New Jersey Archive » February, 2015

New Jersey - February, 2015

204 articles

• Live Nation Dodges Suit Over Springsteen Ticket Sales
• FTC To Face Grilling By 3rd Circ. Over Data Security Powers
• Ex-NJ Power Broker Can't Kill Surprise Testimony In Trial
• Prudential Reps Win Partial Cert. In Wage Suit On 2nd Try
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• NJ Justices' Bad Faith Ruling Has Silver Lining For Insureds
• Christie Slammed For $250M Deal In $9B Exxon Pollution Row
• What Amazon Giveaway Means For Sweepstakes Laws
• Obama Picks New Judges For Fla., NJ District Courts
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Intervention Bid In Bad Faith Dispute
• Feds Blast Ex-NJ Democratic Leader For Greed As Trial Opens
• NJ Economic Development Agency Votes In New CEO
• Revel Power Plant Urges Ch. 7 Instead Of $82M Sale
• Shire Hits Par With Patent Suit Over Generic Adderall
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Carlyle Investor Battle In Delaware Court
• Medtronic Ducks Liability Claims Over Brain Stimulators
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $2.4M Award In Navy Subcontract Row
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit IDT Suit Over $42.5M Winstar Deal
• Ex-Franchisee Hits Dunkin' Donuts With NJ Bias Suit
• PennEast's $1B Pipeline Plan Has Big Enviro Costs, FERC Told
• NJ Bill Eyes Bias Protection For Contraception Coverage
• Christie Faces Uphill Battle In Shaking $1.6B Pension Ruling
• 2 Years Of Clapper: Takeaways From 12 Data Breach Cases
• Express Scripts Avoids Class Cert. In Misclassification Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revisit Sanctions In Telecom Exec Bankruptcy
• Scarinci Hollenbeck Lures Ex-Wolff & Samson Enviro Atty
• Data Collection Rule Repeal Will Help NJ Businesses
• Mylan Says $107M Verdict Should Stand In Generic Paxil Fight
• 3rd Circ. Says Debt Collector's Ch. 11 Deal Not A Settlement
• Christie Pushes Pension Reform In Wake Of NJ Court Ruling
• Disbarred Atty Tells 3rd Circ. He Didn't Steal Clients' Cash
• Wal-Mart Uses SEC Criticism In 3rd Circ. Gun Sales Appeal
• Full 3rd Circ. Won't Review Deepening Insolvency Ruling
• NJ Doctor Indicted For Fraudulent Medicare, Medicaid Bills
• Revel Casino Hotel Scooped Up Once Again — At A Discount
• Deb Stores Gets Nod For $1.1M Lease Sale To Simon Property
• Don't Forget About Publicity Rights In Estate Planning
• US Immigration Policy: Adventures In Fantasyland
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To ADEA Suit Standards
• Accutane Ruling Shows Experts' Power To Shape Mass Torts
• Roche Thwarts Plaintiffs' Experts In NJ Accutane Litigation
• Revel Sale's Failure Halts Wells Fargo Deal, Power Plant Says
• Epstein Becker Snags Cadre Of Health Pros From Sills Cummis
• NJ Must Pay $1.6B In Promised Pensions, Court Says
• NJ Court Backs Christie's Veto Of $10M Racing Cash
• NJ Bill Would Ease Dismissal Of SLAPP Lawsuits
• Ruling Nixing NJ Power Incentives Should Stand, Utilities Say
• Actavis' Colitis Drug ANDA Triggers Patent Suit
• NJ Assembly Backs Revised Microbead Ban
• NJ Justices To Weigh 'Hidden Decay' In Home Coverage Suit
• FirstEnergy's NJ Utility Sinks $267M Into Grid Upgrades
• NJ High Court To Mull Bankruptcy-Tainted Atty Fee Payment
• FirstEnergy Again Asks High Court To Eye $250M Rate Fight
• High Court Denies Cert. In Ameriprise Insider Trading Case
• This Week In Congress: Avoiding A DHS Funding Showdown
• Trump's Fight To Wipe Name Off Bankrupt Casino Is Back On
• US Atty Won't Be Disqualified From Ferriero Racketeering Suit
• Fen-Phen Claimants Properly Denied Claims, Third Circ. Says
• New Top Judge Tapped For NJ's Busiest Court
• 3rd Circ. Says AWP Whistleblower Relied On Public Info
• NJ Judge Tosses Publisher's Fraud Suit Against IT Cos.
• L-3 Can't Get Injunction Lifted After Securing AIA Review
• NCAA Sex Bias Class Wants To Add RICO Claim
• Blackstone-Backed Catalent Plans $629M Follow-On Offering
• In-House Counsel's Dirty 'Little' Secret: Data Leakage
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: LeClairRyan's Corbin Walker
• Ex-NJ Powerbroker Looks To DQ US Attys In Racketeering Row
• NJ's Senators Call For AG Probe Into Sandy Insurance Reports
• Ex-NJ Prosecutor Again Seeks Docs Over Tossed Indictments
• Judge Tells Disney's 'Frozen' Accuser To Let It Go
• Revel Free To Court Buyers After Judge Nixes Ch. 11 Sale
• Biotech CEO Admits Using Father-In-Law To Hide Sham Trades
• 2nd Circ. Denies Broker $200M Cut Of Meadowlands Project
• Fox Rothschild Must Face $2M Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Port Authority Can't Duck Jersey City's $400M Tax Suit
• Ex-Workers Serve NJ Housewives Star Over Missed Wages
• Who Flips The Switch?
• Trump Creditors Strike Deal To Support Icahn-Backed Plan
• NJ Appeals Court Overturns Atty's Harassment Conviction
• NJ Court Rules Town Violated Landowner Property Rights
• Sports Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold Bar On NJ Gambling
• NJ High Court Maintains Bad Faith Insurance Standard
• NJ Nabs $346 Million In Settlements And Judgments In 2014
• Hill Wallack Finds Room To Grow At New NJ Headquarters
• Michaels Fights Class Cert. Bid In Background Check Suit
• Feds Say 'Spoofing' Law Isn't Vague In 1st Prosecution
• Insurer Says Ex-USC Football Star Must Face Suit In NJ
• Merrill Lynch Escapes Arbitration Appeal At NJ High Court
• 3i Group Grabs $55.5M In Final Phibro Stake Sale
• 'Exact Contours' Is Key To NJ Sports Betting Appeal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Simon Santiago
• FEMA Signals Possible Deals Over Altered Sandy Reports
• Lucchese Fraudster Asks NJ Judge To Recuse Himself
• NJ Court Says Off-Track Betting Deal Needs More Oversight
• Revel Pushes To Scrap $95M Sale Deal And Find Third Suitor
• Feds Urge Justices To Reject Coal Co.'s Jurisdiction Challenge
• Top Judge Leaves NJ's Busiest Court In Calmer Waters
• NY Rule On In-State Law Offices Is Outdated, Justices Hear
• Judge To Weigh Attempt To Revive Bayer FCA Claims
• Taj Mahal Union Tells 3rd Circ. CBA Wrongly Axed In Ch. 11
• NJ, Port Authority Want Bridgegate Class Actions Tossed
• Allstate Escapes EEOC Retaliation Suit In 3rd Circ.
• Casino Doesn't Owe $1.5M In Winnings From Unshuffled Cards
• Arena GCs See Gambling As Sports Biz's Hot Legal Issue
• 6 IPOs Draw $833M As Cos. See Mixed Reviews From Investors
• FTC Tells 3rd Circ. To Defer To Data Security Order
• Law Profs, Others Back Wal-Mart Investor In Gun Sale Fight
• AstraZeneca's Kid Asthma Drug Patent Deemed Obvious
• Curbing Contingency Fee Arrangements With State AGs
• Bellerophon Therapeutics Raises $60M In Market Debut
• Insulin Device Company Valeritas Seeks $90M IPO
• Roche Fights To Crush Thousands Of Accutane Suits In NJ
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Sues FBI Agents Over Arrest
• NJ Moves On Bills To Thwart State Contractor Violations
• NJ High Court Throws Up Roadblock For Harassment Plaintiffs
• Landlord Challenges Proposed C. Wonder Lease Sale
• NJ Bill Allowing Wiretaps for Internet Crimes Clears Panel
• 3rd Circ. Won't Seal FBI Affidavit In Union Boss' Libel Case
• Dioceses Can't Stop ACA Contraception Mandate: 3rd Circ.
• Judge Urged Not To Undo Sanctions On Sandy Suit Attys
• Exelon, Pepco Merger Approved By NJ Utilities Regulator
• Crumbs' Bankruptcy Buyer Puts End To Brand Licensing Row
• NJ High Court Backs Employer Defense In Harassment Suits
• Hoboken Condos OK'd To Intervene In Pier Development Spat
• Revel Judge Won't Extend Deadline To Close $95M Sale
• REIT Prologis Pays $820M For 5.4M Square Feet
• Trump Casino Inks $10M Deal To End Anti-Laundering Claims
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• Trump Entertainment Unsecured Creditors Fight To Sue Icahn
• Gay 'Conversion Therapy' Violates Consumer Fraud Law
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Adelson Can't Nix Subpoena In WSJ Libel Case
• NJ Discovery Ruling Arms Attys Facing Malpractice Suits
• NJ Bill Would Heighten Access Standard For Pilgrim Pipeline
• Keep $13M Bracewell Malpractice Suit In Court, 3rd Circ. Told
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• Ex-ConvergEx Unit CEO Admits Wrongdoing In Fraud Deal
• Revel Casino's $95M Sale Falling Apart
• Christie Taps Archer & Greiner Atty For County Post
• Equinox Gym Ducks TILA Claims Over Monthly Dues
• Viking Sheds Class Action Over Fridge Door Defect
• Popcorn Lung Coverage Row Stays In Bankruptcy Court
• Feds Support Leagues In Appeal Over NJ Sports Betting Law
• The Case For Professionalizing Pro Bono Services
• $95.4M Revel Sale Likely Doomed Amid Deadline Impasse
• NJ Plaintiff Drops Accutane Suit Ahead Of Expected Trial
• NJ Lawmakers Mull Crackdown On Uber, Lyft Companies
• Wyndham Asks 3rd Circ. To Disregard FTC Data Security Order
• NJ-Based Financial Whiz Charged With Stealing $1M In NY
• Ramada Says Ex-Franchisee Illegally Used Trademarks
• Sanofi-Aventis Hit With Class Suit Over Drug Sales Practices
• NCAA Alleges NJ Sex Bias Suits Lack Discrimination Claims
• Trump Resorts, Icahn Blast Unsecured Creditors' Bid To Sue
• $95M Revel Sale Uncertain After 3rd Circ.'s Partial Stay
• NJ's Chris Christie Deep-Sixes 'Made In America' Bills
• Wal-Mart Investor Pushes For Oversight Of Gun Sales
• Ethics Group Says Christie Took Free Rides On Trade Trip
• Feds Reportedly Scrutinize Port Authority Ex-Chair's Travels
• NJ High Court To Mull Fed. Preemption Of Whistleblower Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Tax Assessment Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Kosovo Man Can't Get Asylum
• High Court Told Circuits Agree Courts Decide Class Arbitration
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Luis Diaz
• BofA Cripples Prudential's $2B RMBS Suit
• 3rd Circ. Denies Disney Rights To Broad 3-D Patent License
• Feds Make Query Into Indictments Axed By Christie Admin
• NJ Appeals Court Backs DEP Permit For Pavilion Construction
• Michaels Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Background Check Suit
• NJ Senate Passes Bill To Force Offshore Wind Approval
• NJ Gov. Signs Controversial Meadowlands Agency Bill
• NJ Bill On Retroactive FCA Claims Moves Forward
• Lerner David Snags Ex-McCarter & English IP Pro
• NJ Lawmakers Eye Special Tax Zone For Atlantic City
• NJ Assembly Advances Consumer Contract Restrictions
• Ticked Off Movado Investors Sue Over Stock Plunge
• Jackson Lewis Hires Team To Open Red Bank, NJ, Office
• Retired NJ Criminal Judge Jumps To Greenblatt Pierce
• Revel Wins Reprieve From Threatened Power Cutoff
• Telestone Hit With Derivative Suit Following SEC Investigation
• Sandy Suit Attys Blame Co-Counsel In Bid To Ax Sanctions
• Weather Channel Washes Out Bulk of Trade Secrets Suit
• Wal-Mart Driver Who Hit Tracy Morgan Can't Intervene
• NJ Hedge Fund Swindled $2M From Hotel Developer, Suit Says
• $1.9M Deal OK'd Over Arm & Hammer's 'Natural' Labeling
• NJ Just Set The Standard For Health Data Protection Laws
• NJ Town Goes For Sanctions Against Developer
• Trump Casino Union Files 27 NLRB Charges Amid Ch. 11 Fight
• Facebook Snooping Case Is NJ Justices' Domain, Court Says
• NJ Court Backs Strict Enforcement Of Generic Drug Settlement
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Prosecutor To NJ Litigation Practice
• Revel Wants Utility Sanctioned For Cut-Off Threat
• 'Boardwalk Empire' Author Explores Dark Days Of NJ Courts
• Testing Co. Says Takata Must Cover Seat Belt Negligence Row
• Sills Cummis Adds Sokol Behot & Fiorenzo Name Partner In NJ
• NJ High Court Weighs Prerequisites For Salary Disgorgement
• 5 Tips For Lasting Law Firm Success
• NJ Atty Owes Stolen Funds In Bankruptcy, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Michaels Wants Out Of Background Check Disclosure Suit
• Third Circuit Judge Rendell To Assume Senior Status In July
• NLRB Supports Taj Mahal Workers In Ch. 11 Contract Fight
• NJ Bankruptcy Judge Hangs Up Robes For Cole Schotz
• Merck Says Investor Suits Over Vytorin Study Filed Too Late
• Kirkland Reps Wyndham In $57M Dolce Hotels Buy
• An Update On USPTO's Patent Pro Bono Initiative