testimony, the jury would need to take a unanimous vote to rehear the evidence.