Sheila Raftery Wiggins

August 16, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The no-poach agreement—an agreement between two unrelated companies to not hire each other's employees—is gaining renewed federal and state government scrutiny for its potential antitrust impact on the economy.

By Sheila Raftery Wiggins

8 minute read

January 02, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The path to class certification is bumpy, yet recent federal and state appellate court rulings suggest a narrowing of permissible class actions.

By Sheila Raftery Wiggins

17 minute read

May 11, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Third Circuit established the rule that, absent "clear and unmistakable" terms stating that the arbitral panel rules on the issue of class-action arbitrability, then the federal court rules on this issue.

By Sheila Raftery Wiggins

15 minute read

April 02, 2004 | Law.com

Bankers beware. Lenders are under stricter scrutiny regarding who they conduct business with and what they know about their debtors. Recently, cases have analyzed whether to permit claims to proceed against lenders on theories of aiding and abetting, equitable subordination, deepening insolvency and fraudulent conveyance in situations where the lenders have taken little action beyond ordinary lending or due diligence.

By William S. Katchen and Sheila Raftery Wiggins

20 minute read

April 06, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

This article analyzes the Stray Remarks Doctrine when defending against a disparate treatment claim.

By Eve I. Klein and Sheila Raftery Wiggins

9 minute read

April 20, 2007 | Law.com

Challenges to adverse employment actions as discriminatory will often point to a superior's verbal remarks relating to the plaintiff's protected status. But under the stray remarks doctrine, some comments with a discriminatory overtone may be deemed inadequate to support an inference of discriminatory motive. Attorneys Eve I. Klein and Sheila Raftery Wiggins discuss how courts have applied the doctrine, and describe some steps employers can take to help limit the consequences of inappropriate remarks.

By Eve I. Klein and Sheila Raftery Wiggins

8 minute read

March 15, 2004 | Law.com

Bankers beware. Lenders are under stricter scrutiny regarding who they conduct business with and what they know about their debtors, particularly when a debtor subsequently files for bankruptcy.

By William S. Katchen and Sheila Raftery Wiggins

19 minute read

June 11, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

What to do when you receive information that you believe is privileged from a third party.

By Sheila Raftery Wiggins

9 minute read

April 20, 2007 | Law.com

Challenges to adverse employment actions as discriminatory will often point to a superior's verbal remarks relating to the plaintiff's protected status. But under the stray remarks doctrine, some comments with a discriminatory overtone may be deemed inadequate to support an inference of discriminatory motive. Attorneys Eve I. Klein and Sheila Raftery Wiggins discuss how courts have applied the doctrine, and describe some steps employers can take to help limit the consequences of inappropriate remarks.

By Eve I. Klein and Sheila Raftery Wiggins

8 minute read