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Challenge to Contingency Fee For Retiring Partner Tossed
A state judge's ruling Monday in a $1.3 million fee fight highlights the importance of spelling out the role of retiring partners and their share in contingency fees.
DECISION OF INTEREST
Simmermon v. Dryvit Systems Inc. et al.
A Tennessee judgment must be given full faith and credit in New Jersey unless plaintiff obtains relief in a Tennessee court; however, because it violated Rule 4:5-1(b)(2), defendant will be responsible for plaintiff's litigation expenses.
LAW & BUSINESS
Suit Charges N.J. Title Companies' Rate Setting Violates Antitrust Law
A class-action suit in New Jersey's federal court alleges that title insurance companies in the state are all charging the same premiums, set by a central industry bureau, in violation of antitrust laws.
Employer Spying on Family-Leave Abuses Raises Legal Hackles
A growing number of employers are hiring private investigators to spy on workers suspected of taking leave dishonestly under the Family Medical Leave Act, and employees' lawyers say it's harassment and intimidation.
Mass-Tort Treatment Is Sought for Suits Over Pollution From Bristol-Myers' Site
Since 1905, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has been making pharmaceuticals and related products at its plant in New Brunswick. But more than 100 neighbors have sued over the alleged by-products of the operation - pollution and cancer - and they are seeking to have their cases consolidated as a mass tort.
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Our 2008 look at 40 promising young professionals in New Jersey's legal community, with biographies and photographs.
Federal Court Judicial Survey 2008
The results of a Law Journal survey that asked federal court practitioners to rate the judges, magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges of the District of New Jersey in nine performance categories.
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Rivera-Soto Can Be Sued Personally for Alleged Civil Rights Breach, Judge Rules
There is enough evidence of record in a civil rights suit to sustain an allegation that state Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto used the authority of his position to intervene in school and municipal court investigations of whether his son was bullied by a schoolmate, a trial judge rules.
Lawyers Dispute What Discovery Will Show About Justice's Use of Influence
If Wednesday's ruling preserving a civil rights suit against Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto survives appeal, the next step will be discovery, and opposing lawyers disagree over what that will reveal.
Single Anti-Gay Remark Sufficient for Hostile Workplace Claim, Court Says
Calling an employee a "stupid fag" just once is ground for a prima facie case of hostile-workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, a New Jersey appeals court says.
Unjust Enrichment Claim Preempted by Antitrust Law
In what appears to be a case of first impression, a federal judge has held that federal antitrust law preempts an unjust enrichment claim brought by a customer that claimed it was entitled to the nearly $1.7 million recovered by its supplier in an antitrust suit.
Full Faith and Credit Bars N.J. Suit Over Class Claims Settled Elsewhere
Settlement of a nationwide class action in another state prevents an individual's filing of a similar suit in New Jersey, even if the defendant's tactical ploy misled the plaintiff, the state Supreme Court holds.
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Corporate Law
This special section highlights some of the most pressing issues impacting corporations today such as the effect of insolvency on directors and officers? fiduciary duties to shareholders, preventing employee theft and the complexities involved with executive compensation. Also a look at the advantages New Jersey offers as a place of incorporation.
PRACTICE PAPERS
Trusts and Estates
Potential Pitfalls in Variable Prepaid Forward (VPF) Contracts
Environmental Law
The Mother of All Oil Spills
WHAT'S COMING?
In the August 25 issue:
REAL ESTATE LAW
In a foreclosure action, it is not absolutely necessary for a mortgage assignee to have a written assignment of the mortgage.
CIVIL PROCEDURE
OPRA has become an important supplement to traditional discovery tools, particularly in land use, development, and environmental law.
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