New Jersey Archive » August, 2016

New Jersey - August, 2016

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• Ex-Fed. Prosecutor Named GC Of NY, NJ Port Authority
• Agency Can Withhold Public Records Info, NJ Court Says
• NJ Doc May Cut Liability, Just Not By $2M Credit From NY Deal
• Subaru, Drivers Get Final OK On Oil-Guzzling Defect Deal
• Louis Berger Settles Suit With Former Exec Over Bribery
• EPA Pollution Notice Letter Triggers Coverage, NJ Court Says
• Ex-NFLer Seeks High Court Review Of Concussion Deal
• PC Richard Hit With NJ Class Action Over Card Receipts
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Verizon, DirecTV Subscriber Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Icahn's Taj Mahal Rebuffs Union's Last Bid To Save Casino
• 3rd Circ. Finds No Union Violations On The Waterfront
• Dozens Barred From Suing Developer Over Septic Problems
• Facebook Records Admissible In Child Porn Case: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Racetrack, Lexington Settle Sandy Damage Coverage Row
• NJ Landfill's Ch. 11 Case Tossed Over Unsigned Docs
• NJ Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
• Fiat Chrysler Gets Claims Trimmed In Jeep Transmission Suit
• Challenging No-Injury Class Actions In State Court
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Benecard 3rd Circ. Win Is Latest Setback For Hack Victims
• Law Firms Battle For Lead Counsel In NJ Hospital ERISA Suit
• 3rd Circ. Says Court Can't Hear Immigrant Families' Petitions
• Otsuka Can't Duck Antitrust Claims Over Antipsychotic Drug
• NJ Pharma Co. Can't Revive Antitrust Suit Over Cough Syrup
• NJ Gas Co. Urges Approval Of PennEast Pipeline Project
• NJ Panel Upends Attorney's Legal Fee Victory Over Town
• Judge Rethinks Remand Of Mo. Residents' Benicar Claims
• Funding Litigation And Treatment: Leveling The Playing Field?
• Gibson Dunn Reaches Deal Over Bridge Scandal Testimony
• AXA Investor Fees Didn't Breach Fiduciary Duty, Judge Says
• Group Wants Out Of 'Irrational' ACA Birth Control Mandate
• Ex-Worker Urges Justices To Decline Raymours Petition
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Pa. Fracking Hopeful Says Court Should Weigh Well Block
• NJ Property Wins $1.5M Tax Cut Under Freeze Act
• NJ Court Dismisses Fraud Class Action Against Verizon
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• Gilead, Emory Drop HIV Drug Generic Suit
• Dunkin' Donuts Sales Tax Fight Has Legs, NY Court Told
• Feds Urge 3rd Circ. To Deny Rehearing Bid In Menendez Case
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Class Action Over Benecard Data Breach
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bonds For Delayed Meadowlands Project
• Sports Merch Dealer's IP Licensing Suit Punted To State Court
• GW Bridge Jury Should Be Wary Of Gov't Witness, Court Told
• Steel Co. Loses $8.6M WTC Appeal Against Port Authority
• NJ Atty Loses Appeal Over DQ Bid In Restaurant Dispute
• National Freight Pays $1M In Back Pay To End OT Probe
• John Hancock Loans $73M To Russo For NJ Apartments
• Port Authority Says NY Case Doesn't Impact AAA Toll Dispute
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• What Happens When A State Runs Out Of Money?
• 4 Challenges When Repurposing Office Campuses
• Berry Plastics To Buy Smaller Rival In $765M Cash, Stock Deal
• Prudential Pays $33M To End Unpaid-Policy Shareholder Suit
• Developer Accuses NJ Town Of Environmental Land Grab
• Ex-L'Oreal Atty Says Whistleblowing Rules Same For Lawyers
• Planet Fitness Wants Trims In Member Agreement Suit Kept
• Actavis Uses Nautilus To Ax Claims In Horizon Pennsaid Case
• Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Sued Over Concert Railing Collapse
• Anheuser Forces Workers Fired For Texts Into Arbitration
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear NY Housing Authority Asbestos Claims
• Workers' Comp. Insurer Can Recoup Medical Fees: NJ Panel
• 3rd Circ. Backs Bigger Damages For Infringement Of Rare Pics
• Prolias Suit Against PDI Tossed For Not Getting New Counsel
• PMZ Realty Closes $71M Loan Deal For Hilton Portfolio
• Conflicting Courts On Neutral Canons
• Discovery Rule Resurrects Fraud Claim On NJ Property Sale
• Catholic School Must Face Gay Marriage Bias Suit: NJ Judge
• River Cleanup Claims Against Repsol Belong In NJ, Co. Says
• Ex-Becton Dickinson Exec Lobs Age Bias Suit In NJ
• No Sanctions For Atty's 'Fanciful, Farfetched' FCRA Claims
• Philly's Restriction On Airport Ads Tossed By 3rd Circ.
• Ex-Employee Says NJ Atty Filched Funds At Former Firm
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Menendez Pal's Medicare Billing Suit
• Transport Cos. Shake Claims In $9M Drug Theft Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Activists' Bid To Join Fracking Fight
• NJ High Court OKs Gross Negligence Over Water Park Injury
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sills Cummis' Beth Rose
• NJ Reglan Ruling Widens Generic Label Preemption Split
• 3rd Circ. Says Cooper Tire Merger Suit Rightly Tossed
• NJ Atty And His Hedge Fund Fire Back At SEC Complaint
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of FINRA Arbitration Suit
• Fight To Raise Value Of Tax Assessor's Home Gets Go-Ahead
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Pa. Atty's Suit Over E-Filing Program
• NJ Town Fired Atty For No Reason, 3rd Circ. Hears
• NJ Appeals Court Strikes Contract Barring Third-Party Suits
• Medline Hit With NJ Suit Over Burning Dangers Of Cold Pack
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Rainmaker Q&A: Day Pitney's Joy Harmon Sperling
• Reglan Suits Not Preempted By Federal Law, NJ Justices Say
• No Quick Win For Tyson, Hillshire In IP Suit At 3rd Circ.
• Sports Betting In Hands Of Congress After Court Fight Fails
• Ex-Voltaix Engineer Ordered To Pay $4M In Trade Secret Row
• Bridge Scandal Defendants, Feds Battle Over Trial Evidence
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Gibson, Mayer Brown
• Insurer's $6M Suit Over Sandy-Ruined Coffee Settled
• Nick.com Users Slam Viacom Bid To Duck Kid-Tracking Suit
• NY Ruling Puts Spotlight On How States Spend Toll Money
• Wells Fargo Must Face Fraud Suit Over Enviro Contamination
• NY Daily News Asks 3rd Circ. To Affirm Libel Suit Dismissal
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Ex-Novartis Worker's Suit Tossed For Deceiving NJ Court
• Health Plan Leader Gets Reprieve In $4.7M ERISA Row
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Can Hear 3 Sailors' Asbestos Suits
• B&G Foods Hit With Whistleblower Suit Over Pirate's Booty
• Price Meese Can't Shake NJ Real Estate Malpractice Order
• Bed Bath & Beyond Subsidiary Hit With Texting Spam Suit
• T. Rowe, Alleghany Go After Valeant For Stock Drop
• Bayer, Global Product VP Hit With Gender Bias Suit In NJ
• NJ Hospital's Antitrust Suit Flatlines At 3rd Circ.
• Flintkote Owes For Property Contamination, 3rd Circ. Told
• Menendez Urges 3rd Circ. To Reconsider Corruption Charges
• Dusek Doesn't Bar Merck Investors' Claims, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Atlantic City Wants To Nix Strip Club's Biz License, Suit Says
• NJ Asphalt Cos. Settle Contamination Claims For $10M
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Pipeline Co. Backs FERC OK Of $607M Expansion Project
• NJ Medical Practice Loses Appeal Over Patient Overbilling
• Hot Dog Co. Fights Tyson, Hillshire Bid To End IP Suit Appeal
• NJ TCPA Dismissal Brings More Questions Than Answers
• Marijuana Status Quo Maintained: What's Next?
• The Shifting Junction Of Trade Secret Law And Noncompetes
• Pa. Man Cops To $1.4M NJ Army Base Kickback Scheme
• NJ Neurosurgeon Didn't Prove Improper Trial Deal, Court Says
• Deficient Counsel Includes Omitted Deport Info: NJ Court
• Fla. Doctor Can't Ditch Feds' New Experts In Bribery Case
• Insurer, Shipping Co. Duel Over NJ Justices' Policy Ruling
• Rutgers Wants BioArray IP Licensing Suit Back In State Court
• Ambit Energy Tells 3rd Circ. It Had Freedom To Hike Rates
• Widener Law Fraud Suit Cert. Denial Stands, Says 3rd Circ.
• Whistleblower Suit Belongs In State Courts, NJ Justices Find
• NJ Couple Gets Prison In $4.8M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Homeowners Can't Challenge Insurance Rates, Court Hears
• Religious Group Can't Build On Residential Lot, NJ Court Says
• Scholar Group Wants NJ Battlefield Construction Suit Tossed
• Resealing Cosby Depo Docs Would Be Futile, 3rd Circ. Finds
• 3rd Circ. Denies Added Damages In Solar Contract Dispute
• Settlement Possible In Port Authority Lease Discount Dispute
• YMCA Wins Appeal Over Charitable Immunity In Slip-And-Fall
• US Rep. Wants Out Of NJ Water Agency's Adversary Suit
• Ex-Coaches Say Penn State Wants To Rewrite Defamation Rule
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• $200M Ponzi Schemer Can't Shake Guilty Plea At 3rd. Circ.
• 3rd. Circ. Defines Investment Adviser For 1st Time
• D.C. Circ. Finds NJ Health Co. Liable For NLRB Charges
• Gilead Says Indian Co. Is Infringing HIV Drug Patents
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Sullivan, Gibson Dunn
• NJ Atty Denies Blame In Malpractice Suit By Energy Co.
• 3rd. Circ. Won't Rethink Porn Industry Rule En Banc
• Shopping Center Revamp Didn't Need Zoning OK, Court Says
• Tanker Engineers Admit Hiding Oil Dump From Coast Guard
• State Gov't Group Urges Feds To Stay Out Of Sports Betting
• Dunkin' Donuts Says Sales Tax Fight Belongs In Tax Court
• Johnson Controls Fights Benefits Row Revival At 3rd Circ.
• Honeywell Inks $300M Deal To Sell Gov't Contracting Unit
• BMW Beats Antitrust Suit Over Auto Parts Sales
• NJ, NY Officials Clash Over Design Contest For Bus Terminal
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Affirm Disbarred Atty's ERISA Conviction
• NJ Court Freezes Assets Of Big-Spending Silicon Valley CEO
• Most DACA Enrollees Reapplying For Deportation Relief
• Acella Escapes Skin Disorder Drugs Trade Secrets Suit
• Exec Asks 3rd Circ. To Renew Spector Gadon Malpractice Suit
• Media Co. Loses NJ Appeal To Access Bridge Scandal Names
• Disbarred NJ Atty Hit With Suit Over Ethics, Tax Appeals
• NJ Sports Betting Ruling Leaves Fight To Other States
• Law Firm Securities Chief Claims No Role In Shell Cos.
• Advance Auto Parts Settles Suit Over Terms And Conditions
• NJ, Pa. Homeowners Object To PennEast Gas Pipeline Process
• Novo Nordisk's $305M Campus Sale Sets NJ Record For 2016
• Daiichi, Forest Ask Judge To Rethink Benicar Mo. Remand
• Lesbian Couple Sues NJ Insurance Czar Over Infertility Policy
• 3rd Circ. Pauses Trading Case Over SEC, Trader Objections
• Worker Groups Lose Reconsideration Bid In H-2B Suit
• Enviros Fight To Keep NJ Agencies In River Pollution Suit
• 3rd Circ. Stay Over Bridgegate Names Too Broad, Media Says
• Jury Convicts CEO Accused Of WTC Contract Fraud
• Feds Claim Bridge Scandal Defendants Punished 2nd Mayor
• FERC Defends Approval Of $607M Gas Pipeline Expansion
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bond Plans For Meadowlands Project
• Future Attys' Fees Can Be Security Interests, NJ Panel Says
• NJ Superfund Contractor Gets 5 Years For Kickback Scheme
• Allergan Scores $58M Tax Break To Remain In NJ
• 3rd Circ. Backs NLRB Bargaining Unit Test For FedEx Drivers
• Gov. Christie Served Subpoena For Phone In Bridge Scandal
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Abbott Still Worried About Alere Pact Even After SEC Filing
• 3rd Circ. Ends Ex-Bus Driver's Sexual Harassment Suit
• Volvo Says It's Not Liable For Battery-Draining Radios
• Nagel Rice Malpractice Row Expected, So Not Covered: Allied
• NJ Sports Betting Law Shot Down By 3rd Circ.
• Carlson, Ailes Agree to Keep Sexual Harassment Case in NJ
• Enviros Find Silver Lining In 3rd Circ. Pipeline Permit OK
• Cephalon To Pay $125M To Settle Provigil Antitrust Litigation
• Gibson Dunn Fights Testimony Demand In Bridge Scandal
• NJ High Court To Review Filing Time In Condo Owners' Suit
• Shippers Ask 3rd Circ. To Uphold Immunity From Antitrust Suit
• Wiley Wins Restitution Bump From Textbook Sales Schemer
• SEC, Insider Tell 3rd Circ. Not To Wait For Salman Ruling
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Utica Mutual Coverage Dispute
• NJ Panel OKs Relaxed Zoning Rules For Palisades Building
• Mercedes 'Defeat Device' Suit Well Pled, Drivers Say
• Wal-Mart Snags US E-Commerce Site For $3.3B In Cash, Stock
• OPINION: Spokeo's Federalism Problem
• EFH Noteholders Want High Court Review Of $4B Debt Deal
• TD Bank Again Dodges Currency Conversion Fee Class Action
• PJM Hits Pause Button On $275M NJ Power Line Project
• Raymours Asks Justices For Relief From NJ Arbitration Tiff
• Co-Owner Forced To Sell Interest In NJ Medical School Co.
• Menendez Pal Defends Fla. Bid To Ditch Prosecution's Experts
• Littler Nabs 11 Employment Litigators From Locke Lord
• Mall's Indemnity Coverage In Atty Shooting Awaits Verdict
• NJ Time-Of-Application Rule Doesn't Bar A Permitted Use
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• NJ Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Faulty Work Case
• Maxus Energy's Creditors Blast DIP Loan As Scheme By Parent
• Client Restitution Funds Weather Storm Of Big Payouts
• NJ Investment Firm Accused Of Racism In Firing Indian Man
• 3rd Circ. Says Terror Threats Grounds For Deportation
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Taxi, Limo Cos. Sue Newark Over Uber Agreement
• The Uncertain Landscape Of NJ Consumer Warranty Act Cases
• NJ Panel Revives EMS Takeover Law
• Policy Covers Subcontractor's Shoddy Work, NJ Justices Rule
• Firms Put Forth As Class Counsel In VW, Audi Defect Suits
• Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal To Close Amid Strike
• ADL, Others Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold Birth Control Mandate
• NJ Leader Seeks Probe Of Alleged Union Threats On Pension
• Insurance Cos. Can't Shake Hurricane Sandy Damage Suit
• Rockefeller Group To Build Corporate Housing In New Jersey
• Judge Tosses 'Single Call' TCPA Case Against Gym Chain
• Ex-NJ DOT Chief Appears In Court In Airline Bribery Case
• Ambulance Operator Convicted Of Health Care Fraud
• 5 New Immigration Judges Named For Texas, Ill., Penn., NJ
• NY Housing Authority Urges 3rd Circ. To Rehear Asbestos Row
• SEC Points To Menendez Ruling In House Subpoena Row
• $100M WTC Contract Fraud Trial Could Hinge On Tape Of CEO
• Mortgage Broker Sues Atty For Not Attending Closings
• AARP Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Eye Drop Suit
• Sills Cummis Recruits Former Counsel To Gov. Christie
• Bankruptcy Didn't Sink Atty Malpractice Suit, NJ Panel Says
• NJ High Court Says LLC Can't Oust Member Over Biz Dispute
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• Whistleblower Claims Against NJ Judge Largely Upheld
• Nagel Rice Slams Bid To Toss Malpractice Coverage Suit
• NJ Poker Players Lose Appeals Over Phony Chips Case
• Feds Rebut Menendez Pal's Expert Challenges In Fraud Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Feds' Trial Win Over $76M Rare Coin Seizure
• Ex-Federal Prosecutors Form Whistleblower Partnership
• Nigerian Who Jumped Bail Loses Visa Petition At 3rd Circ.
• NJ High Court Removes Warrant Rule For Phone Records
• NJ Senate Confirms Christie's Former Chief Counsel As AG
• NJ Arbitration Agreements: It's All In The Language
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?