By Charles Toutant | May 14, 2024
"The long and short of it is we're going to be looking into any sources of funding, including for fraudulent conveyances to intentionally make himself destitute," said the attorney who represented the plaintiff.
By Colleen Murphy | May 14, 2024
"Expanding the definition of 'pedestrian' to include LSES operators would advance the medical coverage goal but undermine the goal of curbing the rise of insurance costs," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "The legislature may certainly choose to expand the availability of PIP coverage to LSES operators, as they did with motorcycles, but that policy decision and its insurance cost implications, if any, is properly for the legislature, not the court."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By New Jersey Law Journal | May 14, 2024
This year's special section covers everything from the (un)likelihood of winning punitive damages, the appellate review of pain and suffering awards, and the "piercing the corporate veil" doctrine.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Melissa Terranova | May 14, 2024
"New Jersey, like most jurisdictions, applies a highly deferential standard of review and the appellate court assesses whether a damages award shocks the judicial conscience," writes Melissa Terranova, an associate with Wilson Elser.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By David G. Tomeo and Melissa A. Dziak | May 14, 2024
"This article explores the historical roots and status of the "piercing the corporate veil" doctrine in New Jersey and Pennsylvania," write David G. Tomeo and Melissa A. Dziak, shareholders with Marshall Dennehey.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Peter Espey | May 14, 2024
"Punitive damages are the exception and not the norm, particularly for medical malpractice cases," writes Peter Espey, a partner with Weber Gallagher.
By Colleen Murphy | May 13, 2024
"More broadly, we will continue our fight for open government and for transparency," Liza Weisberg, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said. "We will continue to fight for open government and for transparency, not just to restore the OPRA we had before this bill, but to push it forward. Unfortunately, New Jersey has moved in the wrong direction."
By Charles Toutant | May 13, 2024
ZHP sought to invoke the Apex Doctrine, which seeks to limit depositions of individuals at the "apex" of a corporation based on the premise that lower-level employees are likely to have firsthand knowledge of the material facts, and that deposing the top executives of a corporation is likely to impose a significant burden.
By Colleen Murphy | May 13, 2024
"Under the Brokers Act, the parties' agreement to an independent contractor affiliation is not merely one of several factors in the analysis, as the Appellate Division viewed it to be," Justice Anne M. Patterson said. "To the contrary, if the parties have agreed in writing to a business affiliation in compliance with the Brokers Act, that agreement is dispositive."
By Charles Toutant | May 13, 2024
Lawsuits have emerged in multiple states, including New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Oregon.
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