By Jason Grant | March 8, 2018
Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff fiercely criticized the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the federal judiciary as a whole, for repeatedly upholding U.S. companies' use of mandatory arbitration clauses that consumers sign on to via internet-based customer agreements that appear on screens.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | February 28, 2018
Finding that the arrangement did not run afoul of New York usury laws, the Third Circuit has ruled that a litigation funder is entitled to a chunk of the proceeds from a plaintiff's settlement of a legal malpractice lawsuit against Reed Smith.
By Caroline Spiezio | February 27, 2018
Through a reimagining of its legal spend, Avis' legal department has taken law firm convergence to the next level.
By Charles Toutant | February 23, 2018
U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler granted partial summary judgment to Sun National Bank in its action to foreclose on a house in Ocean City and a building in Bridgeton owned by Kevin McCann.
By Michael Booth | February 20, 2018
"We hold that a motion seeking reconsideration for an order denying or granting a motion to enforce an arbitration agreement is not an interlocutory order," a New Jersey appeals court has ruled.
By Erin Mulvaney | February 8, 2018
"Love contracts" are not themselves new, but they are getting greater attention in workplaces now as companies take fresh looks at harassment policies, training and internal procedures amid the national conversation about how to protect workers from inappropriate behavior.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | January 29, 2018
Our courts have treated arbitration contracts like they have treated others. The history of the law shows that legal doctrines, as first expounded, often prove to be inadequate under the impact of later experience.
By NJLJ Contributors | January 22, 2018
In this supplement, learn about how the tax overhaul affects family law matters; "forensic mediation" in a matrimonial case; #MeToo and a divorce matter; and the importance of securing life insurance to cover support obligations.
By Nicole A. Kobis | January 22, 2018
The security life insurance provides does not diminish after a divorce, but arguably becomes even more important.
By Tom McParland | January 2, 2018
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by a New Jersey-based debt collector to escape a proposed class action lawsuit over untimely debt collection.
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