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New Jersey - July, 2013

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• PNC Escapes ATM, Mobile Deposit Processing IP Suit
• NJ Court Won't Disturb Law Blocking Tax Refund For Polluters
• UnitedHealth Lax In Fraud Recovery: NJ Comptroller Report
• 3rd Circ. Backs Mazie Slater Fee Award In Delta Dental Row
• US Bank's Consent Judgment Upheld In $30M RE Loan Row
• NJ Appellate Courts See 23% Drop In Oral Argument Requests
• TGI Friday's Franchisee Fined Over Liquor Swapping
• Schnader Lures 6 Trujillo Rodriguez Attys To NJ, Pa. Offices
• Shareholders Sue To Block $8.5B Actavis, Warner Chilcott Deal
• Morgan Stanley Agrees To Settle ETF Violations
• Appeals Court OKs $2.7M Royalty Verdict Against Biomet Units
• Roche Loses Bid To Appeal Accutane Judge's Recusal Ruling
• Cubist Inks Deal To Buy Trius, Optimer For Up To $1.6B
• ValCom Agrees To Stock Shutdown As RICO Suit Looms
• County Filed Courthouse Construction Suit Too Late: NJ Court
• Ex-Citibank Secretary Gets 54 Months For $1.3M Theft
• Bankruptcy Court Decision Not 'Advisory,' 3rd Circ. Rules
• Carroll McNulty Opens In Philly With 7-Atty Insurance Team
• 'Real Housewives Of NJ' Stars Released On Bond
• Legal Publisher Loses Bid To Toss TCPA Class Action
• NJ Lawmakers Point Fingers After Open Space Bill Falls Short
• NJ Court Won't Revive Judiciary Clerk's Age Bias Suit
• Newark Doesn't Have To Cover Cop For Shooting: NJ Court
• Seneca Must Cover Suit Over Gas Station Slip, REIT Says
• No Sandy Lawsuit Boom In NJ, But Officials On Guard
• Mintz, Cohn Reznick Blamed For $1M Tax Hit In Equity Sale
• NJ Appeals Court Axes Port Authority Injury Suit
• 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Stars Hit With Fraud Claims
• Cuomo Signature Sets Long Island Power Grid On New Course
• 3rd Circ. Calls Foul On Pa. Town's Immigration Laws
• NJ Court Won't Revive Cop's Whistleblower Suit
• Biggest-Ever Hacking Bust Restores Faith In DOJ
• Online Gambling Co. Wants To Set Up Shop In Atlantic City
• NJ Appeals Court Sends UPS Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• Grunenthal Says Actavis, Alkem Infringed Painkiller IP
• LG Settles Defect Claims Over Blu-Ray Home Theaters
• NRC Cautions PSEG After 'Chilling' Retaliation Verdict
• Ex-NJ School Official Claims District Wanted Biased Hirings
• For-Profit Cos. Can't Exercise Religion, 3rd Circ. Says
• First Responders Want Pa. Law Applied To Conrail Spill Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, Alibaba, Oaktree Capital
• NJ Enviro Groups Say $3.9B Grid Project Affects Ratepayers
• 3rd Parties Can Trigger Some Home Searches: NJ Court
• John Hancock Ducks ERISA Suit Alleging Excessive Plan Fees
• Jersey City Can't Go Around Labor Commission In Union Fight
• 5 Cyberthieves Charged In Biggest US Hacking Case
• NJ Wins $1M Settlement In Ad Co. Web Tracking Probe
• NJ's Sandy Response Marked By Rebuilding, Energy Oversight
• Patent Atty Hit With Malpractice Suit Over AT&T Licenses
• NJ Court Backs $12M Tax Reduction For Contaminated Site
• Delay On NJ Tax Incentive Bill Hampering Real Estate Deals
• NJ Doc Admits Taking $1.8M In Bribes In Lab-Referral Scheme
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Law Firm Ethics Row
• NJ Defense Atty's New Trial Bid Nixed In Witness Murder Case
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Challenge To WR Grace Reorganization Plan
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• NJ High Court Sets High Bar For Damages In Retaliation Suit
• NJ High Court To Clarify Nurse Whistleblower Standard
• Newark Board Backs Overhaul For Historic Building
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To $6.3M Condo Grant
• FDA Wants Preemptive Lupus Treatment Suit Nixed
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 46 Months For Extortion Scheme
• 'Borgata Babes' Lose Sex Bias Suit Over Weight, Dress Rules
• Prudential Reps Get 2nd Cert. Try In OT Suit
• NJ High Court Clarifies Zoning Relief Standards
• Ch. 11 Buyer Targets Debtor's Insurers For Cleanup Costs
• 3rd Circ. Orders GSK To Trial Over Paxil Deal With Mylan
• Rutgers Must Tighten Controls In Scandal's Wake, Report Says
• Rutgers, Conference Spar Over $2.5M In Revenue Withholding
• Ex-Bristol-Myers Exec To Forfeit Profits From Insider Trades
• Auto Insurer Can't Block Ex-Counsel From PIP Disputes
• NJ Launches $100M Program To Elevate Homes Post-Sandy
• Ex-Commerce CEO Says Confused Jury Flubbed $17M Trial
• NJ BPU Denies Wind Developer, Ratepayer Advocate Deal
• NJ Cellphone Privacy Ruling Will Inspire More States To Act
• Appeals Court Holds Yamaha To $3M Snowmobile Judgment
• Atlantic City Strip Club's 1st Amendment Suit Grinds On
• NJ Court Upholds Seller's Win In Condo Conversion Battle
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Energy Drink Founder Sues Partners, NFL Player
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Berkshire Hathaway Media Co. Adds Atlantic City Newspaper
• Trenton Affordable Housing Developer Indicted In Fraud Case
• NJ Med School's Fired GC Loses Race-Bias Appeal
• NJ Home Health Provider Gets 2 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Mack-Cali To Sell $223M Philly RE Portfolio Through JVs
• Risk Retention Group Can't Dodge NJ Pedestrian Coverage
• Top NJ Court Backs Privacy Right For Cellphone Location Data
• Stark & Stark Snags Commercial Real Estate Pro In NJ
• Ford Asks 3rd Circ. To Boot $30M Verdict To Truck Dealers
• NJ Pol's Bankruptcy Trustee Calls For His Arrest
• 3 NJ Docs Plead Guilty To Cash-For-Referral Kickback Scheme
• NJ Court Says Utilities Board Snubbed DEP Bid To Buy Site
• NJ High Court Lowers Bar For Bias Retaliation In UPS Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Invigorates Underused EPA Cross-State Air Power
• Pfizer, Takeda Units End Antitrust Case Over Protonix Patent
• Business, Tech Groups Support Toss Of FTC's Wyndham Suit
• NJ DEP Failed To Collect $1M In Penalties, Auditor Says
• Apollo To Fully Exit Realogy In $1.2B Secondary Share Sale
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• 21st Century Stalled To Avoid Paying Claim: NJ Appeals Court
• NJ Appellate Court Won't Disturb County Jail Contract Award
• Panasonic Atty Slams 'Good Old Boys Network' In Bias Suit
• NJ Town's Ex-CFO Says Whistleblowing Led To Firing
• NJ High Court To Weigh If Spousal Privilege Covers Wiretaps
• NJ Makes 1st Buyout Offers For Sandy-Damaged Homes
• J&J To Pay $23M To Settle Investors' Drug Recall Suit
• Enviros Want To Weigh In On $4B NJ Grid Upgrade
• Commerce Bank's Hill Got Fair Shot In $17M Suit, Court Told
• Flying J Faces New Fuel Rebate Fraud Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Decide NLRB Challenge Until Canning Ruling
• Stand-In For Insolvent Insurer Must Pay Up, NJ Court Rules
• How Windsor Affects Securities Law And Corporate Finance
• Everett Hits Rival Acella With Supplement Patent Suit
• Dentist Says Mazie Slater Bullied Him To Drop Fee Challenge
• McCarter & English Snags Brach Eichler Health Pro In NJ
• NJ Judge Uses Choice Words To Remand Sandy Coverage Suit
• Newspaper Sues NJ For Access To Sandy Rebuilding Invoices
• PE Firm Says NJ Hospital Conspired To Undermine Sale
• Crash Victims Sue Ben & Jerry's For $10M Over Seating Area
• 3rd Circ. Backs EPA's Order For Pa. Plant To Cut Emissions
• The Weather Channel Can't Duck Trade Secret Claims
• NJ High Court Won't Disturb DEP Ruling On Sewer Overflow
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Prudential War Policies Suit
• NLRB Says 6th Circ. Ruling Backs Its Stance In Quorum Row
• $210M Pipeline Project Needs Full Enviro Review, FERC Told
• NJ Judge Reprimanded For Getting Cozy With Prosecution
• Philly Defends Political Donation Ban On Cops In 3rd Circ.
• Samsung, Lowe's Must Face Energy Star Class Actions
• NJ's First Bank, Heritage Community To Merge
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• NJ Justices Say No To Wiretaps That Lack Prior Approval
• NJ's Enviro Agency Accused Of Skipping Out On Settlements
• Transgender Woman Sues Sunoco Over Hostile Workplace
• Cardiologist Gets 30 Months In Kickback Scheme
• Fox Rothschild Adds Retired Bankruptcy Judge To NJ Office
• NJ Atty Is Liable As Issuer In Stock Scheme, Judge Rules
• Mortgagee Demands Sandy Payout Issued To Loan Recipient
• Sierra Club Rips NJ Enviro Regulator's Enforcement Stats
• Bankrupt Birdsall Seeks Liquidation Under Ch. 7
• FTC Seeks More Info On $8.5B Actavis-Warner Chilcott Merger
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To Municipal Budget Increase
• Prison Officers Say NJ County Stiffed Them On Overtime
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• NJ Doctors Should Face Stiff Prescription Regs, Report Says
• NJ Court Checks Gov. Powers With Affordable Housing Ruling
• LG Expert DQ'd In Washer Defect Class Action
• Fox Rothschild Opens 4th NJ Office With Day Pitney RE Team
• NJ Lawmaker Tackles Privacy Rights In Bills Package
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Convictions
• Ongoing Tension Between Filed-Rate And State Doctrines
• Garage Injury Deserves Workers' Comp, NJ High Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Wilson Sonsini Atty's Record Sentence
• Choice Of Counsel Irrelevant In Conviction, Top NJ Court Hears
• Jets, Giants' Suit Breaks Deal, Meadowlands Developer Says
• Developer Can't Shake Hoboken Condo Owners' Fraud Claims
• For Some, Saying 'I do' Remains Difficult
• $3M Alsol Cleanup Suit Not Barred By Ch. 11, EPA Says
• NJ Medicaid Payment Proposal Violates Federal Law: 3rd Circ.
• If You Assign Your Plan Vote — Mean It
• Ex-Sedgwick Atty Ends Suit Over Firing For Bailiff Romance
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Insurers' Wins In 'Kids For Cash' Case
• NJ High Court Rules For Consumers In E-Commerce Dispute
• Enviros Defend Fracking Ban To Delaware River Agency
• NJ City Abandons No-Settlement Policy, Citing High Costs
• Reversed Compensation Ruling May Advance NJ Dune Project
• NJ Court Upholds $500K Wetlands Disturbance Fine
• NJ Appellate Court Overturns $1.5M Legal Malpractice Award
• Affidavit Of Merit Lapse Dooms NJ Legal Malpractice Suit
• Newark Mayor Loses Appeal Over Vote To Fill Council Vacancy
• NJ Panel Nixes Votes On Hoboken City Council Appointee
• NJ Appellate Court Backs Judge's Remand Powers In PIP Row
• GSK Sales Director Claims He Was Fired For Being A Man
• Brokers Catching Heat For Sandy Coverage Headaches In NJ
• Yale Univ. Settles Trademark Row With College Prep Firm
• NJ Court Urged To OK Same-Sex Marriage After DOMA Ruling
• Prudential Can't Ditch Disability Benefits Class Action
• Unigene Claims $64.2M Liabilities In Ch. 7 Petition
• NJ Appeals Panel Backs Refi Lender's Priority In Default Row
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Nix $1B Specialty Products Asbestos Appeal
• Alpex Aims To Block Zydus' Generic Obesity Drug
• NJ Enviro Groups Urge Christie To Veto Forestry Bill
• NJ Appellate Court Nixes PokerStars Casino Bid
• Generics Makers Escape NJ Accutane Mass Tort
• Fosamax Ruling Puts Preemption In Play For Branded Drugs
• NJ Judge Blocks Law Making Sites Liable For Users' Sex Ads
• NJ Court Says ERISA Preempts Hospital's Payment Claims
• Skadden Mishandled Orphan's $5M Inheritance, Suit Says
• Plastics Co. Can't Halt US's $24M Superfund Suit
• NLRB Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Recess Appointment Case
• Par, Alkermes Sue Breckenridge To Block Generic Megace
• Fired Atty Can't Revive Age Bias Suit Against Sills Cummis
• Lupin Hit With Suit Over Generic Prezista
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Providence Equity, Toksoz
• Beware Pitfalls In NJ Local Public Contracts Law
• NJ Lawmakers Push Bill To Cut Cities' Legal Spending
• KPMG Madoff Suits Belong In Arbitration: NJ Appeals Court
• NJ High Court Reprimands Atty In Legal Malpractice Row
• Enviro Groups Seek Review Of Williams Pipeline Expansion
• NJ Utility Co. Battles Insurers Over Sandy Recovery
• Madoff Victims Can't Sue SEC, 3rd Circ. Says
• Verizon Faces Class Action Over FiOS Bundling Charges
• NJ Gov. Christie Vetoes Medicaid Expansion
• AstraZeneca Sues Mylan Over Planned Vimovo Generic
• US And EU Converging On Dominant-Firm-Abuse Theory