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June 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Gives Trial Courts Power to Rescind LLC Dissolution Certificates

"For the reasons that follow, we agree the LLC statutes do not empower the Department to rescind such certificates administratively, in the absence of a court order directing such relief," Presiding Appellate Division Judge Jack M. Sabatino said in his written opinion for the court.

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June 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Antitrust Suit Claims Pharmaceutical Company Hoarded Vascepa's Active Ingredient to Freeze Out Generic Competitors

"For over a decade, Amarin has engaged in a calculated anticompetitive scheme, whereby it executed exclusive, or de facto exclusive, agreements with suppliers to lock up the supply of Vascepa's active pharmaceutical ingredient, icosapent ethyl, in order to freeze its generic competitors out of the market and deprive consumers of affordable medication," the complaint said.

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June 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Parker McCay Leader, Brown & Connery Partner Face Racketeering Indictments Alongside George Norcross

"Instead of contributing to the successes of the city of Camden, through a series of criminal acts alleged in the state's case, the Norcross enterprise took the Camden Waterfront all for themselves," Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

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June 17, 2024 | Law.com

Second Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Biden Administration's New Title IX Rules

U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the 93-page opinion Monday in the matter of State of Tennessee v. Cardona, holding that the department redefining "sex" to include gender identity wreaks havoc on Title IX and produces results that Congress could not have intended.

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June 14, 2024 | Law.com

'What Is the Driving Force Behind a Change to Such a Successful and Inclusive Rule?': Federal Judge Blocks New Title IX Rules in Some States

"Because a circuit split exists and there is no binding federal jurisprudence on this issue, the court must make its own interpretation as to the applicability of Bostock to Title IX ... the court finds that Bostock does not apply to Title IX," U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty said.

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June 14, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Senate Judiciary Moves 1 New Nomination, 14 Reappointments to Superior Court Bench

"When counties are fighting for a candidate of your caliber, it really speaks volumes," Sen. Vin Gopal, D-Monmouth, said. "I am excited for you, but, more importantly, I am excited for the residents of Hudson County. You are going to be incredible for their judiciary."

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June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Majority Issues Bright-Line Rule: All Commercial Property Owners Have a Duty to Maintain Abutting Sidewalks

"Indeed, when someone purchases a vacant commercial lot, that is a business decision that embraces all the attendant costs and burdens of conducting business," Associate Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis said. "We conclude that one of those costs necessarily includes maintaining the abutting sidewalks so that they are in a reasonably safe condition for innocent passersby."

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June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Is the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for Appellate Judge Selections Still Under Consideration?

"Our primary concern is with proposing a constitutional amendment without robust engagement from stakeholders, including the bar association, members of the legal community, and civil rights advocates," Sarah Fajardo, the policy director for the ACLU-NJ, told the Law Journal.

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June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Smart, Thoughtful, Passionate': Meet New Jersey State Bar President William H. Mergner Jr.

"In my mind, the court exists and lawyers exist to serve the public," New Jersey State Bar Association President William H. Mergner Jr. told the Law Journal. "And where I have always struggled with the court system is in circumstances where all the lawyers, on behalf of their respective clients, agree that they need more time."

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June 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'We Just Focused on the Factual Record': Kirkland & Ellis Successfully Defends Pharmaceutical Companies in Lipitor MDL

Counsel for Sun Pharmaceutical and Ranbaxy, Devora W. Allon, a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in New York, said that the plaintiffs hired a regulatory expert to say that the Food and Drug Administration moves as fast as it can and that if there had been an earlier target date, the FDA would have met that date.

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