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New Jersey - August, 2013

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• Traub Lieberman Blames Carlton Fields In Malpractice Row
• NJ City-Owned Hotel Eyes Ch. 11
• Doc Must Arbitrate With HMO In Contract Row, NJ Court Says
• Gov. Christie Signs Pay Equity Protection Measure
• Birdsall Ordered To Pay $1M In Pay-To-Play Case
• Enviros Lose Bid To Shut Down $1B Power Line Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Microsoft, Blackstone
• How To Catch A Tiger — On Both Sides Of The Pacific
• NJ Affordable Housing Panel Should Meet Monthly, Judge Told
• NJ Paid Sick Leave Bill Would Ensnare Even Smallest Cos.
• Everett Can't Bar Acella From Linking Vitamins In Databases
• NJ Court Rejects Town's Environmental Rezoning
• DOL Again Pushes Back Effective Date Of H-2B Wage Rule
• Comply With Your Air Permit And Be Sued Anyway
• Unilever Accused Of Bogus 'Natural' Shampoo Marketing
• BMW Dodges Roll-Away Defect Class Action
• Special Masters Back Atty Fee Bid In $688M Vytorin Deal
• Proxy Firms Recommend $9B Actavis-Warner Chilcott Deal
• Social Media Privacy Bill Signed By NJ Gov. Christie
• PokerStars Dodges Subpoena For Casino License Docs
• Football Player Hits EA With New Likeness Suit
• Firm's Auto Policy Doesn't Cover Partner's Wife: NJ Court
• Groups To Appeal NJ Decision For LG Headquarters Building
• Challenges To 'Gay Conversion' Bans Face Long Odds
• Horizon Pharma Targets Actavis Over Generic Rayos
• 3rd Circ. Backs Ch. 15 Protections For Bankrupt Aussie Co.
• Watchdog Gives Rutgers Mixed Grade On Contracting Practices
• Developer Of $3B Meadowlands Mall In Talks For Big Leases
• NJ Court Revives Seasonal Worker's Unemployment Appeal
• TCPA Express Consent Can Be Revoked At Any Time
• NJ Casino Org's $30M Partnership Doesn't Avail Records
• 3rd Circ. Revives Property Rights Claims In SemCrude Ch. 11
• IDT, Exec Settle Battle Over 200 Spectrum Licenses
• Amtrak Relieved Of Debt In Property Tax Dispute With NJ City
• Spectra Doesn't Have To Face Jury Over $1B Pipeline Pay
• NJ Agency Can't Duck Jets, Giants' Meadowlands Suit
• NJ Court Backs $2M Award For Hoboken Condo Association
• NJ Court Nixes Trade Secrets Row Over Generic Cough Syrup
• Privilege Not Waived In Bad-Faith Insurer Suits, NJ Court Says
• 3rd Circ.'s Close Look At Exceptions To CAFA Removal
• 'Gay Conversion' Therapists Call NJ Law Religiously Biased
• Nestle Sues RenaGum Maker Over Kidney Disease Treatment
• NJ Atty Slams Court For Nixing Bid To Toss Murder Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Junks Suit Against Medicare Claim Contractors
• Dunkin Donuts Franchisee Owes OT To Managers, DOL Says
• NJ, Pa. Counties Take Fannie, Freddie Tax Fight To 3rd Circ.
• DOE To Team With NJ To Bolster Transit After Sandy
• No Wrongdoing Over Stripper Relationship, NJ Judge Claims
• 3rd Circ. Overturns $30M Verdict For Ford Truck Dealers
• UBS Pays $4.6M To End Probe Of Unregistered Sales Staff
• WilmerHale, Davis Polk Guide BATS-Direct Edge Merger
• Gerber Escapes False Ad Suit Over Probiotic Claims
• SorinRand Adds Archer & Greiner Atty As Employment Chair
• Judge Grills Jets, Giants Attys Over Meadowlands Claims
• Nonpublic Facebook Posts Shielded By SCA, Judge Says
• ADR Deals Bar Atty Fees In Nissan Defect Suits, Judges Say
• NJ Regulator Accused Of Conspiracy To Seize Landfill
• NJ Appeals Court Hands Oil Co. Mixed Ruling In Enviro Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Immunity Finding In Deadly Fire Suit
• EPA Floats $17M Cleanup Plan For NJ Superfund Site
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Gives Courts Broad Air Permit Powers
• White & McSpedon, Ex-Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Judgment
• NJ Nonprofit Stands Up To Christie On Affordable Housing
• Rainmaker Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Stephen Kastenberg
• The Fate Of Anti-Assignment Clauses After Bankruptcy
• NJ Appeals Court OKs $210M Prudential Tax Credit
• NJ Pharmacy's Disclosure Lapse Disqualifies It From Medicaid
• Patton Boggs Managing Partner Jumps to Morgan Lewis
• Latest New Trial Bid Denied In Witness Murder Case
• Consumers Can Retract Autodial Permission, 3rd Circ. Says
• Rejected Settlement Offer Bars OT Class Action, Court Told
• Purdue Sues TWi Over Insomnia Drug Generic Plans
• Sierra Club Slams Proposed LNG Port Off NJ, NY Coasts
• GE Reaches Deal With NJ Over Landfill Discharges
• NJ City Utility Escapes Ex-Worker's Toxic Tort Appeal Bid
• NJ Legislator Aims To Close Contractor Loophole Post-Sandy
• 3rd Circ. Frees Pa. Coal Plant Operators From CAA Suit
• NY Court Axes Workers' Comp Suit Filed Under NJ Law
• 3rd Circ. Takes Ascertainability More Seriously
• NJ Parking Agency Seeks Ruling To Aid Redevelopment
• Stinson To Be Resentenced Over $17M Ponzi Scheme
• 10 Ex-NFLers Shun Image-Use Settlement To File 2nd Suit
• Neighbor Can't Stop 'Jersey Shore' Spinoff From Filming
• Will FEC Complaint Dismissal Bring More Donor Secrecy?
• Trio Of Favorable Preemption Decisions For NJ Pharma Cos.
• NJ Gov. Vetoes Environmental Oversight Bill For Private Wells
• NJ Gov. Signs Unemployment Accounts Bill Into Law
• NJ Court Upholds Camden Police Layoffs
• Bayer Wants Out Of Probiotic False Ad Class Action
• NJ Appeals Court Boots Ex-University Official's Bias Suit
• NJ Legislators Advance New Rules For Health Services Firms
• Disbarred NJ Attorney Cops To Illegally Practicing Law
• Enviros Want Construction Halted On $1B Power Line
• Ex-Land Rover Manager Says Co. Has Systemic Gender Bias
• 3rd Circ. Says CAA Doesn't Preempt State Pollution Claims
• CERCLA Contribution Possible Under State Claims: 3rd Circ.
• BMW Knew Navigation System Was Faulty, Suit Alleges
• Enviros Cheer NJ Gov.'s Veto Of Pier Development Bill
• 3rd Circ. Revives FLSA Claim In SEPTA Drivers' OT Suit
• Hoboken Official Accuses Mayor Of Racism, Cronyism
• NJ Senate Passes Delayed Tax Incentive Bill
• NJ Gov. Axes Bill Expanding Coverage For Substance Abuse
• Spectra Should Face Jury Over $1B Pipeline Pay, NJ Co. Says
• NJ Bill Shielding Workers' Facebooks Again Heads To Christie
• Gay Conversion Therapy For Minors Banned In NJ
• NJ Gov. Christie Conditionally Vetoes Forestry Bill
• Health Care Providers Want Class Cert. In UnitedHealth Row
• 3rd Circ. Revives Device Co. Recoupment Suit Against Aetna
• NJ Law Targeting Human Trafficking Blocked In Fed. Court
• Weil Guides Bard In $200M Deal For Hemostat Maker Medafor
• Feds Stomp Atty's New Acquittal Bid In Witness Murder Case
• DuPont Dam Oversight Caused Irene Flooding, Suit Says
• Hill Wallack Accused Of Forcing Client Into Bad Settlement
• Life Settlement Investors Blame Auditor For $29M Loss
• NJ Judiciary Approves Attorney Advertising Changes
• Counsel's Fraud Doesn't Support Award To Ex-Boss: NJ Court
• Fired Exec Tells High Court He's An Employee Under Title VII
• Fund Honchos See Dollar Signs In Sports Team Market
• No Mass Tort For Tylenol Liver Cases In NJ
• Roche Asks NJ High Court To Kick Judge Off Accutane Suits
• FTC Wants To Extend Actavis To Authorized Generics Deals
• 3rd Circ. Boots Pa. Gas Lease Row To State Court Under CAFA
• LG Fridge Labeling Suit Tossed For Good By Judge
• NJ Statute Of Repose: Make Sure The Clock Is Ticking
• Gay Marriage Advocates Call NJ's Argument 'Disingenuous'
• NJ Gov. Commits $135M To Post-Sandy Affordable Housing
• NJ Sees More Attorney Sanctions In 2012
• NJ Court Backs Title Change For Corrections Supervisors
• Novo Nordisk Sues Amneal Over Vagifem Generic
• 3rd Circ. DQs Judge In Ex-Philly Official's Firing Suit
• NJ High Court Demands Mediation Settlements In Writing
• AHA Takes Money To Endorse Campbell's Soups, Suit Says
• Blackstone, Apollo Execs Pay $320M For NJ Devils
• FCC To Review Verizon NY, NJ Wireline Replacement Plan
• NJ Defense Atty Renews Bid To Nix Witness Murder Conviction
• NJ Paper Co. Targets Insurance Brokers After 3rd Circ. Defeat
• 3rd Circ. Backs $14.7M Award to Ex-Railroad Employees
• NJ High Court Voids Arbitration Clause Asserted After Delay
• Sanctions Nixed In Foreclosure Fraud Suit Barred By Noerr
• J&J, DePuy Fail To Split Up Consolidated Hip Implant Trial
• NJ Appeals Court Frees Zurich From Asbestos Cleanup Claim
• 'Real Housewives Of NJ' Stars Plead Not Guilty To Fraud
• The End Of Debate Over Conditional Use Variance Proof
• NJ Justices Nix Tax Deduction For Bad Nonbusiness Loan
• Christie's Renomination Snubs Threaten NJ Court's Autonomy
• NJ Enviro Groups Lobby To Intervene In $4B PSE&G Proposal
• Modell's Sporting Goods Hit With ADA Class Action
• NJ Can Bar New Immigrants From Health Program, Court Says
• China Minmetals Won't Pay $9M For Contract Help, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Defers To DOT On State Hazmat Suit Preemption
• Gilead, Roche Settle Ranexa Patent Suit Against Lupin
• Birdsall Trustee Says Execs Must Pay For Co.'s Damage
• PNC Loan Bias Suit Doesn't Meet Dukes Standard: 3rd Circ.
• Beverage Co. Sues Insurer, Broker For $400K Sandy Loss
• Jackson Hewitt Says Bankruptcy Precludes $7M Suit
• Ex-Siemens Manager Alleges Sex, Ethnicity Bias In Firing
• LG Washer Consumers Want New Expert In Defect Action
• Novel Labs Asks Fed Circ. For Reversal In Suprep Suit
• Gov. Christie Won't Renominate NJ Supreme Court Justice
• BMW Tries To Put A Lid On Convertible-Jam Class Action
• Columbia Labs Slams Investor Suit Over Rejected Drug
• NJ Salesman Admits Bribing Docs In Lab-Referral Scheme
• Simpson Thacher Reps Pinnacle In $580M Wish-Bone Deal
• Gay Marriage Plaintiffs Say NJ Is Shifting Blame For Inequality
• NJ Court Upholds Lower Price For Health Care Co.'s RE Deal
• Ex-CEO Of Valley National Unit Says Law Firm Misguided Him
• Standing Could Take Down 8-Year Magnesite Cartel Suit
• NJ Court Upholds Approval For LG Headquarters
• 3rd Circ. Kills Suit Claiming Firm Hid Ties To Arbitrator
• 3rd Circ. Grants $10M Account To Wachovia In Bankruptcy Deal
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill Banning Release of Gun Owner Info
• Judge's Jury Errors Didn't Taint Verdict: NJ High Court
• Criminal Trials Exempt From NJ Open Records Law
• NJ Employers Face New Liability With Leave For Abuse Victims
• GameStop Can't Defeat Suit Over Game Downloads
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Widow's Black Lung Benefits Award
• Supernus Sues Actavis, Watson Over Oxtellar XR Patents
• Pfizer Can't Escape Neurontin Antitrust MDL
• NJ Enviro Orgs Can't Intervene In $3.9B PSE&G Proposal
• NJ Lawmaker Urges Stricter Standards For Chemical Storage
• Municipality Can Amend Land Use Sans Preapproval: NJ Court
• Whistleblowers Rip Boston Scientific's Bid To Bar Evidence
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Death Benefits Suit
• Prudential Can't Keep Countrywide MBS Claims Out Of MDL
• NJ Gov. Creates Unit to Investigate Employee Pension Fraud
• Lehman Closes $960M Portfolio Sale To Blackstone, Prologis
• NJ Beefs Up Ethics Standards For Administrative Judges
• NJ High Court Limits Right To Compel Arbitration
• Olive Oil Co. Can't Get Mislabeling Suits Centralized In NY
• JPML Won't Combine Kashi False Labeling Suits
• Appeals Court Revives Debt Collection Suit Against NJ Firm
• Conflict Upends NJ Firefighter Sexual Misconduct Decision
• Cobalis Suit Over Hedge Fund Scheme Tossed In NJ
• Vision Pharma Seeks $3M From Sunrise For Adulterated Drugs
• PokerStars Wants Subpoena For Gambling Regulator Quashed
• Litgo Liable For Most Of NJ Site Cleanup, 3rd Circ. Finds
• Novartis Seeks To Stop Hospira From Selling Zometa Generic
• NJ High Court Backs Railroad's Eminent Domain Power
• Merck Investors Rip Fee Requests In $688M Vytorin Deal
• NJ Regulator Proposes More Oversight Tools For Insurers
• NJ Settles Water Pollution Suit Against Oil Refiner
• NJ Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Doc's Bankruptcy
• NJ 7-Eleven Operators Call Co. A 'Fraudulent Franchisor'
• Warner Chilcott, Mylan Deal OK'd In Birth Control IP Row
• Thermo Fisher Sues Hampshire Partners Over Toxic NJ Land
• Blue Earth Announces $20M Solar Projects Deal
• Charities Can't Shirk Donor Conditions, NJ Court Says
• Ex-AG Worker Tells 3rd Circ. To Revive Pa. Gov't Fraud Suit
• NJ High Court Says Town Went Too Far In Refusing Variance
• Super Juice Co. Makes Bogus Health Claims, Suit Says
• CORRECTED: Accountant Cops Plea In Mafia Takeover Of Texas Lender
• NJ Defends Civil Unions After High Court's DOMA Ruling
• Shareholder Awards Increased After Judge's Math Blunder
• Sandy Mediation Sees Modest Turnout But Promising Results
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Merlino & Gonzalez Malpractice Suit
• IT Manager Gets Probation For Leaking NJ Mayor's Emails
• 3rd Circ. Strips Class Cert. In Sam's Club Service Plan Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In NJ First Data Fees Row
• Insurers Get Approval Of $10.5M Settlement In Antitrust MDL
• Becton Dickinson Pays $22M To Settle Syringe Antitrust Suits
• Commerce Bancorp Founder Denied Severance Retrial
• NJ Judge In Hot Water Over Relationship With Stripper
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Camden Firefighters Pay Raise Case
• 2 Pa. Suits Dropped Over NJ Conrail Derailment
• Sills Cummis Can't Stop Bond Enforcement In NJ Rent Battle
• Triple Five Gains Control Of Xanadu Site In NJ
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Against KBR For Soldier's Death
• Enviros Sue To Block Port Authority Bayonne Bridge Raising
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Blue Cross Physician Class Action