New Jersey

  • March 12, 2025

    Mallinckrodt Investors Ask NJ Court To Approve $46M Deal

    A group of Mallinckrodt PLC investors has asked a New Jersey federal judge to grant final approval to a $46 million settlement they reached with executives and directors of the pharmaceutical company to resolve claims that they misrepresented the prospects of a drug the company developed.

  • March 12, 2025

    Feds, Ex-Cognizant Execs Ink April Date For FCPA Trial

    A New Jersey federal judge set an April 7 trial date for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives on Wednesday, firming up a case timeline that's been beset by multiple delays, most recently due to the Trump administration's retreat from enforcing the statute.

  • March 12, 2025

    NY Judge Tees Up Bail, Venue Fights For Columbia Activist

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday ordered expedited briefing on whether a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student who was arrested on Saturday should be granted bail pending his release petition, and on where the case belongs, saying there's "some need for speed here."

  • March 12, 2025

    Atty Wants Early Win In NJ Malpractice Suit Over Land Dispute

    New Jersey sisters who sued Fox Rothschild and a firm attorney over the handling of their late stepfather's estate lack standing to bring their claims, the lawyer argued in a motion for summary judgment, also telling the trial court that the plaintiffs were decades late in filing.

  • March 11, 2025

    Kenvue Unit Can't Nix BIPA Suit Over Neutrogena Skin360 App

    A Kenvue unit can't escape a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully stores facial scans of people who use its Neutrogena Skin360 tool in violation of Illinois' biometric privacy statute, after a New Jersey federal judge said those users are not "patient[s] in a healthcare setting" under the statute's healthcare exemption.

  • March 11, 2025

    NJ Justices Say NY Doc Can't Be On Med Mal Verdict Form

    The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an anesthesiologist accused of causing a patient's death during surgery can't have the verdict sheet at the upcoming trial apportion blame to a New York doctor who was never named as a party in the suit.

  • March 11, 2025

    Innodata Slams 'AI Washing' Shareholder Suit As Flimsy

    Investors in data engineering company Innodata Inc. "essentially cut and pasted" claims from a short-seller's report on the company into their proposed class action accusing the company of "AI washing," despite the company's recovery from a related trading price dip, the company has argued.

  • March 11, 2025

    Rising Caseloads Call For 71 New Judges: Judicial Conference

    The Judicial Conference of the United States on Tuesday asked Congress to create dozens of new judgeships in districts across the country in an effort to address what it calls a "worsening shortage" of judges amid mounting caseloads, months after then-President Joe Biden vetoed a bill to add 63 new permanent judgeships over partisan concerns.

  • March 11, 2025

    NJ Cannabis Co. Alleges Exec Aligned With Lender

    A New Jersey cannabis company alleged in federal court that its chief restructuring officer is intentionally sabotaging the company and asked the court to step in to force him to turn over documents related to a dispute with its lender.

  • March 11, 2025

    J&J Tells 3rd Circ. No Price Impact In Talc Concealment Suit

    Johnson & Johnson urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to undo class certification of investor claims that the company inflated its stock price by failing to disclose cancer risks associated with its talcum powder products, arguing that the investors could not have relied upon its alleged misrepresentations because there was no impact on the stock market's price.

  • March 11, 2025

    NJ AG Accuses Defunct Lender Of Racial Bias, Retaliation

    The owner of a recently shuttered New Jersey-based cash advance business instructed sales staff not to "waste your time with the Chinese, with the Africans and Spanish," and he sent racist messages to employees in a group chat, according to an announcement from the New Jersey attorney general's office.

  • March 11, 2025

    NJ Residents Push To Repackage Contaminated Water Claims

    Residents of National Park, New Jersey, asked a state appellate court panel for permission to revive and amend their proposed class claims over contaminated water, arguing Tuesday that the allegations are a matter for tort law, not contract law.

  • March 11, 2025

    NJ Power Broker Fights Civil Suit After Criminal Case Victory

    South Jersey power broker George Norcross and his brother moved this week to dismiss a civil racketeering suit against them arguing that the plaintiff's claims "parroted" a criminal indictment against them that was recently dismissed.

  • March 11, 2025

    US Atty, Ex-Cognizant Execs Can Delay FCPA Trial For 30 Days

    A federal judge granted an adjournment of up to 30 days in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives to allow the newly anointed U.S. attorney for New Jersey to review the case.

  • March 11, 2025

    Ex-J&J Atty Says She Was Fired For Making Ethics Complaint

    A former in-house data privacy attorney for Johnson & Johnson has sued the company for discrimination in New Jersey federal court, alleging that she was passed over for a promotion based on her Latina ethnicity and fired for reporting unethical behavior by the attorney who got the job.

  • March 11, 2025

    NJ High Court Approves AG Conflicts Waiver Pilot Program

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for a two-year pilot program through which the state attorney general will be allowed to waive conflicts of interest for public clients represented by the Office of the Attorney General.

  • March 11, 2025

    1st Circ. Upholds Block On Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

    The First Circuit on Tuesday refused to disturb a Massachusetts federal judge's ruling that blocked the Trump administration's move to end birthright citizenship, rejecting the government's claim that states suing over the policy lacked standing.

  • March 11, 2025

    Trump Admin Must Restore $250M In Teacher Grants For Now

    A federal judge in Massachusetts late Monday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore $250 million in funding for teacher training grants that it had slashed over their ties to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

  • March 10, 2025

    Amgen, Fresenius Settle Osteoporosis Drug Patent Dispute

    Amgen Inc. and Fresenius Kabi USA have reached an agreement resolving Amgen's allegations that Fresenius infringed a long list of patents covering drugs for treating osteoporosis and preventing bone problems, according to an order issued Friday in New Jersey federal court.

  • March 10, 2025

    Insurer Says CarePoint's Ch. 11 Plan 'Fatally Flawed'

    An insurer has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject CarePoint Health Systems' Chapter 11 plan, saying it is designed to unfairly benefit the debtor's landlord with liability releases.

  • March 10, 2025

    Judge May Pause Trump Admin's Cuts To Teacher Training

    A Massachusetts federal judge hinted Monday it would be reasonable to order the U.S. Department of Education to temporarily reinstate $250 million in teacher-training grants targeted for cuts by the Trump administration over their ties to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

  • March 10, 2025

    NJ Man Gets 18 Months In $50M Off-Road Tire Ponzi Scheme

    A New Jersey man who pled guilty to wire fraud for his role in a $50 million Ponzi scheme in which he took investor money on the promise he could buy and resell off-the-road tires at a substantial profit has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

  • March 10, 2025

    Fox Rothschild Lands Enviro Ace From Connell Foley In NJ

    Fox Rothschild LLP has added an environmental partner with over 25 years of experience practicing and a background as Connell Foley LLP's former environmental chair in its Morristown office, the firm announced Monday.

  • March 10, 2025

    NJ AG Shuffles Leadership Of Civil Rights Division

    New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced a leadership change at the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights with a senior counsel in his office stepping up to take charge of the anti-discrimination agency.

  • March 10, 2025

    Freight Co. Says Cellphone Dealer Ignoring Discovery Bids

    A freight coordination company said it has no choice but to ask a North Carolina federal court to sanction a cellphone dealer who sued it after a truckload of devices was stolen, claiming that it hasn't received adequate discovery responses.

Expert Analysis

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • As Failure-To-Warn Preemption Wanes, Justices May Weigh In

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    Federal preemption of state failure-to-warn claims has long been a powerful defense in strict liability tort cases, but is now under attack in litigation over the weedkiller Roundup and other products — so the scope and application of preemption may require clarification by the U.S. Supreme Court, says Michael Sena at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • 10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting

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    This year, in addition to evergreen developments driven by national security priorities, disruptive new technologies and competition with rival powers, federal contractors will see significant disruptions driven by the new administration’s efforts to reduce government spending, regulation and the size of the federal workforce, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal appellate court class certification decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving breach of life insurance contracts, constitutional violations of inmates and more.

  • 4 Do's And Don'ts For Trial Lawyers Using Generative AI

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    Trial attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools should review a few key reminders, from the likelihood that prompts are discoverable to the rapid evolution of court rules, to safeguard against embarrassing missteps, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

  • Defense Strategies For Politically Charged Prosecutions

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    Politically charged prosecutions have captured the headlines in recent years, providing lessons for defense counsel on how to navigate the distinct challenges, and seize the unique opportunities, such cases present, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Series

    Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.

  • The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration

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    Given the Trump administration’s shifting white collar enforcement priorities, C-suite executives may have the natural instinct to pare back compliance initiatives, but there are several good reasons for companies to at least stay the course on their compliance programs, if not enhance them, say attorneys at Riley Safer.

  • Opinion

    Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness

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    President Donald Trump’s orders attacking birthright citizenship, civil rights education, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs threaten hard-won constitutional civil rights protections and decades of efforts to undo bias in the law — undermining what Chief Justice Earl Warren called "our American ideal of fairness," says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Expect To Feel Aftershocks Of Chopra's CFPB Shake-Up

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    Publications released by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau personnel in the last days of the Biden administration outline former Director Rohit Chopra's long-term vision for aggressive state-level enforcement of federal consumer financial laws, opening the doors for states to launch investigations and pursue actions, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.

  • Opinion

    Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice

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    A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • 4 Potential Effects Of 3rd Circ.'s Coinbase Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent landmark decision in Coinbase v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the SEC's refusal to engage in rulemaking to clarify its stance on crypto enforcement was "insufficiently reasoned" could have wide-ranging impacts, including on other cases, legislation and even the SEC's reputation itself, says Daniel Payne at Cole-Frieman.

  • CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

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