By Charles Toutant | May 28, 2020
In resolving the confusion over the reach of RISA, the justices could have provided a road map for future consumer-oriented litigation over contracts with health clubs and other services.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 22, 2020
Johnson & Johnson attributed its decision this week to discontinue sales of talc-based baby powder to COVID-19 and declining demand, but lawyers and law professors point instead to an April 27 ruling allowing plaintiffs' experts to testify in trials.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 19, 2020
Johnson & Johnson said it would "vigorously defend" the products in court. Plaintiffs attorney Chris Placitella, who is liaison counsel in the talc multidistrict litigation, said "we look forward to meeting them there as we continue to pursue justice for our clients."
By Amanda Bronstad | April 27, 2020
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson, who is overseeing the talcum powder multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson, found that five plaintiffs' experts, two of whom have testified before Congress on talcum powder safety, could appear before juries. The ruling is the first in which a federal judge has ruled on the scientific evidence in talc trials.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Dan Posternock | April 24, 2020
A look at home inspectors' potential liability under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (NJCFA), and commentary on how claims based upon this act may be influenced by the current climate in the state and nation.
By Charles Toutant | April 20, 2020
The suit claimed Wawa dispensed the hot water at a dangerous temperature that would immediately cause burns if spilled on flesh and that Wawa knew of the hazard and acted with disregard for the safety of its customers.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | April 3, 2020
According to Jason Zweig of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, the science linking Zantac and the carcinogenic molecule has been clear, so even without the FDA's recent move, causation would be solid.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Joshua W. Denbeaux, Marc Dann, Javier Merino and Ira Metrick | April 2, 2020
It is appropriate for the New Jersey Supreme Court to act now and to announce that CARES Act funds shall be considered exempt and any restraint on said funds will violate the CARES Act and applicable New Jersey law.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey S. Jacobson | April 1, 2020
The unprecedented scope and duration of the COVID-19 emergency will raise unprecedented questions about the application of New Jersey's emergency pricing law.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | March 30, 2020
In a decision that waded into unsettled questions for the circuit about what constitutes a violation of the TCPA, Judge Joseph Greenaway, who wrote the majority opinion, further rejected arguments that the law requires faxes to include an opt-out clause even when the recipient is found to have "solicited" for the fax.
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