New Jersey

  • March 29, 2024

    Exec Says Pharma Co. Yanked Job Offer Over ADHD Medication

    A Pennsylvania man with more than two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry claims he was denied a job after testing positive for amphetamines, even though he notified the Garden State company that he was on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, in violation of New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination.

  • March 29, 2024

    NJ Judge Nixes 'County Line' Ballot For Democratic Primary

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday granted U.S. Rep. Andy Kim's request to order a redesign of the Garden State's election ballots prior to the state's Democratic primary election, a decision that could be the death knell for the state's controversial "county line."

  • March 28, 2024

    Sen. Menendez Won't Delay May 6 Trial As He Forgoes Appeal

    Sen. Robert Menendez told a New York federal judge Thursday he won't seek interlocutory appeal of his order two weeks ago rejecting the lawmaker's bid to dismiss his bribery case based on the speech and debate clause of U.S. Constitution, teeing up his jury trial set for May 6.

  • March 28, 2024

    DOJ, FTC Weigh In On Another Pricing Algorithm Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission intervened in another alleged algorithmic collusion case Thursday with a statement of interest arguing that Atlantic City casino-hotels can't duck room rate price-fixing allegations simply by arguing there's no evidence they communicated directly or that pricing recommendations were binding.

  • March 28, 2024

    Judge Grants Request To Halt Camden Diocese Ch. 11 Plan

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to freeze the implementation of the Roman Catholic Diocese's Chapter 11 plan, saying he does not want any action of the diocese to try and moot an appeal by insurance carriers.

  • March 28, 2024

    Despite NJ Ballot Advantage, Rep. Kim Says He Was Harmed

    Although he has secured the preferred spot on the U.S. Senate primary ballot in almost all of the Garden State's counties, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., says he will still suffer "imminent and irreparable harm" if the ballot design used by 19 New Jersey counties is not changed, according to new court filings.

  • March 28, 2024

    Rite Aid Says It Has Creditor Deal, Gets OK For Plan Vote

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge Thursday gave Rite Aid the go-ahead to send its Chapter 11 plan out for a creditor vote after hearing it has reached a $47.5 million deal with unsecured creditors and is close to a settlement on state and federal claims over drug sales.

  • March 28, 2024

    Spokeo Accused Of Flouting NJ Judicial Protection Law

    Spokeo Inc., the people search database provider, violated New Jersey state law by not removing information about law enforcement personnel from its database after requests were filed, a data privacy company contends in a lawsuit.

  • March 28, 2024

    Pillsbury Ducks Malpractice Suit At 3rd Circ. Over Bankruptcy

    A Third Circuit panel on Thursday shot down a bid from a group of hotel investors to sue Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP for malpractice, finding a Delaware bankruptcy court was right in denying the request sought months after a Chapter 11 plan had been finalized.

  • March 28, 2024

    3rd Circ. Says Missing Dates Can DQ Pa. Mail-In Votes

    A split Third Circuit panel ruled late Wednesday that Pennsylvania mail-in ballots returned with missing or incorrect dates on their outer envelope can be discarded, with the majority finding a Civil Rights Act prohibition on disqualifying voters based on "immaterial" paperwork errors applied only to voter registration, not the act of voting itself.

  • March 28, 2024

    Another Senate Dem Comes Out Against 3rd Circ. Nominee

    A third Senate Democrat, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, has come out against Third Circuit nominee Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim federal appellate judge if confirmed, thus putting his nomination in further peril.

  • March 27, 2024

    Justices Poised To Expand Repeat Offenders' Jury Trial Rights

    The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to agree with the Biden administration and the criminal defense bar that repeat offenders have a constitutional right to let a jury decide if past offenses were sufficiently distinct to trigger lengthy prison terms under a prominent sentencing enhancement.

  • March 27, 2024

    Atty's 'Bare Minimum' Sank Negligence Death Suit, Panel Says

    A New Jersey appellate panel has backed the dismissal of a suit accusing a nursing home of negligently failing to prevent a patient's purportedly fatal fall, ruling a trial court was within its discretion in finding the plaintiff's attorney did "the bare minimum" to produce expert reports and the plaintiff fell short of the threshold to reopen discovery.

  • March 27, 2024

    LG Chem Mostly Wins Discovery Feud In Vape Battery Suit

    A New Jersey appellate court on Wednesday allowed an LG Corp. unit to prevail on 21 out of 22 discovery challenges in a suit over an exploding vape pen battery, saying the majority of the plaintiff's requests were overly broad and not tailored to his claims.

  • March 27, 2024

    BlockFi Wins Approval Of 'Tremendous' Deal With FTX

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge gave his blessing on Wednesday to a global settlement that ends disputes between fallen cryptocurrency giants BlockFi Inc. and FTX, saying the results were "tremendous."

  • March 27, 2024

    On Deck In JPML: Baby Food, 23andMe Privacy, NCAA

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's packed meeting Thursday in South Carolina will see the panel mulling consolidation of privacy litigation against 23andMe, claims of heavy metals in baby food, and scholarship-fixing claims by student athletes against the NCAA — and that's just for starters.

  • March 27, 2024

    Panel Wants NJ Judge Booted Off Bench For 'Blatant' Violations

    The New Jersey state courts' Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct recommended Wednesday that a municipal judge with posts in Burlington and Mercer counties be removed from the bench for "blatant and serious" violations of judicial conduct codes.

  • March 27, 2024

    Ex-NJ Corrections Officer Admits To Scamming $600K

    A former New Jersey corrections officer has admitted to orchestrating two fraud schemes, including an alleged cryptocurrency scam that resulted in losses of more than $600,000, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey has announced.

  • March 27, 2024

    Camden Diocese Insurers Demand Ch. 11 Plan Be Halted

    Several insurers of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Wednesday that the approval of the debtor's third modified Chapter 11 plan stripped the insurers' rights and urged the court to implement a stay on the order.

  • March 27, 2024

    CoreLogic Sued For Violating NJ Judicial Protections Law

    A proposed class action removed to New Jersey federal court on Tuesday accuses property data company CoreLogic of failing to comply with a state law requiring it to delete records of certain public officials, including judges and law enforcement officials.

  • March 27, 2024

    ​​​​​​​Atty's Trade Libel Suit Against Family Can Go On, Judge Says

    A New Jersey federal judge is allowing class action attorney Carl J. Mayer to move forward with a lawsuit alleging his brother and cousins falsely accused the lawyer of stealing his father's money, ruling that Mayer's claims are not time-barred and that he has pleaded enough facts to support his allegations.

  • March 27, 2024

    NJ AG Says Teachers On Maternity Leave Faced Possible Bias

    The New Jersey attorney general's office said Wednesday that its Division on Civil Rights preliminarily concluded that a public school district may have violated discrimination laws by preventing women on parental leave from coaching extracurricular activities.

  • March 26, 2024

    Subaru Can't Duck Suit Over Starlink Infotainment Defect

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday declined to throw out a proposed class action alleging the Starlink infotainment system in certain Subaru vehicles is defective, throwing out one plaintiff's state consumer protection claim, while allowing the remaining claims to go forward.

  • March 26, 2024

    X Wants Former Twitter Security Head's Claims In Arbitration

    X Corp. said a former Twitter security chief's claims that he was fired for protesting massive budget cuts belong in arbitration, arguing it did not waive its right to arbitrate by refusing to pay more than half of the arbitration fees.

  • March 26, 2024

    Geico Alleges $5.6M Billing Scam Targeted NY Insurance Cos.

    The insurance giant Geico has sued a New Jersey man and three medical imaging companies in New York federal court, accusing them of a $5.6 million scheme to submit fraudulent bills for unnecessary or otherwise useless tests on auto accident victims.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts

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    As law schools prepare for the fall 2023 semester, administrators should reevaluate the role of the underappreciated, indispensable adjunct, and consider 16 concrete actions to improve the adjuncts' teaching experience, overall happiness and feeling of belonging, say T. Markus Funk at Perkins Coie, Andrew Boutros at Dechert and Eugene Volokh at UCLA.

  • Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy

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    Amid today's economic and geopolitical uncertainty, in-house legal teams are running lean and facing increased scrutiny and unique issues, but can step up and find innovative ways to manage outcomes and capitalize on good business opportunities, says Tim Parilla at LinkSquares.

  • Beware Patchwork Of State NIL Laws For Student-Athletes

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    With each U.S. state at a different stage of engaging with name, image and likeness laws for collegiate and high school student-athletes, the NIL world is as much a minefield for attorneys as it is for the players themselves — and counsel must remain on red alert for any and all legislative changes, say Lauren Bernstein and Dan Lust at Moritt Hock.

  • What Justices' Loper Bright Ruling Will Mean For Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to hear Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo will ultimately have big consequences for agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutory language, whether the court lets Chevron deference stand, overturns it entirely, or crafts a new contextual standard, say J. Michael Showalter and Samuel Rasche at ArentFox Schiff.

  • How Cognizant Bribery Case Could Shape DOJ Investigations

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    A case playing out in New Jersey federal court – U.S. v. Coburn, involving bribery charges against former Cognizant executives – will examine when a company’s cooperation becomes an outsourced investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, and could potentially limit the government’s use of certain evidence, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.

  • What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms

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    The days of staying at the same firm for the duration of one's career are mostly a thing of the past as lateral moves by lawyers are commonplace, but there are several obstacles that associates should consider before making a move, say attorneys at HWG.

  • Less Cyber Coverage, More Compliance Risk For Cos.

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    Despite recent favorable court decisions recognizing cyber coverage under various policies, policyholders face a challenging road ahead due to insurers' new policy exclusions and regulators' new reporting requirements and increased penalties, say Luma Al-Shibib and Steven Pudell at Anderson Kill.

  • A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties

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    In light of a potential growing mediation trend of only submitting statements to the mediator, litigants should think critically about the pros and cons of exchanging statements with opposing parties as it could boost the chances of reaching a settlement, says Arthur Eidelhoch at Eidelhoch Mediation.

  • Tackling Long-Tail Legacy Liability Risk: A Defendant's Toolkit

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    Johnson & Johnson was recently rebuffed in its efforts to employ the "Texas Two-Step," which is likely to affect this increasingly popular method to isolate and spin off large asbestos and talc liabilities, but companies have multiple options to reduce long-tail legacy liability risk, says Stephen Hoke at Hoke LLC.

  • Working From Home? Beware Insider Trading, Tipping Risks

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recently pursued traders who received material nonpublic information from loved ones while working from home, so those with work secrets should take extra precautions and inform family and friends of insider trading risks, say Dixie Johnson and Lauren Konczos at King & Spalding.

  • Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies

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    Two recent cases involving Google and Meta should serve as a call to action for companies to ensure their data retention policies are updated and properly implemented to the degree of being able to withstand judicial scrutiny, especially as more data is generated by emerging technologies, say Jack Kallus and Labeed Choudhry at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Md. Abuse Law Makes Past Liability Coverage Review Vital

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    Maryland is the first state to allow an indefinite lookback period for previously time-barred lawsuits by victims of child sexual abuse against public and private entities — and lawsuits brought under the new law likely will implicate coverage under insurance policies issued over the past 80 years or longer, say Michael Levine and Olivia Bushman at Hunton.

  • EPA's Good Neighbor Ozone Plan: What Cos. Should Know

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    With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently issued Good Neighbor Rule set to restrict ozone-forming smokestack emissions from power plants and industrial facilities in 23 states, the time is now for companies to consider options available under the rule to mitigate costs and legal exposure, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI

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    National and state bar associations are encouraging attorneys to apply diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the legal profession and beyond, and these associations should take it one step further by formally recognizing ethical duties for attorneys to promote DEI, which could better the legal profession and society, says Elena Mitchell at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Clients

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    As law firm growth slows and competition for clients increases, modern firms must rely on robust data analytics to develop the sector-based expertise and industry insights that clients increasingly prioritize in relationships with counsel, says Lavinia Calvert at Intapp.

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