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New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Approves Fee Enhancement, But Not 'Dual Fee,' in GNC Employee's Case

A federal judge in Camden, pointing to his concern that "hourly or relatively low salaried workers may not obtain the skilled representation they deserve," granted a 25 percent fee enhancement in an age discrimination suit against vitamin and supplement retailer General Nutrition Corp. At the same time, the judge ruled out the possibility of the lawyer recovering a statutory and contingency fee simultaneously.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Sales Receipts Not Contracts Under TCCWNA, Appeals Court Says in Nixing Class Action

"We conclude that the complaint should have been dismissed with prejudice because the sales receipts are not a violation of the TCCWNA, and they are not contracts or notices under the act," said Appellate Division Judges Thomas Sumners Jr. and Scott Moynihan.
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International Edition

MoFo Guides Japanese Cigarette Maker in $1.5B Bangladesh Deal

The deal would be Japan Tobacco's third acquisition of a big tobacco company in Southeast Asia since last year, and the largest-ever M&A transaction involving a Bangladeshi company.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

EU Court Rules Christian Louboutin's Red Soles Can Have Trademark Protection

Fashion brands may be able to obtain trademark protection for color marks applied to a specific position on a product in the European Union thanks to a June 12 decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Tequesta Shopping Plaza Trades for $7.1 Million

Address: 150 N. U.S. Highway 1 in TequestaProperty type: This is a 37,653-square-foot, four-building shopping plaza on a 4.2-acre lot.Price: $7,100,000Seller:…
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Daily Business Review

Bilzin Sumberg's Martin Schwartz Details $69M Sunset Harbour Sale

Schwartz represented gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine, who also is a former Miami Beach mayor, and developer Scott Robins in the sale.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

R.J. Reynolds Not Liable for Late Smoker's Cancer

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco defeats a damages claim on behalf of a smoker who died of lung cancer.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenacres Shopping Plaza Trades for $1 Million

Address: 5380 10th Ave. N. in GreenacresProperty type: This is a 6,300-square-foot shopping plaza on half an acre. It was built in 1980.Price:…
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Daily Business Review

Colliers' Mika Mattingly Considers $14.5M Metromall Sale Among Her Toughest Deals

The odd ownership of Metromall—five entities who for the most part didn't know each other—made this a tough deal for Mattingly and the rest of the Colliers team.
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The Legal Intelligencer

How Video Game Mods Are Changing the Intellectual Property Game

A year ago, the word “fortnight” was relegated to relative obscurity—an archaic way of saying two weeks. In July 2017, however, all that changed. After software developer Epic Games released the blockbuster video game Fortnite Battle Royale—a multi-platform, free-to-play game in which players participate in a cartoonish fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world—the word "Fortnite" can now be heard everywhere.
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