New Jersey Archive » May, 2019

New Jersey - May, 2019

260 articles

• J&J Rep Grilled On 'Low Abuse Potential' Opioid Claim
• Claims Rep For J&J Talc Supplier Survives Removal Bids
• Health Hires: Morgan Lewis, Manatt Phelps, Dovel Tech
• IDT Energy's TCPA, False-Ad Suits Not Covered, Insurer Says
• NJ Law Firm Doesn't Share Rival's Malpractice Liability
• Eatery At NJ University Is Tax-Exempt, Appellate Judges Say
• NJ Plaintiffs Denied Cert. In Chiquita Terror-Funding Case
• NJ Bill Leaves Attys In Dark On Scope Of PIP Payment Rule
• J&J Hit With $300M Punitive Damages Verdict In NY Talc Trial
• California's Amended, Ambiguous Data Privacy Law
• J&J Targeted Docs To Push Fentanyl Patch, Okla. Judge Hears
• UPenn Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Workers' ERISA Win
• NJ Atty Can't Challenge Tax Abatements, Appeals Court Says
• Bed Bath & Beyond Adds New Directors To Halt Proxy Fight
• Dilworth Paxson Adds Ex-Reed Smith IP Atty In NJ, Pa.
• Harley-Davidson Faulty Brake Suit Revived In NJ
• Pharma Co., Founder To Pay $7M Over Aspirin Drug Fraud
• NJ AG Latest To Go After Sacklers Over Opioid Crisis
• Tropicana Can't Escape Trustee's Claims CEO Caused Ch. 11
• NJ Atty's Late Tax Payments Weren't Criminal, Judge Told
• NJ Co. Can't Escape Deal Reached By Atty Who 'Went Rogue'
• US, Enviros Defend Offshore Monument Designation
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• J&J Glossed Over Opioid Dangers, Okla. Judge Hears
• J&J, Colgate Expert Defends Talc Products As Trial Nears End
• Driving While On Pot Is Deportable Offense, 3rd Circ. Says
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Toy Race Car Co. Owner Accused Of $4M Aspirin Drug Fraud
• Allergan Looks To Have Shire's Eye Drug Suit Tossed Again
• UFC Fighter Wins $27.5M Over Mislabeled Supplement
• Electric Co. Can't Sidestep Union Contract, 3rd Circ. Says
• Shareholders Say Boston Is Best For $555M Perrigo Fraud Suit
• Merrill Lynch OT Suit Going To Mediation For Potential Deal
• Late Filing Ends Malpractice Claim Against NJ Firm
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• J&J's 2nd Mistrial Bid 'Ridiculous,' Calif. Judge Says
• Insurer Loses $1.9M Fee Bid After Defeating Rival's Suit
• Blue Cross' Antitrust Suit Belongs In NJ, Janssen Says
• Faxed Info Request Wasn't Barred By TCPA, 3rd Circ. Says
• Justices Skip Students' Challenge To Trans Bathroom Rights
• Jackson Hewitt Looks To Write Off Proposed 'No-Poach' Class
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage Over Attack At NJ Apartment
• High Court Passes On Pa. Pipeline Access Case
• J&J Called Architect Of Opioid Crisis As Epic Trial Begins
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• Calif. Judge Partially Blocks Trump's Border Wall
• J&J Can't Get New Trial After $29.5M Talc Verdict
• Home Depot, Atlantic Water Ink $4.35M TCPA Deal
• Data Co. Worker Fired For Workload Complaint Gets Job Back
• 3rd. Circ. Title VII Ruling Kills Worker's Gay Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Axes Israeli Citizen's Arab Persecution Claim
• 3rd Circ. Won't Resuscitate EMS Worker's FMLA Case
• Dems Say Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Conditions Need Public Input
• Ex-Tenants, Developer Reach Deal Over Luxury Building Fire
• Rutgers Must Face Claims Pair Of Surgeries Was Botched
• NJ Rape Suit's Secrecy Challenge Moved To Appeals Court
• Meet The Attorneys Facing Off In The Oklahoma Opioid Trial
• Gibbons Enviro Atty Returns To Giordano Halleran In NJ
• Ex-ConvergEx Bigwig Settles SEC's Hidden Fee Suit
• What Attys Need To Know As Landmark Opioid Trial Begins
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• Pipeline Permit Denial Puts NY In Uncharted Legal Waters
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• NJ Atty Can't Keep Enhanced Fee In Personal Injury Suit
• J&J, Colgate Duck Sanctions After Expert Blows Past Order
• AGs Want More Firepower Against Internet Platforms
• Ex-NFL Player Wants Cash Advance Contract Tossed
• Sens. Push Bills Tackling Internet Of Things, Telemed
• NJ Software Co. Must Face Ex-CEO's Whistleblower Claims
• Liberty Mutual Wins Bid To Arbitrate NJ Auto Crash Claims
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Former NJ Fire Chief Gets 15 Years For $10M Ponzi Scheme
• Judge Grows Weary Of Infighting In J&J Talc Supplier's Ch. 11
• Unqualified Expert Witness Sinks NJ Med Mal Suit
• GSK, Teva Urge 3rd Circ. To Nix Lamictal Class Cert.
• Debtor Denied Fair Shot To Keep Suit Alive, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ex-Olympus Exec Ducks Prison In Tainted Scopes Case
• Mazie Slater Pushes To Rep Itself In Malpractice Case
• Federal Agencies Dig In For Prolonged PFAS Fight
• Trustee Not Liable For $168M RMBS Loss, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Powerbroker Norcross Sues, Claiming Tax Probe Is Illegal
• Torrent Pharma Accused Of Distributing Tainted Pills
• J&J Unit Hit With Antitrust Suit Over 'Sham' Zytiga Patent
• 3rd Circ. Will Hear FCC Broadcast Dereg Dispute In June
• Ex-J&J Safety Exec Warned Against Speechifying In Talc Trial
• HHS Sued Over Rule Shielding Anti-Abortion Health Workers
• Fitness Co. Must Face Class Claims Over Membership Deals
• J&J Hit With $25M NY Talc Verdict, But Wins Trial In SC
• Public Knew About Trump's Birth Control Rules, 3rd Circ. Told
• NJ County Dodges Contractor's Award Due To Arbitrator Bias
• J&J Tells 7th Circ. Missing FDA Evidence Dooms $20M Verdict
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Dressbarn To Wind Down Operations, Close All 650 Stores
• Merck Buys Peloton Therapeutics For $1.05B Ahead Of IPO
• BMW Hit With Class Action Claiming Engines Guzzle Oil
• Busted Romanian Bank Can Go After Ex-Director's Assets
• Ex-NHL Player's Head Injury Suit Against Devils Is Tossed
• J&J Loses Mistrial Bid Over Curious Judge
• Pa. Court Says Dockworker Death Suit Belongs Elsewhere
• Drinker Biddle Wants Fla. Court Help In NJ Defamation Case
• Baker Botts Leads NRG's $300M Deal With Stream Energy
• Cashless Retail Brings Benefits, Drawbacks And Backlash
• Longtime 'Borgata Babes' Sex Bias Case Pegged For Trial
• Brach Eichler Adds Former NJ Prosecutor, 5 Others
• Justices Say Judges, Not Juries, Must Decipher FDA Rules
• Does A New Law Give NJ Sex Abuse Victims Enough Time?
• Trump's Border Wall Faces Skeptical Calif. Judge
• NJ Judge Won't Toss Domino's Wage Suit Without Seeing Deal
• Symrise Accused Of Raiding Refresco To Develop New Drink
• Top NJ Federal Judge Bemoans Court's Workload Upon Exit
• NJ District Chief Judge Joins McCarter & English
• Prosecutors Evade Cop's Released Expunged Records Suit
• Drinker Biddle Adds Kelley Drye Atty To Class Action Group
• Why States And Cities Are Concerned About Census Accuracy
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Feds Urge High Court To Pass On 'Bridgegate' Appeal
• Insurer Must Face Suit Over Tree Crush Death, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ's 'Environmental Justice' Effort Targets Vulnerable Towns
• Disbarred Atty Can't Beat Prison Term Over 'Confused' Judge
• NY Denies Water Permit For $926M Williams Cos. Pipeline
• NJ Hospital Ducks Suit From Ex-Worker Who Slept On Job
• Sportsbooks Face Black-Market Competition, NJ Attys Told
• AGs Jeer Proposed Changes To Consumer Contract Guide
• NJ Docs Must Face New Trial Over Botched Achilles Surgery
• NJ Justices To Mull Workers' Comp Time Limit For Doctors
• Insurers Flag Special Counsel In Imerys Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Kills 2 Patents On Horizon Pain Drug Vimovo
• Blank Rome Partner Confirmed To NJ's State Bench
• 'San Marzano' Tomatoes Grown Elsewhere, Suit Says
• NJ Judge Won't Block SEC's Probe Into Ex-Informant
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Pa. Justice Presses Insurers To Defend Forced Medical Exams
• ADP Aims To Enforce Noncompetes For Ex-Sales Workers
• NJ Atty Escapes Malpractice Suit Over Divorce Settlement
• NJ Justices Deny Merck Shareholder's Docs Request
• NJ Tax Stop: New Millionaires' Tax May Spur High Earners' Exit
• 4 Steps For New Jersey Equal Pay Act Compliance
• Allstate Ducks Crash Treatment Suit Over Unclear Complaint
• PE Firm's $13M Deal In Chemical Price-Fix Suit Gets Initial OK
• Heed Consumer Complaints, Regulators Tell Compliance Pros
• NJ Latest To Sue Cos. Over Firefighting Foam Chemicals
• NJ Atty Suspended For Hiding Malpractice Suit From Firm
• Expanded Time Limit Prompts Priest Sex Abuse Suit In NJ
• Ex-Hertz Execs Get Advance Legal Fees In Clawback Suit
• The Rub In J&J's Stress Lotion? It Doesn't Work, Suit Says
• Land Rover Drivers Get OK For $6.7M Deal In Suspension Suit
• NJ Construction Cos. Must Face Suit Over Teen's Amputation
• Don't Let License Rules Snuff Out Your Fire Expert
• New Questions Over Corporate Officers' Legal Duties
• J&J Hid Asbestos In Talc For Years, Latest Jury Told In SC
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• NJ GOP Honcho Says 'Good Faith' Beats Tax Evasion Verdicts
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill Extending Time Limit For Sex Abuse Suits
• Aerogroup's $4M Ch. 11 Settlement With Ex-Suitor Approved
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• J&J, Teva Lose Last-Ditch Bids To Avoid Okla. Opioid Trial
• Gov't Can't Duck C-Section Suit, But Damages Capped
• Shell, Exxon Venture Will Pay $187K To End Clean Air Suit
• Northwestern Says Workers Misread UPenn ERISA Decision
• 'Blameless Ignorance' Applies To FDCPA Suits, Justices Hear
• Teva A 'Consistent Participant' In Drug Price-Fixing, AGs Say
• Justices Won't Rule On $23M Morgan Lewis Sanction Denial
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Collector Can't Quickly Force Arbitration Of Class Claims
• Dentons, Willkie Guide $425M Amber Road Take-Private Deal
• Justices Won't Rescue NJ Town From Cop's Job Denial Suit
• Bed Bath & Beyond Ousts CEO As Proxy Fight Looms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• DraftKings Bungled Sports Betting Championship, Suit Says
• Slot Machine Co. Can't Shield Docs From Atty In Patent Suit
• FCC Security Council Already Planning Look At 5G, Reps. Told
• Indiana Becomes 10th State To Tax, Regulate Sports Betting
• Gap's False Ad Voucher Deal For 19M Shoppers Nears OK
• Activist Blasts Bed Bath & Beyond For 'Proxy Penalties'
• Doc's Retaliation Claims Nixed After Arbitration, 3rd Circ. Says
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Maritime Opinion Offers Hope For 'Bare Metal' Defense
• NJ Sales Rep Gets Prison In Medicare Fraud Targeting Seniors
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Debtor Says Collectors Came After Him Without NJ License
• J&J Can't Transfer 2,400 Talc Suits To Del. Fed. Court
• Pharmacy Owner, Others Charged Over $11M Medicaid Fraud
• Credit Card Maker Says Sales Deal Is Void Under LLC Rules
• Missing Rules Tee Up Litigation Debacle In NJ Pollution Blitz
• 'Gaydar' Comment Lands Health Care Billing Firm In Hot Water
• NJ Justices Will Hear Challenge To Phone Password Order
• 4 Ways State AGs Are Targeting Energy Sector
• Wonder Bread Distributors Get Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• NJ Nursing Assistants, Firm Win Deal In Lengthy OT Suit
• Imerys Slams Insurers' Bid To Lift Stay In Del. Ch. 11
• NJ Archdiocese Sued Over $2.7M Pension Underfunding
• Merck Legally Denied Union Workers Day Off, NLRB Says
• NJ College Must Face Fired GC's Retaliation Claims
• Faulty Ch. 7 Forms Don't Kill Whistleblower Suit: 2nd Circ.
• EEOC Regains Quorum As Senate Confirms New Chair
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Tax Regs In $377M Foreign Income Suit
• No 2nd Chance For Atty Malpractice Suit Over 'Meritless' Case
• LG Accused Of 'Paper Promotions' In OT Suit
• Democratic Power Broker's Cos. Blast NJ Tax Incentive Probe
• Atty Must List Conflict Info Before Guiding Future Talc Claims
• NJ Firm Not On Hook For Late Home Improvement Suit Filing
• NJ Top Atty Says DOJ Won't Hand Over Wire Act Opinion Docs
• Monmouth U Not Liable For Martina McBride Concert Injuries
• NJ Tells DC Circ. PennEast Pipeline Needs Closer Look
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Keep Increasing Pressure Against Noncompetes
• Keeping Up With A Changing Worker Classification Landscape
• NJ Pharma Co. Can Solicit Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Teary Plaintiff Tells Jury About Painful Cancer In J&J Talc Trial
• NY, NJ AGs Sue To Release Tax-Exempt Donor Policy Docs
• Law Firm Secretary Says She Was Fired Over Cancer Time Off
• Ford, NJ Town To Pay $21M For Landfill Cleanup
• Ex-Northwestern Mutual Agent A Contractor In NJ, Judge Says
• Firm Can't Nix Pulse Shooting Survivors' Harassment Claims
• NJ Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Medical Disclosure
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• J&J Says Investors' Baby Powder Claims Already Disproven
• Nuclear Power In The Age Of Decommissioning
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• 3rd Circ. Makes Defending ERISA Cases Tougher For Schools
• NJ Bill Would Open Up Public Entities To Abuse Suits
• FERC Approves $926M Pipeline Project Amid Climate Split
• Ex-Solar Co. CEO Cops To Stealing $3M In Federal Funding
• Evicting Rent Control Bans: Some State Proposals To Watch
• TD Bank Investors Seek Class Cert. In Fraud Suit
• Convicted Ex-Atty Can't Fight 'Deportable' Label
• NFL Concussion Deal Financing Decision Ends Battle, Not War
• Insurer Won't Cover Costs Of Employee Fingerprint Suit
• 2 New Efforts To Clarify Employee Cannabis Drug Testing
• Recently Confirmed Judge Up For 3rd Circ. Promotion
• Drinker Biddle Must Face Claims Over Esformes Statements
• Preparing For PFAS Scrutiny: Part 2
• NJ Gov., Teachers Union Fight Post-Janus Bid To Escape Dues
• NJ Attorney Suspended 1 Year For 'Abandoning' Clients
• Uber Can't Use DOL Guidance, Philly Drivers Tell 3rd Circ.
• Liberty Mutual Keeps $1M Lien On NJ Personal Injury Award
• Brownstein Hyatt Hires Gaming Pro From Fox Rothschild
• Ex-Lawmakers Urge Calif. Court To Block Border 'Emergency'
• Investors Want Out Of Bankrupt Casino's $67M Pension Debt
• Preparing For PFAS Scrutiny: Part 1
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• 3rd Circ. Revives ERISA Class Action Against UPenn
• CFPB Fines Student Loan Co. $3.9M For Tardy Adjustments
• Wilentz Goldman Wants Whistleblower's $1.5M Verdict Nixed
• 'Pure Greed' Gets Ex-Army Worker 5 Years In Prison
• Ex-Reed Smith Paralegal Blames Studies For Bias Suit Delays
• NJ Town Must Face Builder's Development Conspiracy Suit
• NJ Fiduciary Rule Would Add To Investment Firms' Burdens
• Hospital Group Must Face 'Church Plan' ERISA Suit
• Mass. Broker To Pay NJ $500K For Unregulated Stock Sales