June 11, 2026
A New Jersey federal magistrate judge reopened a sushi restaurant worker's wage suit and allowed her to amend her complaint with claims related to a finding that one restaurant owner pursued bankruptcy in bad faith, saying any delay in seeking amendment was largely attributable to the defendants' conduct during discovery.
October 01, 2025
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has ruled that a Chapter 13 debtor has the "absolute" right to have his bankruptcy case voluntarily dismissed, even if it was filed in bad faith, an issue not yet decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.