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Liberty Lincoln-Mercury Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
Ford's New Jersey cost surcharge does not violate the New Jersey Franchise Protection Act.Consumer Need Not Demand Refund to Seek Fraud Damages, N.J. Court Says
A consumer suing under New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act need not first demand a refund of alleged overcharges, a state appeals court held recently, parting company with an earlier precedent. The conflict means the state Supreme Court will likely hear the case if there is an appeal. The plaintiff's attorney says the new ruling "properly eviscerates" the earlier precedent and "reinstates [the Consumer Fraud Act] to its place as one of the most comprehensive consumer protection statutes."Lawyers Wax Creative Finding Ways To Raise Money for Tsunami Victims
Unlike 9-11, when large numbers of lawyers volunteered to help victims' families navigate through the bureaucracy, there is little, if any, professional help lawyers can offer for victims of the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami. Still, they are finding ways to assist, not only by digging into their own pockets but also by acting collectively through their law firms, bar groups and law schools.Cut in Drexel Case Attorneys' Fees OK'd
The two lead firms who represented plaintiffs burned in the Drexel Burnham Lambert scandal of the 1980s will receive less than 20 percent of the fees they sought following a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, along with Abbey, Gardy & Squitieri, will receive $2.1 million for engineering the settlement of the $54 million class action filed in the wake of the junk bond crisis involving Drexel Burnham and junk bond superstar Michael Milken.Plaintiffs in Glass Houses Cannot Claim Discrimination
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently rejected a lawsuit brought under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination by a Jewish police officer who claimed that he was subjected to a hostile work environment because of his Jewish religion.Buchanan Bankruptcy Group Moves to Greenberg
Four bankruptcy lawyers have broken camp at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's Princeton, N.J., branch and pitched their tents at Greenberg Traurig in Florham Park. Louis De Lucia left Monday along with partners Alan Brody and Thomas Halm Jr., associate Alyson Fiedler and some clients, including Bank of America. The group defection is the second in as many months for Buchanan. In February, Washington, D.C.'s Crowell & Moring recruited an eight-lawyer financial institutions practice from Buchanan in New York.Immunity for the Broker-Dealer
Except in highly unusual situations, UCC Section 8-115 effectively immunizes a broker-dealer from liability to third parties asserting adverse claims related to the maintenance of assets in its customer's accounts.Trending Stories
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