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January 31, 2025 | The Recorder

Judge Grants TRO Blocking Federal Funding Freeze

"The Executive Branch has a duty to align federal spending and action with the will of the people as expressed through congressional appropriations, not through 'presidential priorities,'" U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. of Rhode Island wrote in his temporary restraining order.
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January 31, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Sex Work at Wyndham? Judge Allows 10th Human-Trafficking Suit

Wyndham, based in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, faces at least 10 suits, pending in New Jersey federal courts on behalf of alleged victims of human trafficking at its franchises. Another case with similar claims was settled, on confidential terms, on Jan. 2.
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January 31, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: Buchanan; Malamut Law; Genova Burns; Faegre Drinker

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney adds a shareholder in Newark, and more moves.
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January 31, 2025 | Law.com

Securities Action Targeting Polestar Alleges Mistakes in SEC Filings

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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January 31, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey’s Arbitration Appeal Deadline—A Call for Clarity

The right to reject the award is temporary and subject to a strict 30-day deadline. Rule 4:21A-6(b) provides that a party must file a notice of rejection of the award with the civil division manager within 30 days of the “filing of the arbitrator’s award in the court’s electronic filing system.” If the notice is not filed within 30 days of the filing of the award, the award becomes binding.
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January 31, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Law Firms Look to Gen Z for AI Skills, as 'Data Becomes the Oil of Legal'

Recent law school graduates looking to break into the field and early-career associates looking to move to a new firm will likely have greater marketability if they possess tech know-how, legal industry experts say.
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January 31, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Being a Profession is Not Malarkey

To be told by a successful, respected member of the bar in a premier legal publication that the professional aspect of a legal career is “malarkey” is jarring, to say the least.
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January 31, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bring NJ's 'Pretrial Opportunity Program' into the Open

We suggest that written notice of the program should be provided to defendants and defense attorneys in every drug case that is charged in this district.
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January 31, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

High-Speed Crash With Police Vehicle Nets $1.6 Million Settlement

A $1.6 million settlement was reached for a Flemington woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car crash with a Montgomery Township police officer.
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January 30, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

$19.1M Verdict: 'Most Accurate Settlement Demand I Ever Made'

The state trooper thought the driver was drunk, and failed to see she was having a stroke.
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