New Jersey

  • January 10, 2025

    Patent Partner Leaves Kilpatrick Townsend For K&L Gates

    K&L Gates LLP has added to its Orange County, California, office a Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partner with a practice of working with Chinese companies looking to file patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 

  • January 10, 2025

    NJ Says Existing Anti-Discrimination Law Applies To Using AI

    New Jersey's attorney general issued guidance clarifying that the Garden State's discrimination law applies to "algorithmic discrimination," or discrimination and bias-based harassment stemming from the use of artificial intelligence and other similar technologies.

  • January 10, 2025

    3rd Circ. Won't Revive Ex-US Steel Worker's Race Bias Suit

    The Third Circuit upheld U.S. Steel's win over a Black former train operator's lawsuit claiming he was fired after he was erroneously blamed for a 2015 derailment, ruling Friday he'd failed to show his race cost him the job rather than his lengthy disciplinary record.

  • January 10, 2025

    Ex-CEO's Sentencing In COVID Test Securities Fraud Delayed

    A New Jersey federal judge delayed a former healthcare CEO's sentencing for securities fraud arising from his touting a $670 million COVID-19 test kit contract that later fell through, granting the ex-executive's request Friday for a one-month delay while he helps care for ailing family members.

  • January 10, 2025

    NJ Watchdog's New Chief Resigns Amid Residence Questions

    The new chief executive of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation resigned Friday after questions were raised in a news report about her residency and a second full-time job she holds out of state.

  • January 10, 2025

    J&J Talc Claimants Seek Sanctions Over Morelli No-Show

    A group of attorneys representing talc claimants in Johnson & Johnson unit Red River Talc's Chapter 11 case has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to sanction Morelli Law Firm PLLC's founding partner, Benedict Morelli, for allegedly failing to appear in person at a December hearing and falsely claiming to have resolved a dispute with the talc group.

  • January 10, 2025

    NJ Mayor Cops To Using Town Employees to Run Private Biz

    A longtime New Jersey mayor is barred from ever holding public office or employment again after he admitted Friday to using township employees to help run a private business out of his mayoral office, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced.

  • January 10, 2025

    Feds Ask 15 Years For Menendez In Case Of 'Historical Rarity'

    Prosecutors have asked a Manhattan federal judge to sentence former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to at least 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking bribes from three New Jersey business executives in exchange for political favors.

  • January 09, 2025

    Catalyst Settles Patent Fight Against Teva Over Firdapse

    Florida-based Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. has reached a settlement with Teva in a patent infringement battle in New Jersey federal court over its U.S. flagship commercial drug that treats a rare autoimmune disease that will provide Teva with a license to market a generic version of the drug in 2035, the company announced Thursday.

  • January 09, 2025

    Pharma Co. Says Ex-CEO's Bias Allegations Come Up Short

    Canadian biopharmaceutical company FSD Pharma Inc. is urging the Third Circuit to affirm the enforcement of a $2 million arbitral award against its ex-CEO, arguing Wednesday that the former executive's allegations of bias against the arbitrator have already been rejected.

  • January 09, 2025

    J&J Spin-Off Says Talc Committee Can't Hire Brown Rudnick

    Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt spin-off called Brown Rudnick's bid to represent an official committee of talc claimants "an ethical violation," telling a Texas bankruptcy judge that the law firm's previous work for a group trying to toss the case clashes with the committee's support for its Chapter 11 plan.

  • January 09, 2025

    NJ Firm Accused Of Malpractice Hid Facts, Insurer Says

    An insurer has told a New Jersey federal court that a law firm it insured had no coverage for malpractice allegations because it knew its attorney was accused of bilking a man's heirs out of estate assets years before the firm was sued for wrongdoing, but never told the insurer.

  • January 09, 2025

    Judge Nixes Bid To Depose SEC Counsel In $73M Fraud Case

    A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has denied a credit reporting agency's bid to depose four U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys and to compel the production of their witness interview notes in a civil enforcement action over an alleged $73 million fraud, ruling the information sought is protected by the work-product doctrine.

  • January 09, 2025

    Menendez Sentencing Won't Taint Wife's Trial, Gov't Says

    New York federal prosecutors are urging a Manhattan federal judge to reject Nadine Menendez's request for a three-month delay in her trial on bribery charges, saying that the sentencing of her husband, former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, on similar charges will not taint the jury pool for her trial.

  • January 09, 2025

    Longshoremen's Union, Shippers Reach Deal To Avert Strike

    The International Longshoremen's Association and a coalition of shippers reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract, averting a strike ahead of a Jan. 15 deadline. 

  • January 08, 2025

    Edward Jones Fined $17M Over Customer Transition Fees

    Edward Jones has agreed to pay $17 million to end an investigation into alleged supervisory failures that may have led it to overcharge customers who transitioned from its brokerage division to its advisory division, state regulators announced Wednesday.

  • January 08, 2025

    DraftKings Betting Promos 'Deceptive,' 3 Class Actions Claim

    DraftKings lures in customers for its sportsbook, casino and online gambling with misleading and deceptive offers that target young sports fans and turn them into gambling addicts, a trio of proposed class actions claim.

  • January 08, 2025

    EPA Slams $535M Talc Settlement In Whittaker's Ch. 11

    The U.S. government objected to a $535 million settlement that bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels reached regarding talc claims in its New Jersey Chapter 11 case, saying the deal was built on faulty estimates of the company's environmental liabilities.

  • January 08, 2025

    Welch's Asks 3rd Circ. To Nix Alleged Harasser Rehire Order

    Welch's is asking the Third Circuit to undo a September order from a Pennsylvania judge requiring it to rehire a worker fired for allegedly sexually harassing a co-worker, saying the labor arbitrator who issued the decision failed to make a clear finding of fact both initially and on remand.

  • January 08, 2025

    Cops' Suit Over Firing For Pot Use Sent To NJ State Court

    A New Jersey federal judge has kicked back to state court a suit against Jersey City by two police officers who say they were wrongly fired for off-duty cannabis use, finding that the suit does not implicate federal law that would give the federal courts jurisdiction.

  • January 08, 2025

    Ex-Marketing Exec Says J&J Unit Dodging Basic Discovery

    An ex-marketing director for Johnson & Johnson's vision unit urged a New Jersey federal judge to order her former employer to produce documents related to its suit alleging she breached a noncompete agreement, arguing its stonewalling of discovery is depriving her of a fair chance to defend herself.

  • January 08, 2025

    Scarinci & Hollenbeck Taps Ex-DA To Lead Litigation Group

    Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC announced Wednesday it has tapped a former Kings County, New York, assistant district attorney, who joined the firm from Bressler Amery & Ross PC last year, to lead its litigation department in New York and New Jersey, where the firm has recently expanded its reach. 

  • January 08, 2025

    Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Frier Levitt Pharmacy Atty In NJ

    Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC added a shareholder this week in its Newark, New Jersey, office from Frier Levitt who specializes in representing various kinds of pharmacies in transactions, litigation, investigations and other matters.

  • January 08, 2025

    Mortgage Cos. Fined $20M Over Cybersecurity Breach

    Bayview Asset Management LLC and three affiliates on Wednesday agreed to pay a $20 million fine and improve their cybersecurity programs to settle allegations from 53 state financial regulators that the mortgage companies had deficient cybersecurity practices and didn't fully cooperate with regulators after a 2021 data breach.

  • January 07, 2025

    DOJ Watchdog Criticizes Trump Officials For COVID Leaks

    The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General has found that senior Justice Department officials under the first Trump administration improperly leaked information about investigations into COVID-19 deaths in states run by Democrats shortly before the 2020 presidential election, according to a report posted Tuesday.

Expert Analysis

  • Perspectives

    Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys

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    As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.

  • Series

    Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My deep and passionate involvement in playing, writing and producing music equipped me with skills — like creativity, improvisation and problem-solving — that contribute to the success of my legal career, says attorney Kenneth Greene.

  • 3rd Circ.'s Geico Ruling May Encourage Healthcare Arbitration

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    The Third Circuit's recent decision in Geico v. Mount Prospect, finding that claims under New Jersey's Insurance Fraud Prevention Act can be arbitrated, strengthens arbitration as a viable alternative to litigation, even though it is not necessarily always a more favorable forum, say Khaled Klele and Jessica Osterlof at McCarter & English.

  • How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case

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    The Trump campaign's recent scuffle over its bid to replace its counsel in a pregnancy retaliation suit offers a chance to remind attorneys that many troubles inherent in withdrawing from a case can be mitigated or entirely avoided by communicating with clients openly and frequently, says Christopher Konneker at Orsinger Nelson.

  • Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content

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    From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

  • A Changing Regulatory Landscape For Weight Loss Drugs

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    As drugs originally approved to treat diabetes become increasingly popular for weight loss purposes, federal and state regulators and payors are increasing their focus on how these drugs are prescribed, and industry participants should pay close attention to rapidly evolving compliance requirements, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • The State Of Play In DEI And ESG 1 Year After Harvard Ruling

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    Almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, attorney general scrutiny of environmental, social and governance-related efforts indicates a potential path for corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to be targeted, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Key Lessons From Recent Insurance Policy Reform Litigation

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    A review of recent case law reveals the wide range of misunderstandings that may arise between insurers and policyholders in the purchase and renewal of insurance policies, as well as the utility — and the limits — of reformation and related remedies for these misunderstandings, say Jad Khazem and Seth Tucker at Covington.

  • Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In April

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    Four Federal Circuit decisions in April that reversed or vacated underlying rulings provide a number of takeaways, including that obviousness analysis requires a flexible approach, that an invalidity issue of an expired patent can be moot, and more, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.

  • What The FTC Report On AG Collabs Means For Cos.

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    The Federal Trade Commission's April report on working with state attorneys general shows collaboration can increase efficiency and consistency in how statutes are interpreted and enforced, which can minimize the likelihood of requests for inconsistent injunctive relief that can create operational problems for businesses, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

  • When Oral Settlements Reached In Mediation Are Enforceable

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    A recent decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division illustrates the difficulties that may arise in trying to enforce an oral settlement agreement reached in mediation, but adherence to certain practices can improve the likelihood that such an agreement will be binding, says Richard Mason at MasonADR.

  • Series

    Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While some of my experiences as an emergency medical technician have been unusually painful and searing, the skills I’ve learned — such as triage, empathy and preparedness — are just as useful in my work as a restructuring lawyer, says Marshall Huebner at Davis Polk.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • Series

    Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a yoga instructor has helped me develop my confidence and authenticity, as well as stress management and people skills — all of which have crossed over into my career as an attorney, says Laura Gongaware at Clyde & Co.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

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