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New Jersey - February, 2014

191 articles

• Prudential's MBS Racketeering Claims Too Late: Countrywide
• NJ Assembly OKs Bill Protecting Immigrants From Phony Attys
• Schwartz Simon Sued For Malpractice In Mortgage Firm Row
• Hospital's $79M Suit Against UnitedHealth Sent To Arbitration
• Jersey City Property Owner Gets Records Claims Revived
• Actelion Settles Row Over Giving Drugs To Generics Makers
• Insurance Attys Take A Stab At Unscrambling Sandy Suits
• NJ Court Officer Indicted For Stealing From Judgments
• NJ Assembly OKs Foreclosure Maintenance Bill
• Judge Reverses Precedex Patent Invalidation Following Deal
• Judiciary Need Not Arbitrate Work Schedules: NJ Labor Panel
• NJ Gives Go-Ahead For Multistate Slot Machine Gambling
• Defense Attys Pull Back Curtain On $80M Trade Secrets Win
• NJ Judge OKs Liquidation Of Bankrupt Dots Stores
• NJ Judge Jacobson Clears Path For Disputed RE Development
• NJ Bill Would Give Tax Breaks For Hiring Jobless
• W.Va. Plavix Ad Claims Remanded To State Court
• Meda Sues Perrigo, Impax Over Generic Nasal Spray
• Home Depot Customer Files Class Action Over Shoddy Hose
• NJ Town, Union Get Claims Pared From Defamation Suit
• NJ Capital's Mayor Thrown Out Of Office Post-Conviction
• Hertz Hides Currency Conversion Fees, Class Action Claims
• BMW Gets Faulty Navigation System Suit Trimmed
• BigLaw Firms Push Justices To Review Del. Arbitration Case
• NJ Bill Targets Vendors That Owe Unemployment Funds
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Over NJ Merit Statute May Have Nat'l Impact
• Churchill Downs Sues Casino Exec For Gambling Deal Flop
• Crum Sues To Avoid Covering K. Hovnanian In Defects Row
• 3rd Circ. Wants US Views On Legality Of NJ Power Subsidies
• Keystone Puts Up $231M For Mack-Cali Office Properties
• A Tale Of 2 Coasts: Handling Whistleblower Investigations
• J&J, Ethicon Sued Over Surgical Stapler Misfire
• PSE&G Pleads Case For $4B Grid Upgrade To NJ Utility Board
• Firms Kick Off Benicar Diarrhea Suits Against Daiichi
• NJ Man Gets 22 Years For $200M Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
• Gambler Blames Borgata For Phony-Chip Debacle
• Insurer Ducks Quick Coverage Loss In NJ Pollution Row
• 3rd Circ. Leaves State Power Subsidies In No Man's Land
• NJ Bill Would Extend Deadline For RE Incentive Program
• Unveiling $34B Budget, Christie Urges More Pension Reform
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• AT&T Unit Can Pursue $32M Sales Tax Refund From NJ
• A Close Look At M&A Brokers' New Registration Exemption
• Patton Boggs To Close Newark Office After Revenue Decline
• High Court Won't Disturb Aussie Co.'s Ch. 15 Protection
• NJ Court Won't Hear Paul Weiss, Lowenstein Sanctions Case
• NJ Assembly Panel Approves Forest Stewardship Bill
• Ex-NJ Town Administrator Sues Atty For Malpractice
• NY Med Co. To Pay $16M To Settle FCA Billing Claims
• Trenton Mayor Says Courts Can't Boot Him From Office Yet
• NJ Contractor Strikes Deal To End Gender-Bias Claims
• High Court Won't Hear Citgo Appeal In $180M Oil Spill Case
• Bridgegate Subpoenas Could Hit 5th Amendment Traffic Jam
• Trenton's Mayor Mack Can't Stall Hearing On His Ouster
• 3rd Circ. Widens Colleges' Student Debt FCRA Liability
• NJ Sen. Pushes Enviro Agency To Rethink Gas Pipeline
• NJ Limits Insurer Cancellation Of Med Malpractice Coverage
• BMW Slides Out Of Rollaway Class Action For 2nd Time
• FEMA Cautions Against Grouping Sandy Coverage Suits
• Wal-Mart Beats Service Plan Fraud Class Action
• Muslims' Suit Over NYPD Spying Gets The Boot
• NJ Republicans Want Independent Port Authority Monitor
• Atlantic City Splits NJ Panel On Meadowlands Gambling Study
• NJ High Court To Mull Hospitals' Charitable Immunity
• Phillips & Cohen Accused Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Judge OKs More Discovery In FCRA Background Check Suit
• FERC Approves $80M Settlement For Failed Interstate Project
• NJ Bar Urges Christie To Keep State Chief Justice
• 3rd Circ. Sides With FERC Over State Power Plant Subsidies
• NJ Justices To Weigh Insurance Arbitration Remand Powers
• NJ Lawmakers Push For Readers' Privacy Rights
• Chevron Billed US For 'Phantom Managers,' Suit Claims
• Verizon Keeps FiOS Bundling Suit In Federal Court
• NY-NJ Port Authority OKs $27.6B, 10-Year Capital Plan
• Barnet Sets Stage For Potential Chapter 15 Circuit Split
• FERC Skirted Input On NJ-NY Pipeline Study, DC Circ. Told
• NJ 'Bridgegate' Class Action Plaintiffs Seek Certification
• Bridgegate Panel Sues Christie Cronies Over Subpoena Snubs
• Ex-Newark Water Agency Head Accused Of Spending Abuses
• 3rd Circ. Restores Bulk Of Pa. Funeral Director Law
• Deployed Ex-Lowe's Worker Gets Retrial In Benefits Scrap
• Prudential Nears End In NJ Commercial Bribe Litigation
• Reckitt, Ex-Exec Strike Deal Over 'Phony' $6M Severance
• Enviro Group Slams Agencies Over NJ-NY Oil Spill Plan
• Continental Escapes Gay Flight Attendant's Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. OKs Indy Downs' Settlement Of $50M Contract Row
• NJ High Court Will Hear Coverage Row In Sex Assault Case
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• 3rd Circ. Says ArcelorMittal's Coverage Claim Not Barred
• Dwyer Head Calls NJ Atty Advertising Rule Unconstitutional
• NJ Town Properly Refused Hearing On Motel Redevelopment
• Kaplan Dodges ADA Suit Over Med Test Prep Classes
• JPML Consolidates PVC Deck Durability Suits In NJ
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Cops To Colombian Bribery, Wire Fraud
• Christie Campaign Chief Again Scoffs At Bridgegate Subpoena
• NJ High Court Admonishes Judge Who Helped Girlfriend
• NJ Asks Supreme Court To Hear Sports Gambling Case
• New Truces And New Battle Lines In Tax Litigation
• Colleagues Mourn Loss Of NJ Bankruptcy Judge Morris Stern
• NJ Pol's Secret Code Bolstered Evidence In Corruption Trial
• Ex-Prosecutor Asks NJ Panel To Probe Nixed Indictments
• NJ Town Sued Over Lack Of Affordable Housing
• NJ Court Sides With Town On Eminent Domain Interest
• NJ Utility Escapes Mall Developer's Slope Failure Suit
• Chemical Co. Solvay Hit With NJ Water Contamination Suit
• NJ 'Bridgegate' Probe Panel Targets Nixed Rail Project
• Jersey City Ripe Territory For Firms, Genova Burns Says
• Medicare Audit Provision Immune To Court Review: 3rd Circ.
• Chobani To Donate Yogurt Shipment Intended For Olympians
• Convicted NJ Mayor Can't Keep Office Without Fight
• Bitcoin And Atlantic City — A Match Made In E-Heaven
• 3rd Circ. OKs $9M In Attys' Fees In VW Class Action
• Rutgers, Former Big East Settle On $11.5M Exit Fee
• Friedman Schuman Escapes Race Bias Suit In 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Class Cert. In J&J Reagent Antitrust Case
• NJ Lawmaker Looks To Speed Removal Of Corrupt Officials
• NJ Justices Clarify Time Limit On Theft, Laundering Charges
• Revel Co-Owner Gets NJ Regulator's OK To Operate Casino
• JCP&L Unveils $251M Infrastructure Improvement Project
• 3rd Circ. Closes Qualified Subsidiary Tax Election Loophole
• As Exonerations Grow, States Make Them Harder To Win
• NJ Development Agency OKs $82M In Job Creation Incentives
• NJ's Feinstein Raiss Moves From West Orange To Livingston
• NJ Firm Sues Medical Marijuana Permittee For Unpaid Fees
• NJ Officials Can't Shake Medical Day Care's Fraud Claim
• Con Ed, NYC Protest $629M Bill For Upgrades
• Justices Urged To Take Up KBR Electrocuted-Soldier Case
• USAA Cleared In Probe Of Death Benefit Search Practices
• Christie Campaign Can Spend Funds On 'Bridgegate' Costs
• Waivers Of Appellate And Collateral Rights Are Distinct
• 3rd Circ. Won't Scrap Musicland Investor's $31M Disgorgement
• NJ Files Forfeiture Action Against Convicted Trenton Mayor
• NorthMarq's Failed Refinancing Didn't Cause Losses: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Plaintiffs Attys Protest Shorter Malpractice-Suit Window
• 2nd Circ. Says NJ Law Applies To $5M Insurance Suit
• Roche Looks To Sink $2M Accutane Verdict On Appeal
• NJ Justices Refuse To Consider Highlands Zoning Dispute
• Disciplinary Action Upheld For Furlough-Defying NJ Cop
• Trenton Mayor Convicted On 6 Charges Of Conspiracy, Fraud
• NJ Malpractice Reform Aims To Level Playing Field
• NJ Court Finds No Reason For Warrantless Phone Tracking
• Fragrance Co. Loses $80M Trade Secrets Suit
• NLRB Accuses NJ Hospital Of Union-Busting
• Wyndham Inserts New Data Security Bills Into FTC Fight
• 10 Cross-Border Bankruptcy Cases Shaping Chapter 15
• A-Rod Atty Hits Daily News, Ex-NYPD Chief With $15M Suit
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Won't Affect AG Enforcement
• Merck To Pay $100M To End NuvaRing Blood Clot Suits
• Embattled NJ Mayor Was Victim Of Overeager Feds, Atty Says
• Chevron Shakes NJ Claims In MDL Over MTBE Pollution
• Tropicana Gets OK To Foreclose On Atlantic City Parcel
• NJ Assembly Committee Pushes Casino Security Camera Bill
• Genzyme's Cancer Drug IP Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• NJ Justices To Hear 'Enviro Sensitive' Land Rezoning Row
• NJ Bill Eyes Tougher Data-Breach Response Requirements
• NJ Assembly OKs Bill To Better Utility Service Amid Blackouts
• McGuireWoods Reps First American In $155M Interthinx Buy
• NJ Court Won't Revive Malpractice Suit Over J&J Bias Case
• Litigation Costs Are In Your Control, So Take Control
• NJ Firm Sued For Negligence Over Property Refinancing
• DOL Can Issue H-2B Visa Wage Rule, 3rd Circ. Says
• Christie Admin Wrongly Denied NJ Sandy Funds, Group Says
• HealthBridge Fights Stay, Wants CBA Rejection To Proceed
• Ex-Genova Burns Client Fights To Keep $90M RICO Suit Alive
• NJ Lawmaker Blasts Silence On Rutgers Deal Over Exit Fees
• Obama To Nominate Dechert Partner To 3rd Circ.
• 2013's Top 10 Tax Controversy Cases
• Griffin Secures $110M Refinancing For 5-Office Portfolio
• NJ Mayor Used Code To Conceal Corruption, Prosecutors Say
• Genentech, Roche Settle With PDL BioPharma Over Licensing
• FDIC Fines Ex-CEO Of NJ Bank For Loan Violations
• NJ Atty Sues Former Firm For Cut Of Client Fees
• NY, NJ Port Authority Unveils $27.6B Spending Plan
• Dell Wins Bid For Arbitration In Defective Laptop Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty, Novartis, Blackstone
• 21 States Tell 3rd Circ. EPA Water Standards Violate CWA
• NJ Justices Grill Atty Who Wants Wiretapping Law Clipped
• NJ Congressman Resigns To Join Dilworth Paxson
• Doubts About State-Mandated Power Contracts
• LG Looks To Block Enviros From Suit Over $300M HQ Project
• HealthBridge Can Ignore Union Demands, Judge Says
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• As NJ Enviro Deadline Looms, Eyes Remain On Sites
• Merck To Spend Up To $2.3B In Ablynx Licensing Deal
• NJ 'Bridgegate' Panel Still Waiting On Subpoena Docs
• NJ Gov. Announces Plan For $1.46B Superstorm Sandy Aid
• Liberty Property Nets $330M For 48 Properties
• NJ Hospital Again Fights Doc Disclosure In Malpractice Suit
• NJ Justices Say 'Step-Down' Restrictions Aren't Retroactive
• NJ Court Revives $18M Condo Defects Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe