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New Jersey - October, 2013

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• $3.7B American Dream Mall Gets Roughly $800M In Bonds
• NJ Mortgage Title Broker Pleads Guilty To $5.3M Theft
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Atty's 42-Month Fraud Sentence
• Ranbaxy Sues Actavis To Block Generic Absorica Acne Drug
• Power Group Urges NJ To Reject PSE&G's $4B Outage Plan
• Prudential Fraud Suit Over $477M In RMBS Remanded In NJ
• NJ Bar President Appoints 12 More To Judicial Task Force
• NJ High Court Grants Discretion To Stop Racial Jury Shopping
• Caesar's To Sell Atlantic City's Claridge To Fla. Hotel Co.
• Wal-Mart Can't Shake Suit Over $11.5M NJ Property Deal
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Ferry Service Pays $1M To Settle Claims Over NYC Crash
• 3rd Circ. Axes Bias Suit Over Con-Way Alcohol Agreement
• Fate Of Significant Sandy-Inspired Bills Still Uncertain
• Archer & Greiner Launches Public Affairs, Lobbying Firm
• NJ Receives $1.5B More In HUD Funds For Sandy Recovery
• Pa. ShopRite Owes 15 Years Of NJ Taxes
• ShopRite Operator Sues AIG Unit For $50M Sandy Coverage
• Appeals Court Revives Bid To Save NJ City's Police Agency
• NJ Bill Would Criminalize Cellphone Spy Apps
• OT Exemption For NJ Cops Not Lawful, 3rd Circ. Told
• In Sandy's Wake, Property Owners Boost Storm Defenses
• State AGs Ask High Court To Uphold Disparate Impact Theory
• Takeaways From McPhee V. DePuy's Preemption Pronouncement
• NJ Hispanic Bar Prez To Lead Kaufman Dolowich NJ Labor Team
• NJ High Court Will Hear Racial Employment Harassment Suit
• After A Year Of Stewing, Big Sandy Claims Bound For Court
• Damages OK'd For NJ Homeowners With Dune-Blocked Views
• DOJ Accuses NJ Defense Contractor Of Conspiracy
• Draeger Escapes Suit Over Faulty Breath-Alcohol Testers
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Bank's $2.5M Award In Loan Fight
• Landlords Still Face Sandy Challenges 1 Year Later
• NJ Transit Dodges Health Benefits Reimbursement Suit
• Bankrupt Hotel Owner Lands $5.5M Bid For NJ Property
• UK Hacker Indicted In US For Stealing Army, NASA Data
• Dow Pharmaceutical Asks Court To Block Generic Acne Gel
• Facebook Page Spoliation Ruling Will Aid Employers
• NLRB Says NJ Care Center Refused To Give Union Wage Info
• Why All Is Still Quiet On The Sandy Litigation Front
• NJ High Court Tackles State's Duty To Defend Prosecutor
• NJ Justices Won't Weigh In On Medical Malpractice Jury Form
• Investors Rip Fee Request By Carella Byrne, Kessler Topaz
• Law Firm Blog Post About Bias Suit Isn't Defamation
• AstraZeneca Sues 4 Drugmakers To Stop Generic Vimovo
• Tax Cos. Escape NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Suit, For Now
• NJ Architecture Firm Dodges $3M Cost Overrun Suit
• Lumina Diet Supplement Class Action Stays In Fed. Court
• ABC Learning Highlights Important Ch. 15 Principles
• 3rd Circ. Eases Limitations Test For Securities Claims
• NJ Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Claim Against Deceased Atty
• Nestle Again Beats $50M Suit Over Customer Fees
• NJ Court Says University Email Is Protected In Firing Suit
• What NJ Gay Marriage Legalization Means For Employers
• Estimation Fight At The AUP Corral
• DOI Pledges $162M For East Coast Storm Protection Projects
• Lehman Says Giants Stadium Owes $100M Over Swap Deals
• Effexor Pay-For-Delay Suit Awaits High Court's K-Dur Answer
• Generics Cos. Can't Pare Novartis Patent Infringement Suit
• NJ Mayor Wants Wiretap Evidence Tossed In Corruption Case
• Del. Court's Secretive Arbitrations Must Be Public: 3rd Circ.
• Hardware Co. CEO Cops To Selling DOD Faulty Aircraft Parts
• Former Bristol-Myers Exec Gets 1 Year For Insider Trading
• Ex-Rutgers QB Denies Consent Of $40M EA Likeness Deal
• NJ Pol Suggests Bringing Slot Machines To Horse Racetracks
• Nursing Home Liable For Fraudulent Bills, NJ High Court Told
• Sandy's 1st Birthday Beset By Worries About Climate Policy
• No Warrant, No Tracking Cars With GPS, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Newark Official To Introduce Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Bill
• NJ Court Tosses Columbia Labs Stock Drop Suit
• Courts Leave States Few Tools To Spur Plant Projects
• Rep. Frelinghuysen May Take Defense Appropriations Chair
• Baxter Says Generic Co. Infringed Hypertension Med Patent
• Goldman To Pay Ex-Programmer's Legal Fees In Criminal Suit
• Lockheed Worker Asks Judge To Keep Sex Bias Suit Alive
• NY Atty Gets 2.5 Years For Law Funder Kickback Scheme
• Former NJ City Pol's Wrongful Termination Suit Revived
• Actelion Denied Judgment In Tracleer Antitrust Suit
• NJ Tax Court Chops $1.4B From Borgata's Assessed Value
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Insurance Privacy Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Madoff Funds' KPMG Appeal
• NJ City On The Hook For Severance Contracts
• NJ High Court Nixes $5M Award In Borough's Zoning Battle
• Christie Drops NJ High Court Challenge To Gay Marriage
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Ominous News For State Energy Commissions
• Nursing Home Case To Clarify NJ Consumer Fraud Immunity
• DOL's $190K Nonimmigrant-Worker Noticing Penalty Tossed
• Shut Down Public Contractors For Wage Violations: NJ Pol
• Travelers Sues Parts Maker To Duck Asbestos Suit Coverage
• Baker Botts Reps NRG In $2.6B Bankrupt Edison Mission Buy
• NJ Justices Reject Christie Bid To Delay Same-Sex Marriage
• When The SCA Applies To Facebook Posts
• NJ Superfund Case Reopens Over Alleged Settlement Breach
• Weight Watchers Trounces Ice Cream Calories Class Action
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill To Protect Elderly In Long-Term Care
• Trump Casinos Among 1st To Get OK For Online Gambling
• NJ Senate Panel Clears Christie High Court Nominee
• NJ Town OKs Financing For $3.7B American Dream Project
• J&J Can't Stop Baby Sleep Aid False Ad Action
• NJ Court Revives Privacy Suit Over Public Restroom Cameras
• Wells Fargo, Others Sink Oil Tycoon's RICO Claims
• NJ Provider Protections For ACA Grace Period Provision
• Bayer Escapes 60 Suits In Mass Tort Over Yaz, Yasmin
• AIG Can Recoup Workers' Comp Payouts From 3rd-Party Deal
• Statewide Class Cert. Stands In Volvo Sunroof Suit
• NJ High Court's Major Shift In Favor Of Policyholders
• A Preferred Venue For TCPA Plaintiffs
• Ex-NFL Star Accused Of Running Mortgage Fraud With Mom
• Reed Smith Can't Shake EquiHome Malpractice Suit
• NJ Subsidies For New Electric Plants Usurp FERC's Power
• NJ Can't Stop Reinstatement Of Worker In Drunken Crash
• Revel Sued By IDEA Boardwalk Over Bar, Nightclub Lease
• NJ County Exec Suing Freeholders Over Alleged Power Grab
• Is Your ADR Clause Enforceable?
• Couples Fight Christie's Bid For Stay Of NJ Marriage Ruling
• NJ High Court Grants Direct Cert. In Marriage Equality Case
• Muslim Profiling Behind NJ Law Didn't Happen: NYC Atty
• NJ Court Finds No Reprisal For State Employee's Union Work
• SEIU Draws Blood In Nursing Homes' RICO Suit
• 3rd Circ., Pa. Federal Courts To Stay Open During Shutdown
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• Skanska Inks $220M Deal To Build Prudential Office Tower
• Trustee Wants Bankrupt NJ Hotel Owner's Auctioneer Tossed
• Bravo, NBCUniversal Sued Over Injuries In 'Housewives' Brawl
• NJ Loses Bid To Stay Same-Sex Marriage, But Swiftly Appeals
• NJ Ruling Protects Insureds From Insolvent Carrier Gaps
• Merck KGaA Sues NJ Supplement Biz For Use Of Folate Mark
• Jaguar Gets Range Rover Suspension Defect Suit Pared
• Fox News Host Claims Radio Co. Breached Contract
• Whole Foods Inks Major Newark Lease
• Weil Guides Vonage's $130M Vocalocity Buy
• Bar Presidents Urge Congress To Fund The Courts
• Gibbons Snags Ex-Roche Chief Patent Counsel For IP Practice
• NJ Takes Sick Leave Off The Table In State Labor Disputes
• NJ Accuses S&P Of Fraud For Offering Skewed Analyses
• NJ Investment Firm To Pay $36M Over Ponzi Scheme
• NJ Judges Say Meals With Indicted Admin Isn't Misconduct
• Chinese Co. Exec Violated Stock Sale Pact, Suit Says
• No Jury Right In Private Insurance Fraud Suits, NJ Court Says
• Reconciling Foreign Bankruptcy Law With US Policy
• FTC's Wyndham Data Security Suit Put On Hold By Shutdown
• United Sued For Gouging On Frequent-Flyer Rewards
• 3rd Circ. Says Gov't Seizure Of Lab's Property Lawful
• J&J Investors Defend Suit Over Ex-CEO's $175M Payout
• NJ High Court Asked To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
• NJ Justice Says Goodbye To The Bench, Avoids Politicking
• NJ Panel Looks To Boost Handling Of Business Litigation
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 33 Months Over Corruption Bust
• Nortel Units Ask 3rd Circ. For Arbitration In $7.5B Cash Dispute
• Quest Buys ConVerge Diagnostic Services From Water Street
• If Pain, Yes Gain: Jersey City's New Paid Sick Time Law
• Griffin REIT Puts Up $40M For Verizon-Leased NJ Building
• NJ High Court Urged To Prospectively Apply Step-Downs
• NJ Water Commission Can't Revive Suit Over Plant Failure
• NJ Court Partially Upends Fee Award In Horizon Class Suit
• Sun Pharma Can't Quell Patent Feud Over Epilepsy Drug
• NJ Says It Would Suffer If Same-Sex Marriage Stay Denied
• Former Celgene Exec Settles SEC's Insider Trading Claims
• Stryker Unit Settles Trade Secrets Claims Against Zimmer
• Newark Waterfront Developer Sues City Over Rezoning
• Bankruptcy Law Allows Debtors' FDCPA Claims, 3rd Circ. Says
• High Court Nips Review Of Ex-Newark Mayor's Appeal
• Novartis' Sandoz Infringed On Pfizer Eye Drug Patents: Judge
• NJ Casinos Set Date For Internet Gambling Launch
• NJ Court Tackles Blight Question For Redevelopment Areas
• NJ Same-Sex Marriage Plaintiffs See No Grounds For Delay
• FERC Gives Enviro OK To Williams NYC Pipeline Expansion
• NJ Judge Trims Claims In Class Suit Over Train Derailment
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• CSX Appeals FRSA Flooding Preemption Case To High Court
• Pillsbury Escapes Appeal In Real Estate Malpractice Case
• $1.2B In Mid-Atlantic Power Grid Upgrades Approved By PJM
• Crest False Ad Settlement Gets NJ Judge's Final Nod
• Deals Rumor Mill: BNP Paribas, Ikaria, Best Buy
• Brach Eichler Debuts Criminal Practice With Former NJ AG
• NJ High Court Reinstates Damages In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Lowenstein, Paul Weiss Duck $2M Penalty For Frivolous Suit
• Pipe Fittings Cos. Can't Duck Price-Fixing Class Action
• NJ Bar Head Wants Attys To Fight For Judicial Independence
• Wells Fargo, NJ Firm Shake Suit Stemming From Copier Fight
• NJ High Court Upholds Conviction Despite Adjournment Denial
• Christie Launches Appeal Of Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
• NJ Continues Defense Of Its Anti-Human-Trafficking Bill
• Local NJ Businesses Sue Conrail Over Train Derailment
• FEMA Gives Sandy Victims More Time To Secure Coverage
• Hurricane Sandy Tort Claim Against Broker Isn't Preempted
• Roofing Co. Can't Derail Junk Fax Class Certification
• NJ Judge Ices Zoning Law That Blocked Mosque
• Choose Your Friends — And Privacy Settings — Wisely
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sentence For Money-Laundering Rabbi
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Imperils Consumer Class Actions, Group Says
• NJ Bill Targets Pregnancy-Based Discrimination
• Investment Funds Hit AIG With $60M Fraud Suit
• Merck's $688M Vytorin Settlement Wins Judge's Nod
• Jury Acquits NJ Mayor Of Hacking Charges
• Enviro Groups Sue To Curb PSE&G Impact On Delaware River
• Credit Suisse Can't Nix Prudential's $460M RMBS Suit
• Ex-Project Manager Convicted For NJ Superfund Kickbacks
• Judge Pares Down Arm & Hammer Deodorant False-Ad Claims
• NJ Senate Sets Hearing For Christie High Court Nominee
• NJ Seeks Stay Of Same-Sex Marriage Amid Appeal
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Amgen, Actavis Close On Billion-Dollar Pharma Deals
• NJ Sports Wagering: There's Reason For SCOTUS Appeal
• Epstein Becker Green Adds Health Care Pro To Newark Office
• Epstein Becker Green Woos Employment Pro From Proskauer
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown