By Charles Toutant | August 13, 2018
New Jersey's Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act shields qualifying users from criminal prosecution and certain civil penalties, but it does not obligate employers to allow employees to use medical marijuana, U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler said Aug. 10 in granting a motion by defendant Ardagh Glass Packing Inc. to dismiss the plaintiff's disability discrimination suit.
By Michael Booth | August 7, 2018
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a manufacturer has a duty to warn about the risk of harm from exposure to asbestos-containing replacement parts, even if the manufacturer did not make or distribute those parts.
By Michael Booth | July 30, 2018
The three-judge panel, in an unpublished but signed opinion, rejected numerous defense theories as to why the award to plaintiff Marilyn Velez should be overturned.
By Charles Toutant | July 3, 2018
Central Garden & Pet Co. of Ronkonkoma, New York, was ordered to pay $11,006,000 on June 27 for selling a product that infringed the patent held by Nite Glow Industries of Far Hills, along with an additional $825,450 for breaching a confidentiality agreement between the two companies.
By Michael Booth | June 28, 2018
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Honeywell International will not be required to contribute to damages from asbestos claims relating to brake and clutch pads from a company it purchased after insurance companies ceased writing policies that would cover asbestos-related illnesses.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 25, 2018
Plaintiffs lawyers have told a New Jersey federal judge they want to depose a Johnson & Johnson representative to address why the company lost or destroyed talcum powder samples that they could have tested in cases alleging women got ovarian cancer from prolonged use of its baby powder.
By Tom McParland | June 25, 2018
A breach of contract suit over the sale of a contaminated chemical site in New Jersey can be expanded to include claims that the seller concealed information about its remediation efforts and tried to stick Ashland Inc. with the bill for the cleanup, a Delaware judge has ruled.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 21, 2018
A federal appeals panel upheld an award of about $127,800 in attorney fees and costs to the manufacturer of fire engine sirens after finding the plaintiffs' firm had failed to investigate claims of hearing loss among firefighters while voluntarily dismissing similar cases across the country.
By Charles Toutant | June 12, 2018
The Supreme Court said a plaintiff must show there was actual monetary or other harm in order to become eligible for compensation.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 24, 2018
The U.S. solicitor general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case that addresses one of the most significant federal pre-emption issues for brand drug companies since Wyeth v. Levine.
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