Michele C Ventura

Michele C Ventura

March 24, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Data Encryption Law: Will It Become National Standard?

New Jersey is the first state to enact a law that requires health insurance companies to protect patients' electronic personal information by using encryption.

By Neal Walters, Philip N. Yannella and Michele C. Ventura

7 minute read

March 24, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Data Encryption Law: Will It Become National Standard?

New Jersey is the first state to enact a law that requires health insurance companies to protect patients' electronic personal information by using encryption.

By Neal Walters, Philip N. Yannella and Michele C. Ventura

7 minute read

June 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Continuing Scrutiny of Automotive Class Actions

Class action jurisprudence has continued to evolve following the game-changing U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), and Comcast v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013).

By Neal Walters and Michele C. Ventura

8 minute read

February 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Opens Door to Latent-Disease Lawsuits

In a decision that may alter the landscape of Pennsylvania products liability and workers' compensation cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that former employees who develop a latent occupational disease many years after ending their employment can bring common law tort claims against their former employers.

By Philip N. Yannella and Michele C. Ventura

6 minute read

January 09, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Court Bars Offers of Judgment in Class Actions

N.J. court decides to ban offers of judgment in class actions, bringing it into agreement with the Third Circuit.

By Michael R. Carroll and Michele C. Ventura

7 minute read