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AG Grewal Touts 'Ambitious Agenda' at Trenton Budget Hearing

Michael Booth | April 24, 2018

"As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, it is my job to protect the interests of the state and its people," Gurbir Grewal said. "Over the past year, this mission has taken on an even greater urgency, as we now find ourselves facing an increasing number of difficult challenges and situations that adversely affect the lives of our citizens."

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Drugmakers Focused on Profits Over Patients, Jurors Told During Xarelto Closings

Max Mitchell | April 24, 2018

If Janssen Pharmaceuticals was the Cleveland Cavaliers, then its blockbuster blood thinner medication Xarelto was the company's LeBron James, an attorney suing the drugmaker told a Philadelphia jury during closing arguments in the latest state court trial over the drug's safety.

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Justices Hear Arguments on Scientific Standards in Accutane Mass Tort

Michael Booth | April 23, 2018

The attorneys fielded numerous questions from the justices on whether the standard for expert testimony in products cases should be changed in New Jersey.

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Keep Defendants' Rights in Mind, Chief Justice Warns in Wake of 'Disturbing' Municipal Court Cases

Charles Toutant | April 23, 2018

Rabner mentioned disapprovingly a municipal judge's jailing of a defendant who was unable to pay a $239 fine for littering and a former municipal judge who pleaded guilty to falsifying records in order to increase the amount of revenue collected by the municipalities where he worked.

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Worker's Fall Case Settles for $1 Million During Jury Deliberations in Hudson

Michael Booth | David Gialanella | April 23, 2018

Following an in-trial settlement in Lopez v. Dinallo, a Brooklyn man is to receive $1 million as compensation for injuries he sustained in a workplace accident.

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Fox Rothschild Grows Revenue 8 Percent, PPP Up 1.7 Percent

Lizzy McLellan | April 20, 2018

Managing partner Mark Morris said the firm had a strong 2017.

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Circuit Court Rejects Attempts to Overturn PetSmart Defense Win

Max Mitchell | April 20, 2018

A federal appeals court has rejected a New Jersey woman's attempts to reverse a defense verdict PetSmart won last year, finding that the woman's proposed retail expert had been correctly disqualified from testifying in the case.

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Lawyers Seek Mass Tort Status in Taxotere Cancer Drug Litigation

P.J. D'Annunzio | April 20, 2018

In response to a request to consolidate an apparently mounting group of lawsuits over the chemotherapy drug Taxotere, the New Jersey state court system has asked the bar for feedback on the possible establishment of multi-county litigation.

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Law Grad Employment Rate Improves Thanks to Smaller Class

Karen Sloan | April 20, 2018

The class of 2017 posted gains in jobs requiring a law degree, but the number of jobs in which a law degree offers an advantage declined significantly.

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Court Takes Up Charitable Immunity Issue in Monmouth Concert Fall Case

Michael Booth | April 20, 2018

In a case that has already stirred up debate over whether a Christmas country music show was a "cultural" or "educational" event, the New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a woman who fell and injured herself at a Monmouth University concert can sue the school for damages.

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After Hours

Jonathan Erway | April 20, 2018

Simeone Receives NJWLA Presidential Leadership Award; Fendrick & Morgan’s Carman Presents “The Economics of Aging”; Middlesex Bar Donates $5K to Rutgers Mock Trial Team; North Hudson Lawyers’ Club Foundation Seeks Scholarship Applicants.

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Survey Shows 27 Percent Pay Gap for Top Women Equity Partners

Miriam Rozen | April 19, 2018

Even "star" partners pay a big price for their gender, new research by Acritas found.

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The Supreme Court's 'Little Pink House' Case Hits the Silver Screen

Tony Mauro | April 19, 2018

The film recounts the 2005 eminent domain case "Kelo v. New London."

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On The Move

Jonathan Erway | April 19, 2018

Goldberg Segalla Moves to New Space in Princeton; FisherBroyles Welcomes Panensky; Julian Elected Chair of Pashman Stein Family Law Group; Mandelbaum Salsburg Adds Two; Bhavsar Joins Wong Fleming in Princeton; McOmber & McOmber Adds Associate.

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Church Grants Violated Constitution, NJ Supreme Court Holds

David Gialanella | April 18, 2018

The grant recipients "are not being denied grant funds because they are religious institutions; they are being denied public funds because of what they plan to do—and in many cases have done: use public funds to repair church buildings so that religious worship services can be held there," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote for the court.

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Judge Rejects Class Action Settlement Despite DOJ's 'About-Face'

Amanda Bronstad | April 18, 2018

A federal judge has rejected approval of a class action settlement that drew an unusual objection from the U.S. Justice Department, but one that it withdrew.

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Plaintiffs Bar Looks to Cash In on #MeToo

Meghan Tribe | April 18, 2018

In an effort to capture legal work emanating from the #MeToo movement, plaintiffs firms across the country are registering website domain names and funding television commercials in their quest for big paydays.

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Bail Reform Called Both Success and 'Work in Progress' in Judiciary Budget Hearing

David Gialanella | April 18, 2018

Lawmakers pledged their ongoing support for, and Judge Glenn Grant pointed up the various successes of, New Jersey's revamped bail system as he appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Tuesday, though the judge acknowledged the reform remains "a work in progress."

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Federal Judges Say Firms, Clients Favor Male Litigators at Their Peril

Dan Packel | April 17, 2018

At a Reed Smith event, former SDNY Judge Shira Scheindlin and current U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe highlighted the costs of ignoring gender diversity.

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3 Bergen Judges Nominated for Tenure

Michael Booth | April 16, 2018

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday nominated three Superior Court judges sitting in Bergen County for tenure: Keith Bachmann, Terry Bottinelli and Christine Farrington.

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Men Arrested at Starbucks Have Retained Cohen Placitella as Civil Counsel

Max Mitchell | April 16, 2018

Two black men who were arrested at a Starbucks coffee shop in Philadelphia as they waited to meet an acquaintance for a business meeting have retained counsel from a well-known mass-tort civil litigation firm as protesters Monday staged sit-ins.

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Actual Harm Needed for TCCWNA Claim, Court Says in Certification to 3rd Circuit

Michael Booth | April 16, 2018

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday delivered what appears to be largely good news to furniture companies defending federal consumer class actions, holding that actual harm is needed to make out claims under the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act.

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Special Master Urged for Ongoing Litigation Over Warren County Courtroom's Design

Michael Booth | April 16, 2018

The original litigation was filed by the Public Defender's Office in 2011, claiming the courtroom denies defendants their constitutional rights.

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Ocean County Jury Finds Injured Worker's Firing Violated LAD, Awards $725K

David Gialanella | April 16, 2018

A former apartment complex employee who claimed he was wrongfully terminated after injuring himself on the job was awarded $725,016, including $500,000…

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NJ Bill Targeting Arranged Marriages Gets Senate Approval

Michael Booth | April 13, 2018

The Senate on Thursday approved the bill in a 30-5 vote. It still has to go through the Assembly and be signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy if it is to become law.

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Gestational Carrier Bill Clears Legislature

David Gialanella | April 13, 2018

Twice-vetoed legislation that would sanction the type of surrogacy-for-hire contracts famously deemed unenforceable three decades ago in the state Supreme Court's In re Baby M case has now passed the Legislature.

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China Hacks on US Corporations Rising, With Law Firms, GCs Prime Targets

Ian Lopez | April 13, 2018

While China has been largely compliant with an agreement with the U.S. to not hack for intellectual property, new data indicates M&A info and contracts are viewed as fair game.

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Jonathan Erway | April 13, 2018

Association of the Federal Bar Holds Judicial Conference; Hudson County Bar Seeks Scholarship Applicants.

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Judge, Prosecutor Pay Raise Bill Heads to Governor's Desk

Michael Booth | April 12, 2018

The Senate on Thursday voted 23-14 to approve the measure. Hours later, the Assembly passed the companion bill in a 45-23 vote.

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Woman Injured in Fatal Hoboken Derailment Settles Claim for $475K

Max Mitchell | April 12, 2018

A woman injured in the fatal 2016 Hoboken train derailment has come to a $475,000 settlement with Metro-North Railroad.

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On The Move

Jonathan Erway | April 12, 2018

Nukk-Freeman & Cerra Expands Into New Office Space; Former AG Porrino Joins Public Affairs Firm; Buckley Theroux in Princeton Welcomes Esposito; Landman Corsi Brings On Associates; Fox Rothschild Welcomes Associate Bennett to Princeton.

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J&J, Imerys Hit With $80M in Punitives Over Claims Linking Talc to Mesothelioma

Charles Toutant | April 11, 2018

Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America were hit with an $80 million punitive damages verdict Wednesday in a suit by a New Jersey man who said he developed mesothelioma from using Johnson's Baby Powder. Total damages in the case rose to $117 million with the addition of today's verdict to last week's $37 million in compensatory damages.

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Here's What the US Supreme Court Has Said About Crime-Fraud Exception

Marcia Coyle | April 11, 2018

Since 1989, federal district and appellate courts have taken a variety of sometimes conflicting approaches to open questions concerning the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege.

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Lawyer's Failure to Flag Suit Dooms UIM Claim, Highlights 'Importance of Candor by Insureds,' Court Says

Michael Booth | April 11, 2018

"Our case law has routinely emphasized the importance of candor by insureds and the obligation to act in a forthright, open, and honest manner with their carriers throughout the entire process of their claim," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina wrote.

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Stormy Daniels Lawyer Avenatti Fights to Save Huge Punitive Award Against Kimberly-Clark

Jenna Greene | April 11, 2018

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee whacked a $450 million award down to $20.7 million in a California class action over “leaky” surgical gowns.

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Murphy Vows to Sign Equal Pay Measure

Michael Booth | April 10, 2018

Legislation aimed at eradicating discriminatory pay practices in the workplace, already approved by lawmakers in Trenton, will be signed into law later this month, Gov. Philip Murphy announced Tuesday.

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Disabled Med Mal Plaintiff Barred From Witness Stand Gets New Trial

Michael Booth | April 10, 2018

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a medical malpractice plaintiff prevented from testifying at his civil trial based on the potential prejudice his cognitive impairments might have had on the defendant doctor is entitled to a new trial.

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Trump Nominates Two Candidates for the Third Circuit

P.J. D'Annunzio | April 10, 2018

The two nominees are Paul B. Matey, the senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey; and David J. Porter, a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

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After FBI Raid, Squire Says It Severed Ties to Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen

Ryan Lovelace | April 09, 2018

Squire Patton Boggs said Monday that it no longer had a strategic alliance with embattled Michael Cohen, who had been working out of the firm's offices in New York.

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Justices Consider Fee Petition That Followed High-Low Settlement

Michael Booth | April 09, 2018

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether a medical malpractice plaintiff who took the rare step of seeking counsel fees under the offer-of-judgment rule, even after entering a high-low agreement that was silent on the issue, may recover such fees.

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'Naked' Short Sale Claims Deemed Threadbare by Morris Judge

Charles Toutant | April 09, 2018

A state judge in Morris County, New Jersey, has dismissed the last defendants in a shareholder suit accusing financial institutions of devaluing a stock through "naked short sales."

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Suit Against State Over Facility Resident's Injuries, Death Settles For $1.4 Million

Charles Toutant | Michael Booth | April 09, 2018

The family of a woman who died while living in a state institution for the disabled accepted $1.4 million on April 2 to settle a Middlesex County suit,…

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McCarter & English Tops Rotation For Pro Baseball Union, Federal Filing Shows

Brian Baxter | April 06, 2018

While snow and other inclement weather in certain parts of the country scuttled the home openers of several Major League Baseball teams, the league’s player’s union marked the start of a new league year with a filing listing a long lineup of legal bills.

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Latest Xarelto Trial Focuses on Triple Blood Thinner Therapy Risks

Max Mitchell | April 06, 2018

The arguments came during opening statements in Russell v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, which is the second Xarelto case to be tried in Philadelphia state court.

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New Report Looks at Rise of Class Action Bans in Employment Contracts

Erin Mulvaney | April 06, 2018

Nearly 65 percent of workplaces where the average wage is less than $13 an hour also require mandatory arbitration agreements for their employees, according to the Economic Policy Institute report. The U.S. Supreme Court this term is looking at these agreements in action that involves the NLRB and private companies.

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NJ Legislators Move on Bill Barring Marriages for Those Under 18

Michael Booth | April 06, 2018

If enacted, New Jersey would be the only state in the nation that would bar those under 18 from marrying. And judicial approval for underage marriages would no longer be allowed, unlike the present system.

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Expansion of Wrongful Death Act Damages Gets Senate Judiciary Committee's OK

Michael Booth | April 05, 2018

New Jersey legislators are moving toward expanding the range of damages that could be awarded under the state's Wrongful Death Act.

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Pssst: Older Partners, It's Time To Start Passing Those Clients On

Miriam Rozen | April 05, 2018

Firms are finding that many baby boomer partners nearing retirement are reluctant to relinquish client relationships.

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NYPD Settles Case Over Post-9/11 Surveillance of NJ Muslim Communities

Colby Hamilton | April 05, 2018

As part of the agreement to end Hassan v. City of New York, the department will extend the protections for communities under the Handschu guidelines across the border into New Jersey.

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After Hours

Jonathan Erway | April 05, 2018

Pro Bono Partnership Names New Executive Director; Norris McLaughlin Receives 'Companies that Care' Award; Middlesex Bar Holds Practice Awards Gala.

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