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November 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$113k Sanction Award to Law Firm At Stake: NJ Supreme Court Will Consider 'Unsettled Law' Frivolous Litigation Question

"The only published cases are two divergent Chancery Division rulings issued almost four years apart, the most recent being some twenty-seven years ago," Judge Thomas W. Sumners, Jr. said.
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November 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

BIT Mining Bribery Scandal Highlights Trump-Biden Enforcement Gap

“There is a prevailing view that Republicans are not particularly aggressive in enforcement of these types of regulatory cases typically brought by the SEC, and I don’t think that’s true necessarily—at least in the FCPA space," said Richard Hong, a partner at Morrison Cohen. 
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November 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

$10 Million Settlement Reached for Baby Injured by Disconnected Ventilator

“We are very happy to get justice for the Voyez family after all of these years and to provide them with compensation so that they can provide the care their son needs,” Michael J. Epstein of the Epstein Law Firm told the Law Journal.
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November 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Which Outside Law Firms Are Irreplaceable, and Which Should Have Gotten the Ax Years Ago?

"Our goal is to work with firms to reach common objectives, not to simply cut the bill," said Marni Friedlander, general counsel of the American Management Association.
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November 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Largest Law Firms: Locations, Starting Salary and Clients By Firm

Newark once again was the top most documented office location, with 21 in total, followed by Princeton, with 13.
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November 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Largest Law Firms: Firm Leadership and Practice Areas

We're seeing a broad range of financial services, with a small uptick in the number of firms listing private equity and venture capital services - a sure sign of firms' efforts to capture an expanding market.
36 minute read
November 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Largest Law Firms: New Jersey and Firmwide Attorney Count

This year's numbers marked a nearly 10% increase over last year's median office size, going from 43 to 47.
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November 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Monmouth County Bench May Soon Have a New Superior Court Judge

Currently, there are 39 open seats on the Superior Court bench across the state. Two more seats are expected to open up in December.
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November 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Construction Fall Nets $2.3 Million Settlement After Trial Begins

A $2.3 million settlement has been reached for a construction worker seriously injured when he fell while working on stilts.
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November 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Civil Reservations: An Important Tool for New Jersey Courts and Criminal Defendants

"Civil reservations are crucial for the efficient functioning of New Jersey courts," writes Lombardi & Lombardi's Joseph A. Lombardi.
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