By Colleen Murphy | May 9, 2022
New Jersey Sen. Steve Oroho, R-24, condemned the online posting of U.S. Supreme Court justices' home addresses, citing the attack on a federal judge at her New Jersey home that resulted in the death of her son.
By Brian Lee | May 9, 2022
"For many of us, this is personal," said New York Attorney General Letitia James, pledging her support for measures aimed at protecting access to abortion services for low-income persons and those traveling from outside the state.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Eric M. Kraus and William P. Keefer | May 9, 2022
A recent decision out of the Ninth Circuit has held that the PREP Act does not provide federal courts jurisdiction over nursing home wrongful death claims. However, "the unique crisis presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lack of clear information, resources, treatment options and guidance from public health authorities that was available at the time, may provide some help to nursing homes defending their care and treatment of residents in their charge."
By Robert deBrauwere and Nicholas Saady, Pryor Cashman | May 9, 2022
The Republic of the Marshall Islands recently passed legislation enabling decentralized autonomous organizations to register as legal entities, following Wyoming last year. This article explains the legislation and legal principles that apply (or might apply) to DAOs.
By Colleen Murphy | May 4, 2022
During his testimony before the Budget and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin addressed the state and federal laws tying his hands when it comes to off-duty cannabis use by New Jersey police officers.
By Brian Lee | May 3, 2022
The bill, dubbed the "Grieving Families Act," would modernize a New York law enacted in the mid-19th century and include close family members such as domestic partners, as well as address a "harsh anomaly."
By Brian Lee | May 3, 2022
Prior to winning his upstate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, Delgado worked at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld for nearly seven years.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Ira S. Slavit | May 3, 2022
New York Public Health Law §2801-d provides a private cause of action for nursing home residents injured as a result of any deprivation of their rights that cause an injury. This article addresses the question of whether a PHL 2801-d claimant must demonstrate some level of cognitive awareness that he or she was deprived of the right as a prerequisite to recover noneconomic damages. The First and Third Departments of the Appellate Division split on this issue in decisions handed down in 2021. The First Department answered "yes," and the Third Department "no."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David J. Freeman, Lawrence P. Schnapf and Matthew J. Sinkman | May 2, 2022
The New York state budget has extended and revised the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program, a win for developers, environmental advocates, and community groups that would like to see the many remaining brownfield sites in New York State cleaned up and made usable again.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | May 1, 2022
The Senate must convene an emergency session, rather than waiting for its usual fall season opening, to help remedy a remediable crisis.
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