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Former U.S. Judges Enter Fray Over Guantanamo Detentions
Three former federal judges from New Jersey have filed U.S. Supreme Court briefs opposing the detention, without judicial review, of 660 men at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. One of the trio, John Gibbons, former chief judge of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, will argue for the petitioners on the merits. The consolidated cases will force a final answer to a hard question: whether U.S. courts have the jurisdiction to consider habeas challenges to the detention of foreign nationals.Tenant Complaints About Intrusive Building Security
Building tenants may be victimized not only by terrorism, but also by anti-terrorism measures. In a recent case, Cipriani Fifth Avenue LLC v. RPCI Landmark Properties LLC, a New York restaurant owner sought a preliminary injunction to bar a landlord from implementing its proposed security measures.Wolf Block Expands IP Practice in N.Y.
Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen has expanded its intellectual property practice in New York with the addition of five attorneys from the Manhattan-based boutique Steinberg & Raskin. Wolf Block Chairman Mark L. Alderman said the group would supplement the firm's pre-existing patent prosecution and copyright and trademark capabilities while adding the patent litigation link that was missing in the New York office.Damages for Pre-Crash Fright Are Recoverable Under N.J. Law
No one can know what went through the minds of Itzhak, Gail and Atira Jacoby during their last 30 seconds of life, as their plane plummeted 10,000 feet a minute before crashing in downtown Newark. But their estates can seek recovery under New Jersey law for that terror and anticipation of death, a judge has ruled.Company That Was Cyber-Heist Victim Is Spared Liability to Its Stockholders
A Princeton, N.J.-based company that failed to protect itself against an off-the-scale computer data breach has succeeded in fending off a securities fraud action over the resulting losses to investors. In 2008, hackers stole information on 130 million credit card and debit card accounts from Heartland Payment Systems, which processes payroll and credit card payments for more than 250,000 businesses and handles about 100 million transactions per month.N.J. First-Year Associate Pay Pushed Up 7 Percent
New Jersey firms bumped up first-year associate salaries this year to an average of $106,410. The fact that salaries, which had been increasing only modestly since the late 1990s, are entering a boom phase means law firms are busy and need to staff up. And while they can't match New York or Philadelphia salaries, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham's William Hyatt Jr. says New Jersey has an edge in other respects: "the number of hours expected from associates, the camaraderie, the quality of life."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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