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New Jersey Law Journal

County Bar Associations Back in Appointments Fold in Reworked Hughes Compact

Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey State Bar Association have executed an agreement that provides for county bar associations to have a formal role in evaluating potential judicial and prosecutorial nominees.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Clearing Waiver Hurdle, Plaintiff Wins $3.2M Verdict After Charity Bike Ride Fall

A bicyclist injured after hitting a pothole during a charity bike ride has won a more than $3 million verdict against Philadelphia and the event's organizer, despite having initially signed a waiver.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How a Board of Directors Should Respond to Sexual Harassment Claims

Reports of institutional sexual harassment and abuse have flooded newsstands for the last several months, wreaking havoc on the reputations of Hollywood big wigs and high-powered officials.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court Mulls Whether Pretrial Defendants Can Call Adverse Witnesses

In yet another case calling into question the extent of evidence to be produced at detention hearings under New Jersey's revamped bail system, the Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over whether a criminal defendant had the right to call witnesses adverse to him.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

3 Important Checks That Could Keep Your M&A Transaction From Going Sideways

The U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is at an all-time high. The competition between buyers for attractive acquisition candidates is driving up valuations. In fact, transaction multiples of 10 or more are now considered common.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

The US Senate Is On Track to Redefine Anti-Sex Trafficking Law

The legislation alternately known as SESTA and FOSTA has gone through multiple iterations. Depending on who you talk to, the latest version is either a welcome compromise or the "worst of both worlds" for internet companies.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Europe Surpasses US in Number of Ongoing Bribery Investigations, Report Says

The report from TRACE International also revealed that China surpassed every other country as far as where the most bribery violations occurred over the past four decades.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pryor Cashman Partner Fought the Regulators, and the Regulators ... Lost

Pinchus Raice could have had his career ruined after the FDIC leveled a $100,000 civil penalty against him. Instead, he faced regulators in their own administrative court and won, securing a settlement from the banking oversight corporation for $1.5 million.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

DuCharme Takes Over as Eastern District's Criminal Chief

The assistant U.S. attorney was most recently chief of the office's national security and cybercrime section.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Sex Harassment Settlements

The legislation, which passed 56-2, would ban mandatory arbitration clauses in sexual harassment settlements; establish a statutory definition of sexual harassment; and prohibit anonymity of the accused in court-approved settlements.
3 minute read

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