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December 23, 2010 |

Capitol Report

A round-up of action from Trenton.
5 minute read
July 26, 2002 |

Complex Lit Brain Drain?

One of the most appealing features of the state`s complex litigation docket is the so-called federal treatment litigants and lawyers receive by having a single judge preside over a case from start to finish.
4 minute read
February 13, 2013 |

Clark v. The Prudential Ins. Co. of America

In this action alleging deception and bad faith, plaintiffs' motion for class certification is denied due to lack of commonality and predominance; Prudential's motion for summary judgment is granted as to two plaintiffs on statute-of-limitations grounds.
6 minute read
April 13, 2010 |

White House and Senate Preparing For Nomination Battle

The retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens is focusing attention on a group of familiar candidates for the U.S. Supreme Court.
5 minute read
October 18, 2006 |

'Jane Doe' Status Is Not Compromised by MySpace Postings

Highlighting blogs as a potential trove of information for criminal defense lawyers, attorneys for a Connecticut school official tried to use MySpace to challenge the "Jane Doe" status of a former student who is suing for failure to protect her from the sexual advances of a coach. Anthony B. Corleto argued that the plaintiff waived anonymity by voluntarily publicizing her name, image and the "circumstances of her case" on a Web site. The attempt backfired, and a judge socked Corleto with a $1,000 sanction.
4 minute read
January 31, 2006 |

Top Gainers

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February 21, 2008 |

Case Law Highlights Puffery as a Defense to Consumer Fraud Class Actions

Increasingly, consumer class actions focus on product advertising, rather than traditional product liability theories. This trend is based on state consumer protection statutes that ease the reliance requirement applicable to common law fraud claims. Chadbourne & Parke attorneys Thomas Riley and Ellen Black describe court decisions that recognize that a claim can't be based on a statement that merely expresses the manufacturer's opinion or that sets forth a subjective description of the product's qualities.
6 minute read
July 22, 2010 |

New Rule Changes Further Close The Door on Post-Conviction Relief

Several rule changes regarding post-conviction relief were ill-conceived and are ill-suited to the fundamental purpose of PCR: to ensure that wrongfully convicted people receive a full measure of justice.
8 minute read
March 26, 2007 |

Federal Judge Rules Cablevision's Remote Storage DVR System Violates Copyright Laws

A federal judge in New York has sided with entertainment producers who claimed that Cablevision's network-based remote-storage digital video recorder system violated copyright infringement laws. The judge, in Twentieth Century Fox v. Cablevision Systems, permanently enjoined Cablevision from proceeding with technology that would have allowed its customers who do not have digital video recorders in their homes to record and play back programs stored on central servers at Cablevision's facilities.
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