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New Jersey - October, 2015

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• Int'l Paper Looks To Reopen Cleanup Suit After Mediation Fails
• Shooter's Intent Matters In Work Safety Case, Justices Told
• Ex-Goldman Coder Looks To Send Fee Suit Back To Delaware
• NJ Borough Sheds Bulk Of Redevelopment Contract Claims
• Christie Taps DOT Official To Replace Embattled Commish
• Ex-L'Oreal IP Atty Loses Suit Over Frivolous Patent Fears
• BNY Mellon Says Revel Casino Owes $1M For Electricity
• Conrail Accused Of Discovery Misconduct In Derailment Row
• Merck Slams Discovery Bid In $250M Sex Bias Suit
• Labor Groups Urge NJ Court To Vacate H-2B Wage Rule
• OPINION: The Most Broken Part Of Our Immigration System
• Genentech Dodges FCA Claims Over Avastin's Side Effects
• NJ Jury Renders $2.9M Verdict Against School In Fraud Case
• NJ Fights Deal To End Oversight Of Verizon Land Line Rates
• Enviros, Citizens Clash With Industry Over PennEast Pipeline
• Law Firm Shakes Patent Atty's Untimely 3rd Circ. ERISA Suit
• American Airlines Loses Sanctions Bid Against Port Authority
• Fed. Judge Nominee Stalled In Committee Over DOJ Tip
• Ex-Burlington Coat VP Cops To Shell Company Tax Charge
• Ex-NJ Compliance Official Indicted In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Behavioral Health Co. To Pay $1M Over Billing Allegations
• Pa. DEP Erred In Pipeline Approval, Enviros Tell 3rd Circ.
• Under NJ Law, Can Jersey City Tax AirBnB Like A Hotel?
• NJ Motel Loses 'Undisclosed' Zoning Change Tax Challenge
• New Jersey To Consider Adopting Uniform Bar Exam
• NJ Racetrack Operator Dodges Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 5 Ways Your Ego Is Killing Your Career
• Fraud Suit Against NJ Career School Goes To Jury
• Scandal-Ridden Port Authority Expects To Hire CEO Soon
• Jaffe & Asher Sued Over AmEx Debt Collection Letters
• 'Endless Loop' Fee Row Reopened In $62M Avaya Antitrust Case
• NJ High Court Tackles Testimony Limits In Medical Bias Case
• DOL Says NJ Snack Food Co. To Pay More Than $2M In Wages
• NJ Water Treatment Executive Admits To Antitrust Scheme
• NJ Justices Mull Fee-Shifting In Third-Party Atty Suits
• Hanover's 3rd Circ. Win Exposes Policyholders To Vague Suits
• 3rd Circ. Revives Enviro Challenge To $400M Pa. Project
• TD Bank Sued Over Robocalls
• Engineering Firm Can't Go After PE Funds For EnCap Money
• American Airlines Says Port Authority Can't Skirt Sanctions
• Feds Can't Stay GW Bridge Class Actions For Now
• NJ Man's Inheritance Sinks Property Tax Reimbursement
• Hasbro Says Fox Anchor Doesn't Look Like A Hamster
• 3rd Circ. Intentionally Expands TCPA For The Unintended
• TCPA Suits Get Another Boost As 3rd Circ. Defines Autodialer
• 3rd Circ. Allows RICO Class Suit Against GSK Over Avandia
• NJ Court Panel Floats Ground Rules For Use Of Metadata
• SEC-3rd Circ. Split On Proxy Proposals Could Sow Confusion
• Bishop Rosen Can't Punt Stockbroker's Suit To Arbitration
• Justices Told 5th Amendment Shields Foreign Account
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• A Cautionary Tale For Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitioners
• When Is A Policy Renewal Actually A Renewal?
• Can Localities Use Ballot Power To Ban Oil And Gas Drilling?
• GM Says Shipper Price-Fixing Claims Can't Be Axed
• NJ High Court Could Leave More Attys On The Hook For Fees
• 3rd Circ. Breathes New Life Into Yahoo TCPA Suit
• Wilson Elser Launches Arbitration Practice With NJ Judge
• AC Mayor Looks For Trenton's Help With Casino Tax Woes
• Port Authority Approves $56M Ship-To-Rail Project In NJ
• Hanover Needn't Cover Urban Outfitters IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Medco Defrauded Gov't Health Insurance Programs, Suit Says
• Planet Fitness Sued In NJ Over Liability Disclaimer
• Broker Settles With SEC Over Alleged Simpson Thacher Tips
• States, Industry Groups Launch Clean Power Plan Legal Fight
• Valeant Hit With Investor Suit Over Pharmacy Ties
• The Curious Case Of 'Borgata Babes'
• Reining In FTC's Crusade Against Dietary Supplements
• Where We Stand On Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements
• NJ Lawmakers OK Bill Boosting Public Info In Oil Spill Deals
• Bill Aims To Cut In-House Proceedings For SEC Violations
• NJ Atlantic League Baseball Team Folding
• NJ Sens. Vote To Overturn Proposed Flood Zone Rules
• NJ Wins $14M Judgment Against Ponzi Schemers
• Port Authority Announces $125M Makeover For JFK
• Ebola Nurse Says NJ Gov. Christie Illegally Quarantined Her
• Schwartz Simon Attys Hid Political Donations, NJ Agency Says
• Debris Counts As Flood Damage In Sandy Row, NJ Court Says
• Sokol Behot Adds Partner To Chair Its Bankruptcy Practice
• Poker Tourney Player Who Flushed Phony Chips Gets 5 Years
• NJ Claims Immunity As Tribe Widens Recognition Bid
• Gift Wrap Maker Says Insurer Failed To Cover Sandy Damages
• Kix Buyers Rip General Mills' Bid To Ban GMO Expert
• NJ Sierra Club To Appeal $225M Exxon Pollution Deal
• Starbucks Can't Bar McDonald's From NJ Shopping Center
• NJ Court Says Officials Erred In OK'ing LG Office Tower
• NJ Panel Upholds Gov't Win In Camden Police Lawsuit
• Pa. Bar Reciprocity Challenged At Supreme Court
• NJ Firm Tries To Nix Office Deals With Landlord In Ch. 11
• How Will NJ Pay For Offshore Wind?
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Reconsider Pa. Town's Flood Row Escape
• NJ Chief Justice Wants More Judges Versed In Biz Litigation
• Locke Lord, Winston Escape Sanctions In Mortgage Row
• IHeartMedia Sued Over Pre-1972 Songs Broadcast In NJ
• General Mills Says 1st Amendment Allows 'Natural' Kix Claims
• NJ Atty Ducks Most Of A Malpractice Suit Over Ponzi Scam
• Pa. Atty Must Face $5M Malpractice Suit In NJ
• NJ Wrests Forfeited Winnings, Penalties From Gambling Cos.
• Merck Must Hand Over Payment, Job Data In Sex Bias Suit
• Sigma-Aldrich Sells Chemicals Biz Amid $17B Merck Takeover
• Port Authority Looks To Dodge Sanctions In AA Hangar Row
• NJ High Court Looks At Liability For Uninsured Physician
• Investor Wants New Trial In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
• Extradited Ukrainian Hacker Pleads Not Guilty
• Jacoby & Meyers Wants NJ Outsourcing Suit Tossed
• High Court Seeks To End Power System Turf Wars
• Senior NJ Federal Judge Dies After 23 Years On Bench
• NJ DEP Defends Flood Rules As Pols Push For Overhaul
• Volvo Seeks Toss Of Suit Over Battery-Killing Radio Feature
• Fund Manager Can't Dodge SEC Asset Freeze In Hacking Case
• Texas Attys Win $2.2M Jury Verdict In Tiff Over Compensation
• Duke Energy To Pay NJ $1.7M For Water Contamination
• Auditor Looks To Sink Funds' $75M Malpractice Suit
• Springsteen Ticket Buyers To Appeal Toss Of Live Nation Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuyvesant, Silverstein, Kushner
• 3rd Circ. Tells Courts How To Balance Clashing Stay Factors
• High Court Will Decide State Power Plant Subsidies Row
• Ascertainability Relaxed: The New Wave Of Rulings
• Ulterior Motives Can Derail Forced Bankruptcies: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Truck Co. Ducks Employee Discrimination Suit
• J&J Wins First Tylenol Liver Damage Trial
• NJ Judiciary Mourns Sudden Loss Of Atlantic, Cape May Judge
• Urban Outfitters Settles Ex-Worker's Overtime Pay Suit
• NJ Foreclosure Firm Spars With Landlord In Ch. 11
• NJ Judge Fights Back Against Claims Of Offensive Remarks
• TCPA Suits Bolstered By 3rd Circ. 'Called Party' Ruling
• Contract Renewal Can't Dramatically Alter Terms: 3rd Circ.
• Feds, Atlantic City Launch $32.5M Coastal Protection Project
• Ill Wind Blows For Offshore Projects After NJ Ruling
• Wawa Worker Told To 'Speak English' Says Firing Was Biased
• Otsuka Loses Fee Bid In Abilify Patent Suit
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Gibbons Testimony On Showboat Deal
• Ex-Atty Gets 6 Years For Defrauding Poor Nation Out Of $3.5M
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• NJ Retirement Savings Bill Criticized As Redundant
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Hires New Atty For Tax Fraud Fight
• CFPB's New Approach To Redlining Analysis Is Put Into Action
• 3rd Circ. To Take Another Shot At Sports Betting Guidance
• Exeltis Sues Acella Over Alleged Drug Trade Secrets Theft
• 3rd Circ. To Hear Appeal Of Cert. In Provigil Antitrust Row
• Ashland Sues GAF To Avoid NJ Superfund Expenses
• East Coast Deepwater LNG Port Clears Federal Hurdle
• NFL Players Rip Late Objections To Attys In Head Injury Deal
• Amtrak To Lead Enviro Study For Hudson Tunnel Project
• NJ High Court Snubs Domestic Partner Inheritance Tax Case
• Bridge Scandal Prosecution Trumps Class Suits, Gov't Says
• NJ High Court Won't Review Offshore Wind Farm Case
• TCPA Covers Roommate In BofA Robocall Feud, 3rd Circ. Says
• Recent Reflections Of Heightened Class Ascertainability
• Port Authority Bashes AAA's Claims In Toll Hike Challenge
• NJ Supreme Court Tackles Late Notice In Insurance Row
• 3rd Circ. Wraps Up Chocolate Price-Fixing Case: 5 Lessons
• NJ Sports Betting Case Will Be Reheard En Banc By 3rd Circ.
• John Hancock Sued Over Long-Term Care Coverage
• Northrop Grumman Unit Exits $4.6M Suit Over Barge Crash
• Revel Says Utility Is Blocking Efforts To Heat Casino
• NJ Lawmakers Renew Calls For Regulation Of Fantasy Sports
• NJ Watchdog Digging Into Horizon's Tiered Plans
• Food Safety Co. Knew Of Problems Before IPO, Investors Say
• Extradited Hacker Blamed For 'Army' Of Infected Computers
• Volkswagen Scandal Is Perfect For A Damages Class Action
• Insurers Won't Pay Wal-Mart's 'Excessive' Tracy Morgan Deal
• Conrail Tries To Cut First Responders From Derailment Suit
• American Wants Port Authority Sanctioned In LaGuardia Case
• NJ Muslims' NYPD Spying Suit Can Proceed, 3rd Circ. Says
• Lessons From Hawaii's Trailblazing ACA 1332 Waiver Proposal
• Inovio Beats Former Pharma Exec's Stock Options Suit
• Sen. Menendez Appeals To 3rd Circ. In Corruption Row
• Gibson Dunn Subpoena Row Sends Warning On Firm Probes
• Helsinn, Roche Sue Over Planned Generic Of Nausea Drug
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Wal-Mart Fired Worker For Being Transgender, Suit Says
• NJ Judge Again Blocks Intervenors In $225M ExxonMobil Deal
• New York Signs Off On $3.7B M&T, Hudson City Merger
• NJ Appeals Court Makes Room For The State In Spill Act
• Sen. Menendez Can't Dodge Corruption Charges, Judge Says
• Gibson Dunn Slams 'Rhetoric' In Bridge Case Subpoena Fight
• Biotech CEO Backpedals On Guilty Plea For Funneling Shares
• NJ Sues To Take Shoreline Property For Storm Projects
• Amicus Faces Shareholder Suit Over Rosy NDA Statements
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Let Arbitrator Decide On Gas Lease Class
• NJ Judge Sinks Challenge To Pension Cuts
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Super Bowl Ticket Fraud Suit
• NFL Concussion Deal Isn't 'Too Big To Fail,' 3rd Circ. Told
• Full 3rd Circ. Won't Hear H-1B Worker's Law Firm Fraud Suit
• Horizon Policyholders Seek Revival Of Data Breach Suit
• Insurer Says Revised Cert. Bid Defines A Whole New Class
• Amazon, GNC, Others Sued Over Workout Supplements
• NJ Town's Privilege Claims In Doc Fight To Be Reviewed
• 8th Circ. Leaves Intact NJ Fraud Claims Against Broker
• Wyeth, Abbott Agree To Dismiss Suit Over Stent Patents
• $1B NJ Pipeline Proposal Shores Up Support From Unions
• YMCA Can't Claim Charitable Immunity In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• NJ Nursing Home Wants Rethink Of Class Cert. In OT Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Seek Federal Regulation For Fantasy Sports
• 3rd Circ. Bars Flood Inaction Claims Against Pa. Borough
• Fox Rothschild Adds Pharma Compliance Pro To NJ Office
• Amazon Sued Again For Not Disclosing Background Reports
• NJ Off-Track Site Gets Final OK Despite Political Opposition
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Cert. In PNC Lending Scheme Suit
• NJ Water Agency Sues Ex-Employees Over Bankruptcy Claims
• NJ Sues Auto Parts Co. For Discriminatory Hiring
• Churchill Downs Denied Quick Win In Casino Contract Row
• GSK, Teva To Take Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Case To High Court
• NJ Strip Club Argues Ad Removal Was A State Action
• NJ Houlihan's Operator Accused Of More Tip Violations
• NJ High Court To Mull Riker Danzig Win In Mortgage Row
• NJ Keeps Up Fight For Sports Betting Rehearing In 3rd Circ.
• FAA Weighs In On Preemption In Product Liability Litigation
• NJ Senators Call For AG Probe Of Horizon Tiered Plans
• Supreme Court Rejects Row Over Jim Thorpe's Remains
• Prudential Hit With Contract Suit Over New $444M NJ Tower
• Drivers Fight Feds' Stay Request In GW Bridge Class Actions
• Greyhound Escapes Ex-Driver's Bias Suit Over Dreadlocks
• Justices Won't Hear Union Boss' Sealed FBI Affidavit Case
• SEC Points To Menendez Decision In House Subpoena Fight
• Skating Group Blasts NJ Olympian In Contract Row
• Jury Clears 4 Out Of 5 In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
• NJ Devils Ticket Holders Ask For An Assist In Resale Suit
• Titanium Co. To Pay $1.5M To Clean NJ Plant
• Kinder Morgan Companies Strike $20M MTBE Deal With NJ
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $2.7M Railway Seat Liability Row
• Supreme Court Rejects NJ Atty's $200M Meadowlands Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Reins In Damages For Disadvantaged Business Fraud
• Distiller Wants Out Of 'Handmade' Vodka Class Action
• Acacia Unit Settles Medical Patent Suits With CR Bard
• NJ Staying Out Of Feds' Bid To Halt Bridge Class Actions
• Genova Burns' Role Prompts Recusal In Oil Field OT Fight
• NJ Transportation Commissioner To Step Down
• USDOT To Streamline $20B Hudson River Tunnel Project
• NJ School Faces New Suit Over Surgical Tech Program
• Verizon Retailer To Pay $1.3M To Settle OT Class Action
• NJ Hospitals Sue CMS Over Medicare Reimbursement Rates
• FTC's False Ad Claims Against Bayer Baseless, Judge Says
• Former NFL Player Gets Prison In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Day Pitney Snags Real Estate Crew From Porzio Bromberg
• NJ Employers Gain New Leverage Against Disloyal Workers
• State AGs Vocal In New Supreme Court Term
• Geico Suit Over Kickbacks Paused For Ringleader Sentencing
• Justices To Weigh If A Perceived Bias Counts As Free Speech
• Givaudan Renews Bid For Pollution Defense Costs
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Collector In Debt Letter Dispute
• NJ Supreme Court Justice Recovering From Eye Surgery
• 3rd Circ. Says Land-Side Cos. Can't Invoke Tonnage Clause
• Subaru Drivers Say Defect Causes Hood To Fly Open
• Chrysler Can't Duck Suit Over Leaky Sunroofs
• FTC Pushes 3rd Circ. To Revive Doryx Product-Hopping Case
• Lucchese Family Members Get Prison In Gambling Ring
• 5 Firms Steer $2.3B In Macerich Mall Stake Deals
• NJ Regulator Clears PokerStars, Full Tilt For Gambling
• Like Neiman Marcus, Wyndham Is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be