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New Jersey Law Journal

Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault Claims Is Likely Over but Questions Remain

While the act bars only the forced arbitration of sexual harassment and sexual assault claims, it is an important first step in restoring employees' ability to bring discrimination and harassment claims in open court.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Employer Monitoring and Surveillance of Employees in the Work-From-Home Setting

Improvements in technology have advanced a broad range of methods to monitor employees' whereabouts and activities. Reliance on technology in our personal and professional lives makes monitoring activity relatively easy.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In a Virtual World, Should Courts Still Require Geographical Limitations for Restrictive Covenants?

There are particular situations where the lack or extent of a restrictive covenant's geographical limitations can and should factor into a reasonableness analysis.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Partners Yearbook 2023

Congratulations to these new partners, made and hired laterally over the past year.
52 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

What's Next for Automobile Insurance?

This year, the 220th legislative session has already approved a bill to increase the minimum limits for motor vehicle and automobile liability coverage and a bill to expand the full disclosure of policy limits. Nonetheless, there are still some changes that the Legislature can approve that will further protect the legal rights of persons injured in automobile accidents.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Index to Verbal Threshold Opinions

Since 1988, there have been over 120 published cases that deal with some aspect of the verbal threshold. These cases are listed here in chronological order by subject matter.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Look at No Fault in 2022

This year, there were no new cases dealing with the verbal threshold; however, there were two new cases from the Supreme Court dealing with motor vehicle accidents: Cooper Hospital (Collateral Sources: Medicare) and Stewart (Tort Claims Act: Dangerous Condition of Public Property). In addition, there have been two new statutes relating to automobile insurance.
12 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A History of Automobile Insurance

The triple pillars of the system are the Compulsory Insurance Law (which requires liability insurance), the No Fault Act (which requires Personal Injury Protection benefits) and the Uninsured Motorist Act (which requires uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage).
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Compulsory Liability Insurance

I recommended that the Legislature amend the insurance statutes to provide that the minimum liability and UM/UIM coverage for automobiles and all motor vehicles be increased to $100,000. The action of the Legislature in increasing the compulsory insurance limits to $25/50,000 on Jan. 1, 2023 and $35/70,000 on Jan. 1, 2026 is welcome, but is not enough.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Navigating Family Law Cases When a Child Has Special Needs or a Disability

When a family has a child with special needs or disabilities, particular attention must be paid to how the obligation to maintain the child is structured.
7 minute read

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