By Colleen Murphy | February 13, 2024
"I felt the precedent was violated in this case and the result is that the tradition and the statute will not mean anything," Sen. Jon Bramnick, R-Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, and Union, told the Law Journal.
By Chris O'Malley | February 13, 2024
Hindering the agency's efforts to crack down on shady reviews is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which provides online platform with immunity to claims stemming from third-party content.
By Charles Toutant | February 13, 2024
"If, in fact, the judiciary is looking to whack the judge—I can't say it's not going on—I would be disappointed. I would be surprised. But I would not be stunned," ethics expert Marc Garfinkle said.
By Colleen Murphy | February 12, 2024
"The court finds that the settlement agreement is reasonable," U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said. "As discussed at length ... success against defendants, which 'are responsible for only three to seven percent of the MDL defendants' total alleged PFAS-related liabilities,' is not guaranteed and would only come, if ever, after years of protracted, expensive, complex litigation."
By Hugo Guzman | February 12, 2024
"The NLRB continues to limit an employer's right to manage its workforce. All employer-employee communications are on the table and should be evaluated for overbreadth," Miles and Stockbridge counsel Rebecca Leaf wrote in a note to clients.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael P. Robotti and Lauren Engelmyer | February 9, 2024
This article examines Supreme Court precedent requiring a warrant to search a cell phone, and what lawyers should consider when counseling clients on whether they should turn over text messages in response to a government subpoena.
By Marianna Wharry | February 8, 2024
"The court of appeals' decision is incredibly important, it puts water companies like the city of Spokane on notice that if they fail to charge reasonable rates, they will very likely see those rates challenged in court," the petitioners' counsel, Alexandria Drake, of Dunn & Black in Spokane, told Law.com.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 8, 2024
A federal judge on Thursday granted final approval to DuPont's $1.185 billion settlement with an estimated 14,000 public water providers across the country.
By Riley Brennan | February 8, 2024
"We agree with the division that the dangerous condition—the optical illusion created by the surface coloring—resulted at least in part from maintenance of the facility. 'Maintenance' is defined in the statute as 'the act or omission of a public entity or public employee in keeping a facility in the same general state of repair or efficiency as initially constructed or in preserving a facility from decline or failure,'" Justice Melissa Hart said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Live Coverage
By Colleen Murphy | February 8, 2024
"My concern is that, if I do vote for you, which I would like to do based on your history as a lawyer, based on your personality, and based on your statements, I am afraid I am sending a message to future judiciary committees that I am disrespecting tradition or the statute," Sen. Jon Bramnick said to one of the three nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday.
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