By Colleen Murphy | May 7, 2024
"Because the scope of the agreement in this case would bar individuals from describing an employer's discriminatory conduct, the agreement encompasses speech the LAD protects," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said. "Defendants also used the agreement to try to hold the sergeant liable for making statements about her claims of discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment, which section 12.8 specifically protects."
By Lisa Willis | May 7, 2024
The case pits residents against Hallandale Beach, which allegedly broke a contract in a manner detrimental to land values.
By Avalon Zoppo | May 7, 2024
The state's law, which went into effect last May, criminalizes "recruiting, harboring, or transporting" a pregnant minor to access a legal abortion if the adult has the intent to conceal the abortion from a parent or guardian.
By Alex Anteau | May 7, 2024
Ryan and Asia Davis, a disabled army veteran and his wife, were sued by the SD Gunner Fund, a nonprofit that trains and provides service dogs to veterans, first responders and children, when Asia Davis led a review bombing campaign slamming the company on Google after an agreement between the charity and the Davises to provide the family a service dog fell apart.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Elliott Scheinberg | May 7, 2024
Elliott Scheinberg makes an amendment to his recent Appellate Practice column, "Weight of Evidence, Preservation, Third Department Joins Second, Fourth (and First)," which the New York Law Journal published on May 1, 2024.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Brian J. Shoot | May 7, 2024
In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot focuses on a single Court of Appeals ruling, 'Bazdaric v. Almah Partners', and the two issues that were presented in that case.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 7, 2024
In a May 4 opening brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, objectors said that the Facebook settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal discounted the statutory claims of 253 million class members by more than 99.7%.
By Colleen Murphy | May 6, 2024
"The scope of the rule will cause countless victims and witnesses to surrender their protected right to speak freely about harassment and discrimination," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said. "Although we acknowledge the state's good-faith representations that the regulation can be narrowed, we cannot rely on them to uphold the rule."
By Avalon Zoppo | May 6, 2024
It's a simple tool that can save time and energy for multitasking attorneys and help pro se litigants who might especially struggle with learning complex procedural rules, said Clerk of Court Chris Wolpert.
By Colleen Murphy | May 6, 2024
"In a ruling from the bench, Judge Hurd concluded that 'at the end of the day it's not a question of admissibility, it's a question of is it reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence under Rule 4:10- 2," the opinion said.
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