New Jersey Archive » February, 2013

New Jersey - February, 2013

171 articles

• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Boroughs' Worker Furloughs
• NJ Bad Faith Bill Would Hurt Insurance Market, Critics Say
• Union Opposes HealthBridge-Run Centers' CBA Change
• Blast Fax Class Wrongly Decertified, NJ Appeals Court Says
• Columbia Gas Plans $210M Pipeline Expansion In Pa., NJ
• Truckers Can't Lose Unemployment For Bad Driving: NJ Court
• J&J Hit With $7.8M Punitive Award Over Vaginal Mesh Product
• Ex-Trenton Employee Cops To Extortion Scheme With Mayor
• NJ Sen. Looks To Ease Access To Wind Energy Tax Breaks
• Mars Accused Of Firing Worker After Learning She Was Gay
• NJ Bill Would Loosen Local Restrictions On Flood Elevations
• NJ High Court Grills Attys On Verbal Mediation Deal
• Town Wrongly Blocked Housing Conversion: NJ Appeals Court
• Conrail Wants Brakes On Spill Suit During Consolidation Bid
• NJ Jury Mulls Punitive Damages In J&J Vaginal Mesh Trial
• Vaginal Mesh Injuries Strike A Chord With Jurors
• NJ Gov. Chris Christie Backs Medicaid Expansion
• AmerisourceBergen Faces FCA Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Fund Investigator Wants NuWave's Defamation Win Reversed
• Newark Ends NJ Devils Arena Row With Revenue-Share Deal
• Anheuser-Busch Waters Down Its Beers, Consumers Say
• NJ Lawmakers Approve Internet Gaming Measure
• A Game-Changer For Cy Pres Funds In Class Settlements
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• 3rd Circ. Ups Settlement Bar In Quashing Toys R Us Deal
• NJ Requests Services For Sandy Insurance Mediation Program
• Wells Fargo Hit With Mortgage Penalties Class Action
• Common Insurance Problems For Foreclosing Mortgagees
• Ex-SEIU Director Sues NJ Law Firm Over Bias Claim Work
• Fox Rothschild Lands Real Estate Team From Day Pitney
• Continental Flies Clear Of Suit Over Cashless Cabins
• J&J Hit With $3.35M Verdict In Vaginal Mesh Bellwether
• Procter & Gamble Settles Crest Toothpaste False Ad Suit
• Morgan Stanley Whistleblower Also Targets FINRA In New Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Call For Speedier Emergency Contracting
• NJ Police Chief's Retaliation Suit Falls In 3rd Circ.
• NJ Lawmaker Takes 3rd Swing At Affordable Housing Bill
• College Planning Co. Can Take TCPA Suit To 3rd Circ.
• CNBC Buys 'Nightly Business Report' From PE Firm
• NJ Proposes New Overtime Exemptions For Bus Workers
• J&J Reveals Gov't Probes Of Hip Implant, Surgical Mesh
• Novartis Sues To Block Generic Reclast, Zometa Drugs
• NJ Regulator Struggles To Ease Offshore Wind Worries
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pa. City Employee's Sex Bias Appeal
• JCP&L To Pour $200M Into Infrastructure Upgrades
• Teva Slams Antitrust Claims In Azilect Patent Row
• Medco Funneled Kickbacks To Nonprofits, Exec Says
• Kirkland Aids Energy Capital In $805M Mezzanine Fund
• NJ Lawmaker Wants State Oversight Of Health Exchange
• Insurer Sues To Skirt Coverage In Photo-Doll Trademark Fight
• Sandy Spending Safeguards Clear NJ Senate Panel
• Judge Won't Nix Charges Against Atty In Racketeering Case
• Stalled NJ Social Media Bill Still Expected To Pass
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates Former Teleflex Exec's Age Bias Case
• PSE&G Eyes $4B System Upgrade In Hurricane Sandy's Wake
• Spec Projects Drive NJ Industrial Building Boom, CBRE Says
• NJ Assembly Panel Clears Measure Giving It Subpoena Power
• NJ, Occidental Agree To $750K PVC Enviro Settlement
• Ranbaxy Attacks Recall Demand In Glass Particles Action
• Revel AC, Lenders Agree To Ch. 11 Restructuring
• NJ May See Fewer Insurance Options Under Federal Exchange
• NJ Transit Bears Burden Of Proof In Retaliation Suit: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Proposes Mixed-Use Plans For Shuttered Army Base
• NJ Can't Oversee Nuclear Materials, DC Circ. Again Rules
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $35M Toys R Us Antitrust Deal As Unfair
• NJ Wants Unemployed On The Hook For Job Registration
• High Court Won't Hear Title Insurer Price-Fixing Case
• NJ To Pour $200M Into Jersey Shore Highway Rebuild
• Terumo Targets Rivals Over Catheterization Device IP
• J&J Vaginal Mesh Warnings Debated In Closing Args
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax $3M Privacy Award
• Enviros Look To Rebound In Power Line Battle
• NJ To Participate In Federal Health Care Exchange
• Enviros Urge DRBC To Review $400M Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Bristol-Myers Dodges 24 Wrongful Death Suits Over Toxins
• Del. River Port Authority, Police Ordered To Arbitration
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Sandoz, Intas Can't Ditch Merck's Suit Over Generic Emend
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• Bill Opening More Projects To Labor Deals Heads To NJ Gov.
• Minimum Wage Hike Proposal Heads To NJ Voters
• NJ, Leagues Debate Federal Ban In Sports Betting Suit
• Record $688M Merck Settlement May Not Be Contagious
• NJ Lawmakers Extend Port Authority Subpoena Power
• NJ Assembly Clears Bills To Monitor Sandy Spending
• LA Fitness Dodges Consumer Fraud Suit Over Contract Waiver
• Litgo Fights Cleanup Share Of NJ Military Site In 3rd Circ.
• Merck To Pay $688M To Settle Investor Suits Over Vytorin
• Bad Paint Ruined $40M USAF Job, Container Co. Says
• MGM Can Regain Borgata Stake, NJ Regulator Says
• Judge Refuses To Step Down From NJ Accutane Cases
• NJ Gun Owner Privacy Bill OK'd By Assembly Committee
• Ex-Birdsall Employee Cops To Political Donation Scheme
• Rutgers, Big East To Talk Settlement In Exit Suit
• Travelers' Suit Dropped From Neurontin MDL
• 2 NJ Officials Indicted For Water Pollution Scheme
• JPML Combines 9 Plavix Injury, FCA Actions In NJ
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• NJ Bills Look To Stamp Out Unemployment Overpayments
• Comcast To Pay $18.1B For GE's Stake In NBCU, Offices
• NJ To Clash With Leagues Over Federal Sports-Betting Ban
• NJ Devils Arena Cleaning Co. Wins $2.9M Over Unpaid Bills
• Fracking In NY Would Harm NJ Too, Lawmakers Tell Cuomo
• NJ Labor Atty Slated As 1st Minority Woman To Head ABA
• $1.8M Deal Resolves Claims Over Farer Fersko Bankruptcy
• CenterPoint Inks $83M Deal For Barnes & Noble NJ Center
• 3rd Circ. Blocks Convicted Ex-NJ Mayor's Retrial Request
• Proposed NJ Reader Privacy Act Would Protect E-Book Users
• Del. Judges Ask 3rd Circ. To OK 'Secret' Arbitrations Law
• NJIT Improperly Awarded Telecom Contract, Suit Claims
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Halt Antitrust Suit Over GSK Drug
• NJ Lawmakers Move To Extend Port Authority Probe
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Permanent Fracking Ban
• MGM Resorts Seeks Return To NJ Gaming Market
• Fresenius Hid Cardiac Risks Of Dialysis Treatment, Suit Says
• Enviros Lose Challenge To NJ Stretch of $1.2B Power Line
• Ex-Newark Official Gets 1 Year For Extortion Scheme
• Concord, RockBridge Buy Meadowlands Hotel
• Philly Suburb's Billboard Ban Affirmed By 3rd Circ.
• Former NJ County Prosecutor Drops Bid To Keep Job
• Grand Jury Subpoenas And The Crime-Fraud Exception
• 3rd Circ. Says Mennonites Can't Block Contraception Mandate
• Online Betting A Sure Thing In NJ With Christie's Support
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• Pa. Gaming Board Immune From Licensing Suits: 3rd Circ.
• AstraZeneca, Torrent Settle Time-Release Seroquel IP Row
• NJ Lawmaker Seeks To Ease Cluster Development Rules
• NJ Firm Trims Attys, Support Staff Amid Restructuring
• Wrinkle Cream Co. Reaches $7M Deal Over 'Risk-Free' Claims
• NJ Lawmaker Calls For BPA Ban In Kids' Food Containers
• NJ Attys Admit Improper IRS Reporting Of Client Fees
• Judge Shuts Door On LG Fridge Labeling Suit
• Aetna Defeats NJ Hospital In $39M Reimbursement Dispute
• Christie Vetoes Web Gaming Bill, But Offers Path To Approval
• NJ Senate Pushes For Minimum Wage Amendment After Veto
• NJ Legislature Passes Bills To Loosen Corporate Regs
• NJ Dems' Bill Tackles Employment Bias Against Ex-Offenders
• NJ Court Won't Revive Hoboken Rent-Control Row
• NJ Assembly To Vote On Sandy Relief Watchdog Bills
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Treasurer Subpoenaed Over AshBritt Deal
• NJ Town Skirting Affordable Housing Duties, Builder Claims
• DOL Defends New H-2B Visa Wage Rule In 3rd Circ.
• NJ Dems Accuse Christie Of $100M No-Bid Cleanup Contract
• Developer Sues NJ Town For Project Approval Extensions
• Lenders Have No Say In Eminent Domain Cases, NJ Court Says
• Kinder Morgan Unit's $400M Pipeline Survives Enviro Suits
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit On Mortgage Rescission Suits
• Insurers May Have Edge In Sandy Basement-Definition Fight
• Christie Blasts Fed. Flood Program For Slow Sandy Response
• DOT To Distribute $2B For Post-Sandy Transit Repair
• Prudential Dodges Class Cert. In 'Death Spiral' Insurance Suit
• DOJ Goes To Bat For Sports Leagues In NJ Gambling Suit
• Century 21 Tried To Bully Franchisee Into Merger, Suit Says
• Feds Charge 18 People In $200M Credit Card Scam
• Blockbuster Deal Should Fill Dozens Of NJ Judgeships
• NJ Senate Pushes Post-Sandy Insurance Reform Bills
• Revel Casino Accused Of Skipping Out On Construction Bill
• NJ Sen. Pulls Fracking-Stay Bill To Pursue Permanent Ban
• Exelon Misstated Nuke Plant Decommission Funds, NRC Says
• Enviros Lose Challenge To $1.2B NY-NJ Pipeline
• Post Irene And Sandy: Use Of Hurricane Deductibles
• IDT Exec Conned Co. Out Of 200 Spectrum Licenses: Suit
• Roche's Real Aim In Recusal Bid May Be To Chasten Judge
• SorinRand Adds VC And Technology Pro As Partner
• J&J Unit Beats TCPA Junk Fax Class Action
• NJ Gives Angel Investors A Break For Backing Tech Firms
• Del. River Agency Changes Course, Will Review Gas Pipelines
• Brandywine Inks $121M Deal To Shed NJ Office Park
• Inside The Circuit Split Over FAA Section 7