Mary Pat Gallagher

February 02, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

A pair of bills that would place restrictions on the sale and rental of recalled vehicles was approved by the New Jersey Assembly on Jan. 29.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

6 minute read

January 30, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Litigation that resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts around the country is poised to shut down in New Jersey without a single case tried to verdict and no known recoveries by the hundreds of women who claimed that the hormones they took to alleviate symptoms of menopause instead caused cancer and other problems.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

8 minute read

January 29, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Litigation that resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts around the country is poised to shut down in New Jersey without a single case tried to verdict and no known recoveries by the hundreds of women who claimed that the hormones they took to alleviate symptoms of menopause instead caused cancer and other problems.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

8 minute read

January 29, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

A putative class action suit has been brought over a Jan. 21 fire that destroyed a 408-unit luxury apartment building in Edgewater, N.J., displacing an estimated 1,000 tenants and affecting many people who lived nearby.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

5 minute read

January 29, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

A putative class action suit has been brought over a Jan. 21 fire that destroyed a 408-unit luxury apartment building in Edgewater, N.J., displacing an estimated 1,000 tenants and affecting many people who lived nearby.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

5 minute read

January 28, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Homeowners who enter into trial agreements to modify their mortgages under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and comply with the terms can sue for breach of contract if a modification is denied and might even have a consumer fraud claim, a New Jersey appeals court has held in a precedential decision of first impression.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 27, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Homeowners who enter into trial agreements to modify their mortgages under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and comply with the terms can sue for breach of contract if a modification is denied and might even have a consumer fraud claim, a New Jersey appeals court has held in a precedential decision of first impression.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 26, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

A lawyer for plaintiffs suing Conrail over a 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro, N.J., that released toxic vinyl chloride gas will not be sanctioned for sharing an email from the government investigation with the media, a federal judge has held.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

6 minute read

January 25, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

A lawyer for plaintiffs suing Conrail over a 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro, N.J., that released toxic vinyl chloride gas will not be sanctioned for sharing an email from the government investigation with the media, a federal judge has held.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

6 minute read

January 23, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey judges are free to attend State of the State speeches and similar events and they can even wear their judicial robes but they must be "very circumspect in their demeanor and reactions," according to newly issued guidelines from the state Supreme Court.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

6 minute read