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Justices Mull Pre-emption of Union Wage and CEPA Claims
Lawyers argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on Jan. 6 over whether a union laborer's complaints of wage violations and alleged retaliation for his whistleblower activity are automatically pre-empted by federal labor law.
Panel Suppresses Gun, Dismisses Indictment
A trial court should have suppressed a gun that police found on a man who was ultimately convicted of a gun charge because the man had not been arrested prior to the discovery of the weapon, a Brooklyn appeals court ruled.
School District Fails to Rebut Negligent Supervision Claim
A Nassau County school district failed to prove that it did not have a duty to supervise a football player who was injured before practice when he and other players were catapulting each other off of a blocking sled, an appeals court ruled.
NJ Justices Mull Constitutionality of 'Roving Surveillance'
The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether to allow law enforcement to tap cellphones without a warrant when a suspect deliberately switches phones to avoid surveillance.
Court Approval Needed to Tape Exams, Panel Determines
Ruling in a case where it found "an avalanche of errors," an appellate court concluded that trial judges must give their approval before an independent medical examination of a plaintiff can be videotaped.
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Board's Denial of Benefits to Babysitter Is Reversed
An appeals court reversed the state Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board's finding that a woman was ineligible for jobless benefits because she babysat a coworker's young daughter for free while laid off from her job.
Circuit Won't Halt NSA Phone Data Collection During Transition
A Second Circuit panel declined Thursday to "meddle" in the 180-day transition period Congress created to rework the National Security Agency's metadata collection program.
Supreme Court's Patent Plate Is Empty—For Now
After gorging itself on patent cases the last few years, IP lawyers figure the justices may want to push away from the table this term.
Justices OK Disgorgement as Remedy in Case of Disloyal GC
In the case of a general counsel who was found to have committed legal malpractice and fraud, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that an employer may be allowed to seek disgorgement of compensation from an employee who breaches the duty of loyalty, even if that breach did not result in economic harm to the employer.
Panel Dismisses Suit Against Go-Kart Track Operator
"It cannot be reasonably suggested that contact between go-karts during a race is anything other than just such a 'commonly appreciated risk' of go-karting," the First Department said.TRENDING STORIES
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