New Jersey

  • April 02, 2025

    Feds Drop FCPA Case Against Ex-Cognizant Execs

    The federal government on Wednesday moved to dismiss its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives, ending a long-running case that had been stalled by President Donald Trump's executive order curtailing bribery prosecutions and another now-rescinded presidential decree targeting Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, which had been representing one of the defendants.

  • April 02, 2025

    Fla. Litigation Funder Must Face NJ Lawyer's Counterclaim

    A Florida-based litigation funder pursuing an $18 million breach of contract suit against a New Jersey lawyer must face the bulk of a countersuit alleging the business reneged on an agreement to secure funding for nationwide personal injury cases.

  • April 02, 2025

    3rd Circ. Says CVS Sex Bias Arbitration Fight Needs 2nd Look

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday rejected a former CVS worker's argument that a 2022 federal law shielded her sex harassment case from mandatory arbitration, but it revived her suit to give the trial court a chance to explore whether the arbitration pact at issue was valid.

  • April 01, 2025

    Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says

    A Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration "probably broke the laws that regulate en masse terminations of government employees," ordering the federal government to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly fired from their jobs in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

  • April 01, 2025

    Columbia Activist's Detention Fight To Remain In New Jersey

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday denied the federal government's bid to make Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil fight his U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana federal court, saying jurisdiction the New Jersey court obtained from New York wasn't lost when ICE brought Khalil to Louisiana.

  • April 01, 2025

    NJ Justices Enforce Award Review Limits In Profit Payout Row

    The New Jersey Supreme Court reinstated an arbitrator's finding that an ousted real estate investment partner wasn't entitled to a $25 million profit payout, toppling a lower appellate panel's decision that the arbitrator had improperly decided an issue that wasn't before him. 

  • April 01, 2025

    CarePoint's Bankruptcy Plan Needs Changes, Judge Says

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge determined on Tuesday that more work is needed on the Chapter 11 plan from New Jersey hospital operator CarePoint that would have handed control of the health system's medical facilities to one of its creditors, finding the debtor must address another creditor's claim that its collateral has diminished in value.

  • April 01, 2025

    Fla. Defends Sandoz Price-Fixing Settlement Terms

    Florida defended its deal with Sandoz Inc. on Monday, saying the other states suing the generic-drug maker over price-fixing have no right to object to the settlement, which does not require court approval and does not affect the states objecting to it.

  • April 01, 2025

    Two More Pharmacies Hit With Eli Lilly Weight Loss Drug Suits

    Eli Lilly and Co. filed another round of lawsuits Tuesday accusing compounding pharmacies of selling copycat versions of its weight loss and diabetes medications, saying in New Jersey and Delaware federal courts that two online pharmacies are deceiving consumers about their knockoff products.

  • April 01, 2025

    Ex-Biotech CEO Wrongly Sentenced To 7 Years, DC Circ. Told

    A former biotech executive who pled guilty to misleading investors about a blood-based COVID-19 test urged the D.C. Circuit to order a redo of his seven-year prison sentence on Tuesday, telling an appeals panel that the trial court miscalculated the sentencing guidelines.

  • April 01, 2025

    IBM And J&J Beat 'Speculative' Data Breach Suit, For Now

    A New York federal judge has tossed with leave to amend a proposed class action alleging IBM and Johnson & Johnson's healthcare arm failed to safeguard sensitive health information of thousands of patients before a 2023 data breach, finding the purported harm is "entirely speculative" as currently alleged.

  • April 01, 2025

    Talc Claimants Tell 3rd Circ. Whittaker Couldn't File Ch. 11

    Talc injury claimants on Tuesday asked the Third Circuit to dismiss Whittaker Clark & Daniels' Chapter 11 case, saying a South Carolina state judge had given control of the talc supplier to a receiver six weeks before the company filed for bankruptcy.

  • April 01, 2025

    Maserati Beats Liability Suit Over Fire At NBA Star's House

    A New Jersey federal judge has ruled that Maserati is not at fault for a 2021 fire that destroyed a garage and damaged a home rented to National Basketball Association star Tyrese Maxey, handing a win to the automaker in a product liability suit.

  • April 01, 2025

    Uber Case Shouldn't Head To Pa. Justices, 3rd Circ. Told

    The Third Circuit has already made clear which standard applies to determine whether workers are independent contractors or employees under Pennsylvania law, said the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, backing Uber's arguments to not send a misclassification case to the state justices.

  • April 01, 2025

    23 States Sue HHS To Stop $11B In Health Grant Funding Cuts

    Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of illegally terminating about $11 billion in public health funding, causing layoffs and "chaos" in public health agencies across the country.

  • April 01, 2025

    NJ Fraudster Found Guilty After Earlier Sentence Commuted

    A New Jersey federal jury found fraudster Eliyahu Weinstein guilty of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme while he was on supervised release following a previous fraud sentence that drew clemency from Donald Trump at the end of his first presidential term.

  • March 31, 2025

    J&J Talc Spinoff's Ch. 11 Case Gets Tossed, Erasing $9B Deal

    A Texas bankruptcy judge rejected Johnson & Johnson's third attempt to use Chapter 11 to settle thousands of claims that its products caused cancer, dismissing J&J unit Red River Talc's Chapter 11 case on Monday and throwing out a roughly $9 billion bankruptcy deal over issues with the company's voting procedures and third-party releases.

  • March 31, 2025

    Primerica Can't Force Arbitration In $1.4M Theft Suit

    Primerica cannot force two women who claim they were the victims of theft totaling $1.4 million to go to arbitration because they did not affirmatively sign an account agreement, a New Jersey appellate panel ruled Monday.

  • March 31, 2025

    NJ Panel Denies Double Pay For Union In COVID Case

    Members of the Jersey City Public Employees union are not entitled to double pay under the COVID-19 state of emergency declared by Gov. Phil Murphy on March 9, 2020, even though their contract calls for the increased compensation during such designations, a New Jersey appellate panel ruled Monday.

  • March 31, 2025

    Kalshi Sues Nevada, New Jersey Gaming Regulators

    KalshiEx LLC has sued Nevada and New Jersey agencies for attempting to preempt federal regulations with their demands that the trading platform remove event contracts that allow users to trade on the outcomes of sporting events.

  • March 31, 2025

    Eckert Seamans Brings Back Foley Mansfield Litigator In NJ

    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC expanded its Princeton, New Jersey, office with a commercial litigation partner and former in-house counsel specializing in mass tort defense, construction disputes and other complex business disputes, the firm announced on Monday. 

  • March 28, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Train Domain, FinCEN, Atlanta Data Centers

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including an insider's view of the Union Station takeover in Washington, D.C., the latest game-changing development at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and a BigLaw dealmaker's take on Atlanta's data center boom.

  • March 28, 2025

    Janssen Owes Additional $1.5B In HIV Prescription Trial

    A New Jersey federal judge on Friday added nearly $1.3 billion in penalties and $240 million in damages to a whistleblower False Claims Act verdict against Janssen over the off-label marketing of two HIV medicines, saying trial evidence laid out "a deliberate and calculated scheme."

  • March 28, 2025

    States Urge Justices To Skip Teacher Grants Case

    California, New York and six other states told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday it doesn't need to weigh in on the validity of a Massachusetts federal judge's order reinstating $250 million in teacher training grants the Trump administration targeted for cuts, noting the dispute will soon be moot.

  • March 28, 2025

    Columbia Activist Slams Transfer Bid As Venue Shopping

    Counsel for the Columbia University student activist facing deportation for his part in pro-Palestinian campus protests urged a New Jersey federal judge on Friday to reject the government's bid to send the case to Louisiana, where he is in detention, saying prosecutors are venue shopping while they chill his speech.

Expert Analysis

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    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • Don't Phone A Friend: Disclosing Friendships With Executives

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent settlement against a former Church & Dwight chairman for violating proxy disclosure rules by neglecting to disclose his friendship with an executive officer amid a CEO search illustrates the perils of relying solely on responses to questionnaires circulated to boards, say attorneys at BCLP.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Useful Product Doctrine May Not Shield Against PFAS Liability

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    Courts have recognized that companies transferring hazardous recycled materials can defeat liability under environmental laws by showing they were selling a useful product — but new laws in California and elsewhere restricting the sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances may change the legal landscape, says Kyle Girouard at Dickinson Wright.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Avoiding Merger Disputes Via Careful LLC Agreement Drafting

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld a merger in a dispute over the process of amending the target's limited liability company agreement, underscoring the importance of understanding the Delaware LLC Act default rules and careful drafting to allow for contractual modifications, says Jane Trueper at Lathrop.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges

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    Given tensions in the Middle East, labor unrest at U.S. ports and the ongoing consequences of climate change, parties involved in maritime shipping must understand the relevant contract provisions and laws that may be implicated during supply chain disruptions in order to mitigate risks, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

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