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November 22, 2010 |

Representing Corporate New Jersey

Chart on the in-house counsel representing New Jersey corporations.
20 minute read
July 14, 2003 |

Suits & Deals

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
7 minute read
March 01, 2010 |

New Business

New work landed by major firms, including high-profile deals, �lawsuits, and bankruptcies announced in January 2010.
11 minute read
May 13, 2013 |

Gen. Sherman

Profile of Jennifer Sherman, general counsel for Federal Signal Corp.
5 minute read
January 01, 2003 |

45 Under 45

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July 11, 2007 |

Consumer Class Actions Usurping Personal Injury Claims

Plaintiffs lawyers are filing more class actions against companies under state consumer-protection laws in conjunction with, or even in place of, traditional personal injury class actions, which have become too difficult to certify. Defense lawyers say injury-related consumer class actions have grown as the plaintiffs bar has sought out new "lucrative" areas for monetary relief. But plaintiffs lawyers say the suits are a different "avenue of relief" for an economic, rather than physical, injury.
8 minute read
July 12, 2007 |

New Use for Consumer Class Actions

Plaintiff lawyers are using consumer protection laws to take the place of more difficult personal injury class actions.
7 minute read
July 09, 2007 |

A new use for consumer class actions

Plaintiffs' lawyers are filing an increasing number of class actions under state consumer-protection laws in conjunction with, or in place of, traditional personal injury class actions. In recent years, judges have refused to certify class actions of personal injury claims, in most cases because the facts and circumstances surrounding injured plaintiffs are too dissimilar to allow their claims to be decided together.
8 minute read
July 11, 2007 |

Consumer Class Actions Usurping Personal Injury Claims

Plaintiffs lawyers are filing more class actions against companies under state consumer-protection laws in conjunction with, or even in place of, traditional personal injury class actions, which have become too difficult to certify. Defense lawyers say injury-related consumer class actions have grown as the plaintiffs bar has sought out new "lucrative" areas for monetary relief. But plaintiffs lawyers say the suits are a different "avenue of relief" for an economic, rather than physical, injury.
8 minute read
November 12, 2007 |

Firm on an organic, slow path to growth

Schopf & Weiss, a small litigation boutique that has grown at a rate of about one lawyer per year during the past 20 years, has picked up the pace this year, hiring seven lawyers, settling into a bigger office and launching a revamped Web site.
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