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April 23, 2025
Fed. Circ. Agrees MS Generic Drug Didn't Infringe Metacel IP
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a New Jersey federal judge's finding that Rubicon Research's generic version of Metacel's drug Ozobax does not induce doctors and patients to infringe a Metacel patent.
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April 23, 2025
3rd Circ. Backs Health Network In Suit Over Malpractice Case
The Third Circuit on Wednesday declined to reinstate a retired lawyer's case against the Rothman Institute聽Orthopedic Foundation for not giving him an affidavit of merit to support medical malpractice claims against different healthcare providers, with the panel ruling the institute did not interfere with his ability to seek legal recourse.
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April 23, 2025
Standing May Doom Academic Groups' Suit Over Removals
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday declined to consider a request by a group of academic organizations to immediately bar the government from deporting students and faculty over pro-Palestinian activity, and hinted that he may dismiss the complaint for lack of standing.
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April 23, 2025
Ex-Olympian Says QVC Stole Idea For 50+ Lifestyle Brand
A former Olympian and broadcaster who created a platform centered around women over 50 alleged in New Jersey federal court on Tuesday that QVC strung her along with the opportunity to partner and develop the platform into a lifestyle brand for the company, only to steal the idea without payment.
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April 23, 2025
Insurer Says No Coverage For $7.8M Tornado Damage Suit
The insurer for a construction inspection company聽claimed聽it owed no coverage for a suit alleging the company聽overlooked deficiencies that contributed to a $7.8 million tornado loss, telling a New Jersey federal court聽the policyholder had no coverage for professional services gone wrong.
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April 23, 2025
Investment Fund Insists On DQing Connell Foley From Bias Suit
A Black-owned investment company asked a New Jersey federal court to overturn a magistrate judge's decision denying its bid to disqualify a Connell Foley LLP attorney from representing the state in the investment firm's bias case.
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April 23, 2025
Saladworks Operator Must Face Worker's Unpaid OT Suit
A Pennsylvania-based franchisee of fast-casual salad eatery Saladworks cannot escape a proposed collective action accusing it of misclassifying assistant managers as overtime-exempt, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting the company's argument that there aren't enough assistant managers to support a collective.
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April 23, 2025
NJ AG Sues RealPage, Landlords, Claiming Rent Price 'Cartel'
RealPage Inc. and 10 of New Jersey's largest landlords are colluding to raise rents in violation of state and federal antitrust and consumer protection laws, forcing Garden State residents to overpay for housing, Attorney General Matt Platkin claimed Wednesday in a federal lawsuit.
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April 22, 2025
Wyndham Must Face Suit Alleging It Enabled Sex Trafficking
A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday rejected Wyndham Hotels' bid to escape a woman's lawsuit accusing the company and one of its franchisees of ignoring signs she was trafficked for sex at a Hawthorne Suites in Northern California, finding the woman sufficiently alleged Wyndham was liable for her injuries.
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April 22, 2025
BlackRock Funds Drop Claims In Valeant Stock Suit
Dozens of BlackRock funds have dropped their claims in multidistrict securities litigation that accused a Bausch Health Cos. Inc. predecessor and others of a market manipulation scheme that caused a stock plummet, according to an order signed Tuesday by a New Jersey federal judge.
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April 22, 2025
DOJ Says Google Ad Tech Win Supports Apple Antitrust Case
The U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal court its recent win against Google in the ad tech monopolization case supports聽allowing claims聽that Apple monopolizes smartphone markets聽to proceed.
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April 22, 2025
J&J Ends Trade Secrets Suit Against Now Deceased Ex-Exec
Johnson & Johnson has reached a settlement with the estate of a former executive that it accused of stealing confidential files when he left the company to work for Pfizer, but who died in the middle of the litigation, the parties told a New Jersey federal court.
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April 22, 2025
NJ AG Pushes To Revive RICO Case Against Power Broker
New Jersey urged a state appellate court to revive its sprawling racketeering indictment against Garden State power broker George E. Norcross III, politically connected attorneys and others, arguing that the trial court undertook a review that doesn't exist in criminal practice.
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April 22, 2025
Subaru Buyers' Attys Get $7.25M As Windshield Deal OK'd
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a settlement between Subaru and a class of nearly 2 million customers in a suit that accused the automaker of selling vehicles with windshields vulnerable to cracks and other breakage, and granted class counsel $7.25 million in attorney fees.
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April 21, 2025
NJ Investment Firm Accused Of Aiding Alleged $300M Ponzi
A New Jersey investment adviser has been hit with a proposed class action claiming the company helped recruit marks for what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has called a $300 million Ponzi scheme, making it at least the second company to be sued for its alleged connections to the fraud operation.
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April 21, 2025
NJ Says KalshiEx Can't Rebrand Bets To Dodge Gambling 麻豆传媒
New Jersey regulators fired back at KalshiEx LLC's challenge to the state's block of the platform's sports event contracts, arguing the firm can't sidestep registration under the state's gambling laws "just by offering sports wagers in a different format."
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April 21, 2025
Asset Manager Admits Stealing $3M From Real Estate Cos.
A Connecticut asset manager who helped clients buy and manage real estate portfolios has pled guilty to stealing nearly $3 million from entities in five states to fund his day trading endeavors, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
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April 21, 2025
Sun Pharma Accuses Drugstores Of $10M Refund Scheme
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. told a New Jersey federal court that a group of pharmacies and their operators engaged in a criminal, years-long racketeering scheme that resulted in it paying more than $10 million in refunds for short-dated pharmaceutical products.
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April 21, 2025
Feds Vow To Cut NY Funds If Congestion Pricing Stays On
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday amplified threats to pull federal funding for Manhattan roadway projects if congestion pricing continues, saying state officials now have until May 21 to explain why they're flouting a federal directive to halt the "unconscionable" program.
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April 21, 2025
AG Accuses NJ Luxury Tower Contractors Of Labor Violations
New Jersey's attorney general on Monday announced a lawsuit against a general contractor and a group of subcontractors for shorting workers on wages and benefits during the construction of a Jersey City luxury high-rise.
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April 21, 2025
NJ Panel Revives Ex-Group Home Worker's Whistleblower Suit
A New Jersey appeals court reinstated a group home worker's lawsuit alleging she was fired for raising concerns about staffing levels and training, reasoning Monday that she met the pleading standards for the state's whistleblower law.
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April 21, 2025
NJ Atty Depo Sought For Duane Morris Malpractice Suit In Pa.
An Indian business owner has asked a New Jersey court to force a Morristown-based McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP partner to sit for a deposition in his malpractice suit against Duane Morris LLP in Pennsylvania state court.
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April 21, 2025
Wife Of Ex-Sen. Menendez Convicted On Corruption Charges
A Manhattan federal jury on Monday found Nadine Menendez guilty of aiding in her husband Bob Menendez's corruption by facilitating bribe payments, including a Mercedes-Benz and gold bars, from New Jersey businessmen to the convicted former U.S. senator.
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April 21, 2025
Baker Donelson Launches In NJ With 26 Epstein Becker Attys
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced a major expansion into New Jersey on Monday with 26 attorneys joining the firm from Epstein Becker Green in new offices in Princeton and Iselin.
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April 19, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Q1 Dealmakers, Tariff Tension
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority 鈥 including the law firms that guided the聽10 largest real estate deals of the first quarter, and how dealmakers and companies have been navigating uncertainty in the market.
Expert Analysis
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IP Hot Topic: The Intersection Of Trademark And Antitrust 麻豆传媒
Antitrust claims 鈥 like those in the U.S. Department of Justice鈥檚 recent case against Apple 鈥 are increasingly influencing trademark disputes and enforcement practices, demonstrating how antitrust law can dilute the power of a trademark, say attorneys at Dentons.
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Series
Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer 鈥 punctuality, memorization, creativity and more 鈥 have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.
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How 麻豆传媒 Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
麻豆传媒 firm decision making can be stifled by 鈥渃ollaboration drag鈥 鈥 characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent 鈥 but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.
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Election Outlook: A Precedent Primer On Content Moderation
With the 2024 election season now in full swing, online platforms will face difficult and politically sensitive decisions about content moderation, but U.S. Supreme Court decisions from last term offer much-needed certainty about their rights, say Jonathan Blavin and Helen White at Munger Tolles.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.
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What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral 麻豆传媒 Hires
Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years 鈥 a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round 鈥 in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.
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Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With 麻豆传媒 Firm Support
A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.
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Planning 麻豆传媒 Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm鈥檚 objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
Mark Johnson and Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler discuss the muted nature of the property and casualty insurance class action space in the second quarter of the year, with no large waves made in labor depreciation and total-loss vehicle class actions, but a new offensive theory emerging for insurance companies.
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Series
Playing Golf Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer
Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it鈥檚 helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.
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麻豆传媒 Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning 鈥 beginning with comprehensive campaigns 鈥 can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Opinion
The Big Issues A Big麻豆传媒 Associates' Union Could Address
A Big麻豆传媒 associates鈥 union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being 鈥 from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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Opinion
It's Time For A Big麻豆传媒 Associates' Union
As Big麻豆传媒 faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change 鈥 and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.
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How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
In its recent Loper Bright, Corner Post and Jarkesy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed the Administrative Procedure Act in ways that undermine Congress and the executive branch, shift power to the judiciary, curtail public and business input, and create great uncertainty, say Alene Taber and Beth Hummer at Hanson Bridgett.
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Vendor Rights Lessons From 2 Chapter 11 Cases
A Texas federal court鈥檚 recent critical vendor order in the Zachry Holdings Chapter 11 filing, as well as a settlement between Rite Aid and McKesson in New Jersey federal court last year, shows why suppliers must object to critical vendor motions that do not recognize creditors' legal rights, says David Conaway at Shumaker.