Mary Pat Gallagher

January 08, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey county's attempt to stop a government critic from using its official seal on her local access television show could end up costing it more than $40,000 in legal fees and costs.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

6 minute read

January 07, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

In the latest opinion to tackle remittitur by New Jersey trial judges, an appeals court Jan. 7 upheld the denial of a motion to reduce a $2.4 million personal injury award, but criticized the 2011 landmark Supreme Court ruling that allowed remittitur based on the trial judge's "feel of the case" and comparable verdicts.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 07, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

In the latest opinion to tackle remittitur by New Jersey trial judges, an appeals court Jan. 7 upheld the denial of a motion to reduce a $2.4 million personal injury award, but criticized the 2011 landmark Supreme Court ruling that allowed remittitur based on the trial judge's "feel of the case" and comparable verdicts.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 06, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Standard & Poor's has failed to fend off a consumer fraud suit by the State of New Jersey that accuses it of misleading consumers about the independence and objectivity of its ratings services and using outdated analytic models to maximize its market share and profits.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 06, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Standard & Poor's has failed to fend off a consumer fraud suit by the State of New Jersey that accuses it of misleading consumers about the independence and objectivity of its ratings services and using outdated analytic models to maximize its market share and profits.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 05, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Rule changes aimed at helping New Jersey lawyers fulfill their annual pro bono obligations kicked in at the start of the new year.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

January 05, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Rule changes aimed at helping New Jersey lawyers fulfill their annual pro bono obligations kicked in at the start of the new year.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

7 minute read

December 31, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

A commuter who claims she was hurt while trying to board an elevator at a PATH station has gotten the go-ahead from a New Jersey appeals court to proceed with her personal injury suit absent any expert testimony, based on a theory of res ipsa loquitur.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

5 minute read

December 30, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

A commuter who claims she was hurt while trying to board an elevator at a PATH station has gotten the go-ahead from a New Jersey appeals court to proceed with her personal injury suit absent any expert testimony, based on a theory of res ipsa loquitur.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

5 minute read

December 30, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

More than 600 lawsuits over the acne drug Accutane that were centralized in Atlantic County have been thrown out for failure to provide discovery.

By Mary Pat Gallagher

6 minute read