New Jersey Archive » March, 2014

New Jersey - March, 2014

229 articles

• Supreme Court Denies NJ Woman's Transfer-Tax Appeal
• NJ City Asks Court To Allow Mayoral Election Despite Error
• Gibson Dunn Faces Subpoena In NJ Bridgegate Probe
• NJ Has Duty To Defend Prosecutor, State High Court Hears
• NJ Justices Mull Police Negligence For Severed Leg Retrial
• NJ High Court Tackles Local Referendum Question
• LG Touts Benefits Of $300M HQ Project To NJ Appeals Court
• 3rd Circ. Revives Challenge To NJ Off-Track Betting Law
• J&J Accepts $4B Carlyle Offer For Blood-Testing Unit
• Ferry Service Can't Limit Liability In Collision, Judge Says
• Samson Resigns From Port Authority After Bridgegate Report
• Newark Firm Hit With Whistleblower Suit By Fired Employee
• Jersey City Steroid Cops Can't Revive Civil Rights Suit
• Utility Co. Seeks To Block Vinson & Elkins FOIA Request
• Stahl & DeLaurentis Dodges Founding Partner's Contract Suit
• NJ County Bar Groups Back Chief Justice Renomination
• Continuant's Win Over Avaya Could Yield $100M Award
• Developer Gets Docs In Bogota City Council Records Row
• NJ Senate Passes Bill Boosting Affordable Housing Funding
• NJ Senate Passes Wage Protection Bills
• 'Sandy Bill Of Rights' Passes NJ Legislature
• NJ Lawmakers Renew Push To Rejoin GHG Reduction Pact
• Gibson Dunn Report Clears Christie In Bridgegate
• Jury Charge Botched In Fen-Phen Fraud Case, 3rd Circ. Told
• NRG Eyes Home Solar Market With Rooftop Installer Buy
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive NJ Power Plant Subsidy Program
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Case Over DOL's H-2B Visa Rule
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• High Court Changed Hatch-Waxman Cases — Nobody Noticed
• Pa. Divide Over Employer Liability Exclusion May Be Ending
• NJ Solar Contractor Vows To Fight Back In $50M Lien Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Penguin, Nonfiction Author Didn't Defame
• Merck Escapes Some Injury Claims In Fosamax MDL
• NJ Govs. Join Growing Backlash Against LG's HQ Plans
• Merck $250M Sex Bias Suit Not Another Dukes, Plaintiffs Say
• GSK Handed $106M Verdict For Paxil Generic Contract Breach
• Port Authority Seeks More Coverage In WTC Asbestos Row
• Scholars Decry NJ Anti-Tesla Sales Regulation
• NJ Law Firms Accused Of Fraud Over Dunkin' Donuts Sales
• Pa., NJ Lawmakers Float Plans To Reform Del. River Authority
• HAP Investments Nabs Jersey City Site For $400M Project
• Client-Rich Market Propels 14 NJ Firms Into Law360 400
• NJ Judges Want Leniency For Dining With Convicted Ex-Official
• NJ Sen. Looks To Boot Port Authority Board Members
• NJ Bill Would Restrict Officials From Law Firm Work
• Ex-A&P Exec Cops To Running $1.2M Ticket Sales Scheme
• Judge Keeps Train Derailment Suit In NJ Federal Court
• NJ Can't Scrap Cap-And-Trade Program Without Rulemaking
• NJ Senate To Consider New E-Cigarette Tax
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• Immunomedics, UC End Spat Over Antibody Product IP
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Keep Legal Malpractice Suit In Fed. Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merck, BlackBerry, Jun He
• Samsung Washer Plaintiffs Can't Consolidate With Other Suits
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Viacom Shareholder Asks 3rd Circ. To Save $37M Bonus Suit
• Lucchese Associates Can't Duck Fraud, Racketeering Case
• Execs Can't Launch Tortious Interference Suit Post Merger
• NJ Bill Will Allow Judges To Deny Bail To The Violent
• NJ Sen. Floats Bill To Revive Direct Electric Car Sales
• NJ Panel Backs Wage Increase For Tipped Workers
• Solar Co.'s $50M Project Fund Liens Are Invalid, NJ Court Says
• $5M Dog Treats Class Action Moved To Fed. Court
• High Court Won't Review Del.'s 'Secret' Arbitration Program
• Hennion & Walsh Run Like A Frat House, Ex-Worker Says
• Bayer Can't Get Tolling Ruling Nixed In $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• Ex-Christie Aide Blasts 'Bridgegate' Panel's Tactics
• Gannett Wins Attys' Fee In Records-Access Row With NJ Town
• Kaufman Dolowich Sued For Ex-Partner's Sexual Harrassment
• NJ Atty Disbarred For Stealing From Low-Cost Housing Org
• NJ High Court To Hear Atty Fee Question In Coverage Row
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Cozen Atty's 6 Years For Tax Fraud
• 'Hits Of The 80s' Not All They're Cracked Up To Be, Suit Says
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• New Jersey Muslims To Appeal Ruling on NYPD Surveillance
• Hello Greets Injunction By Handing Out Free Toothpaste
• NJ High Court Panel Offers Changes For Bail, Speedy Trials
• Elected AG In NJ Would Politicize Office, Attys Say
• NY Giants, Eli Manning Want Fake Memorabilia Suit Tossed
• NJ High Court To Weigh In On Camden Police Dissolution
• Wilentz Atty Tanked Asbestos Claim To Shield Hess, Suit Says
• County Freeholders Approve Bond For American Dream Mall
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sanction For Ex-Kline & Specter Atty
• $7M Jackson Hewitt Franchise Suit Survives Ch. 11 Discharge
• Geico, Others Accused Of Violating NJ Insurer's Trademark
• NJ Atty Charged With Stealing $2M From Elderly Victims
• Actavis, Noven Reach Deal Over Generic ADHD Patch Plans
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• NJ Recovered $21M For Consumers, Health Providers In 2013
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Jurisdiction Over Virgin Islands AG Dispute
• Hoboken Defends Pier Development Restrictions
• Simpson Thacher Faces Reputational Risk After Clerk's Arrest
• NJ BPU Rejects Atlantic City Offshore Wind Farm
• Dealer Wants Fake Giants Memorabilia Suit In State Court
• Admiral Sued For Coverage In Construction Credit Dispute
• $55M Stock Fraud Can't Be Prosecuted In US, 3rd Circ. Told
• Atty Who Called Pa. Judges Corrupt Reprimanded In NJ
• Birdsall Execs To Pay $4M In Settlement With Trustee
• AT&T, Apple Email Hack Wasn't Illegal, 3rd Circ. Told
• Former Stago Director Says He Was Fired For Whistleblowing
• Simpson Thacher Clerk Charged With Insider Trading
• IRS Says Personal Info For 20K Employees Compromised
• NJ Lawmakers Want Light Rail Expansion Back On Track
• NJ Court Won't Disturb Princeton's Rail Relocation Plans
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• NJ High Court To Mull Right To Jury In Insurance Fraud Law
• Demand, Subsidies Boost Newark, Jersey City Development
• Winston's Kessler Going For The Jugular In NCAA Suit
• Officers Sue Port Authority For Cronyism, Promotion Abuses
• Pfizer Files 2 Suits To Block Torrent's Generic Viagra
• NJ High Court Upholds State's Wiretapping Law
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Local Transfer Tax: 3rd Circ.
• In Latest NCAA Suit, A Clearer Goal And Bigger Name
• Lockheed Dodges Home Value Loss Claims In Pollution Row
• 3 Indicted in $15M JPMorgan, PayPal Hacking Scheme
• Exxon, BMS, Others Settle With Feds Over NJ Superfund Site
• NFL Alumni Group Sues Marketing Co. Over Botched TV Event
• NJ 'Bridgegate' Committee Files More Docs In Subpoena Row
• Top NJ Court To Consider Charges For Worker's Doc Theft
• Sleepy's Drivers Take Misclassification Fight To NJ High Court
• NJ Senate Committee Pitches Bill To Block Fracking Waste
• Attys Tell NJ High Court Docs Are Off-Limits During Cases
• NJ High Court To Mull Protections For Watchdog Workers
• Enforcing Exculpatory Provisions Against Meritless Claims
• UBS Hit With Class Action Over Background Check Practices
• Bill To Stop Bias Against Unemployed Advances In NJ
• Debevoise & Plimpton Atty Takes Reins At NJ Law Division
• NCAA Smacked With New Antitrust Suit Over Amateur Rules
• NJ Voters Oppose Gas Tax, Support New Tax On Millionaires
• PSE&G Contractor Sues Utility For Racial Discrimination
• Lucchese Cohort Banished From Fraud Trial For Outbursts
• NJ Court Gives State Until May On Affordable Housing Regs
• NJ Court Slams Avaya's Strategy In Trade Secrets Row
• American Dream Settlement Docs Detail Parking, Traffic Plan
• Conflicts Alone Won't Expose Wolff & Samson Atty To Charges
• Sorry Fido, NJ Medicine Tax Breaks For Humans Only
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• NJ Gas Station, Transport Service Can't Dodge Spill Suit
• Hoboken Official Settles Suit Over Redacted Legal Bills
• Aetna Scraps $120M Class Settlement Of Underpaid Claims
• Pharmacists Get 42 Months For 15-Year Medicaid Scam
• BASF, Cahill Liable For Asbestos Evidence, 3rd Circ. Told
• Foster Wheeler Faces Class Action Over $3.3B AMEC Sale
• RE Rumor Mill: Melohn, Urban American, Cindat Capital
• US Parks Head Knocks LG's Planned $300M HQ Building
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Foreclosure Surcharge Bill
• NJ Court Says Arbitrator Can't Up Remediation Firm's Award
• Insurers Map Out Common Defenses To Sandy Coverage
• NJ Judge Higbee Promoted From Mass Torts To Appeals Court
• Kodak Agrees To Pay $52M For 3 NY, NJ Site Cleanups
• Ex-Christie Aide Demands Proof In 'Bridgegate' Subpoena Row
• NJ Town Council Votes For Ethics Charges Against Its Atty
• TD Ameritrade Gets Whistleblower Suit Sent To Arbitration
• NJ, Fla. To Get Slices Of $22M Genzyme FCA Settlement
• Bally's Casino Dealers Win Class Cert. In OT Wage Suit
• Doctor To Pay $1.5M To Settle Medicare Fraud Claims
• Giants, Jets End Traffic Row With American Dream Developer
• Baker Botts Reps NRG In Dominion Retail Electric Biz Buy
• A Difficult Time For NJ Division Of Taxation
• Settlements OK'd With Tax Cos. In NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Suit
• NJ High Court Stays Affordable Housing Decision
• NJ Jury Orders Roche To Pay $1.5M For Accutane User's IBD
• Tesla Cries Foul Over NJ's Direct Consumer Sales Ban
• NJ Pinelands Atty Breached Ethics, Pipeline Foe Claims
• 2 Ex-Christie Aides Want 'Bridgegate' Subpoenas Exemption
• NJ Mulls Business Owner Pension Plan Deduction
• NJ Supreme Court Won't Revive Nursing Home Class Action
• Geico Auto Policyholder Can't Revive Consumer Fraud Claims
• NJ Bill Would Shield Workers During States Of Emergency
• Pa. Court Says Amusement Park Death Suit Belongs In NJ
• Google Can't Argue Consent In Web Tracking MDL, Minors Say
• Loew's Theatre Nonprofit Sues Jersey City For Lease Breach
• Feds Eyed Port Authority Chief's Alleged Law Firm Conflicts
• Ex-NJ Sewer Authority Employees Convicted Of Misconduct
• NJ Panel Clears Bill Requiring Superfund Hearings
• NJ Panel Approves Resolution To Raise Airport Wages
• Women's Clothing Retailer Ashley Stewart Seeks Bankruptcy
• 3rd Circ. Ruling May Expand Crime-Fraud Exception
• GenOn Tells High Court CAA Preempts State Pollution Claims
• NJ Condo Developers Can't Flip $4.8M Blocked-View Ruling
• HealthPort Bilked Patients With Med Record Fees, Suit Says
• Recent Developments Could Shape Internet Gaming Future
• NJ Firms Reap Millions From Uptick In Lobbying Work
• Roche Defends Accutane Against New Evidence In NJ Retrial
• Ex-Genova Burns Client's $90M RICO Suit Gets Canned
• Ex-Port Authority Atty Admits To Forging Weil Gotshal Doc
• NJ Court Sets May Deadline For New Affordable Housing Rules
• Real Estate Venture Pays $11.5M For NJ Office Tower
• Grid Upgrades Headline PSEG's $12B Spending Plan
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Gives 363 Asset Purchasers More Security
• NJ Judges Consider Expediting Sandy Flood Litigation
• HealthBridge-Run Centers' Ch. 11 Plan OK'd In NLRB Fight
• NY Giants Want Dealer's Fake Gear Suit In Federal Court
• Reed Smith Finance Pro To Head NJ Office
• Green Groups Can't Join Appeal Over LG's NJ Headquarters
• Christie Didn't Break Rules With No-Bid Sandy Contract: Audit
• Atty Says NJ City Suspended Him For Whistleblowing
• Debt-Collector Rules Clarified By NJ Appellate Court
• County Investigator's Bias Suit Revived In NJ Appeal
• NJ Towns Beat Suit Over Asphalt Contract's Costs
• Novartis Sues Pharmaceuticals International Over Zometa IP
• NJ Recycling Co. Polluting River Basin, Enviro Group Says
• NJ Appeals Court Grills State On Affordable Housing Delay
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Exxon Won't Get 2nd Crack At Docs In $367M CERCLA Suit
• NJ Collects $304M In Litigation Settlements In 2013
• Vikings Owners Can Keep Net Worth Under Wraps In RE Row
• Bergstein Investor Fights Arbitration Bid Over $590M Loans
• NJ 'Real Housewives' Stars Plead Guilty To Fraud Charges
• Cy Pres Trends In Class Action Settlements
• NJ Atty Cops To Bilking Clients With Asbestos Suits Scam
• Honeywell, Army Corps Urge Dismissal Of $79M Cleanup Suit
• NJ Biotech Co. Can't Dodge Former CFO's Exit Package
• NJ Papers Granted Access To Police Chief Settlement Info
• Wolff & Samson Atty Accused Of Port Authority Conflicts
• Ex-Christie Campaign Manager Rejects 'Bridgegate' Subpoena
• NJ City Says Wong Fleming Isn't Owed Fees For Ch. 11 Work
• ShopRite Owners Accused Of Seeking NJ Grocery Monopoly
• Hoboken Official Sues City Over Redacted Legal Bills
• NJ Court Won't Toss Hotel's Suit Over Deductible For Sandy
• Ex-Contractor Gets 14 Years For Superfund Bid-Rigging
• Assigned Rents During Bankruptcy: Lessons From NJ Case