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September 18, 2024 | Law.com

Judge: Only One Plaintiff for Upcoming Bellwether Trial Over J&J Talc

U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, in New Jersey, struck down a proposal from plaintiffs' lawyers in lawsuits over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder to consolidate two cases for the first federal bellwether trial.
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September 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Report: Firms Should Focus on Collections to Prepare for Uncertain 2025

"If firms are prepared for a softening demand economy, and are surprised that demand is strong, they're going to be in better shape than if they plan for future demand and find that it's weak," said Thomson Reuters analyst Bill Josten.
6 minute read
September 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Personal Liability Following a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure in New Jersey

"This makes a deed in lieu of foreclosure an attractive loss mitigation option for a defaulting homeowner in New Jersey," writes Myron C. Weinstein
8 minute read
September 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Class-Action Suit Filed Against Jaguar for Claims of Defective Windshields in Land Rover Defender

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.
3 minute read
September 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $1.5 Million Over Construction Worker's Fall Into Collapsed Trench

"Thus, the trench was permitted to exist in a dangerous condition while subcontractor workers were active on the jobsite and in the vicinity of the trench," the plaintiff's attorneys said.
3 minute read
September 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Discovery Dispute Centered on Internal Report Produced by Debevoise in Sex Abuse Case Heads Back to Trial Court

"During discovery in the present matter, defendants provided to plaintiffs the public summary, but withheld the internal report, without expressly claiming the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine protected its disclosure," the opinion said.
5 minute read
September 17, 2024 | Law.com

Preparing Your Law Firm for 2025: Smart Ways to Embrace AI & Other Technologies

Join the webcast to explore how transformative technologies drive legal industry change and how to embrace them to avoid being left behind.
5 minute read
September 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Pinelands Commission Water Diversion Regulation Prompts Reaction From Community

"Perhaps Clayton's greatest concern is that the Regulation ... fails to meaningfully exempt non-consumptive diversions," writes Connell Foley's Ryan Benson.
3 minute read
September 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Fired In-House Lawyer Claims She Lost Job During Miscarriage Recovery

"The defendants also went to great lengths to invent bogus and pre-textual performance issues in an attempt to justify an otherwise unlawful termination," plaintiffs lawyer Matthew Luber said.
5 minute read
September 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Drugmaker Accused of Overhyping Proposed COVID Treatment Agrees to $3M Settlement

"Plaintiffs assert that lenzilumab's prospects of success were overstated, that defendants failed to disclose material adverse nonpublic information concerning the scientific merits of repurposing lenzilumab as a COVID treatment as part of a scheme to mislead investors into purchasing shares of Humanigen stock," U.S. District Judge William J. Martini said.
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