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July 23, 2025
NJ Panel Tosses Conviction Over Fair Trial Violation

A New Jersey state appeals panel has reversed the conviction of a man found guilty of weapons violations and criminal restraint, finding that it was unfair of prosecutors to tell his jury that the defendant's daily attendance at the trial indicated he was fabricating testimony.
July 23, 2025
Tort Report: Panera Settles Last Of 'Charged Lemonade' Suits

The final resolution of a handful of injury suits over Panera Bread's caffeinated lemonade drink and the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a medical malpractice case lead 蓝莓视频's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.
July 23, 2025
Sen. Collins Opposes Bove For 3rd Circ. Over Bias Concerns

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will oppose the confirmation of Emil Bove to the Third Circuit, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has also indicated her likely聽opposition.
July 23, 2025
NJ Power Broker Blasts AG's Bid To Revive RICO Case

Garden State power broker George E. Norcross III聽on Wednesday urged a New Jersey appeals court to affirm the dismissal of the state's explosive racketeering indictment, arguing the trial court was right to toss the charges because there are no factual allegations in the indictment that amount to a crime.
July 23, 2025
NJ Comptroller Flags $34M Hole, Targets Lifeguard Pensions

The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller recommended Wednesday that the state legislature scrap a law mandating a handful of shore towns provide pensions to lifeguards after it found some municipalities underfunded the plans and face deficits of more than $34 million.
July 23, 2025
Takeaways From The US Attorney Role Tumult In New Jersey

The U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey was thrown into turmoil Tuesday with a leadership dispute that remained open Wednesday, teeing up a battle between the White House and the Garden State's senators on Capitol Hill.
July 23, 2025
NJ Justices Back AG Takeover Of Paterson Police Dept.

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin acted within his authority when he took control of the troubled police department of the state's third-largest city in 2023, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday.
July 23, 2025
How A County's 'Holistic' Approach Reduced Violent Crime

A meeting with Atlantic City business leaders at the start of Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds' tenure in 2022 helped establish the guiding light to his office's聽community-first approach to prosecution centered on rehabilitation and reducing recidivism.
July 23, 2025
Spurning Outsiders, Trump Expands Role In Picking Judges

President Donald Trump is tightly controlling judicial nominations in his second term, eschewing guidance from mainstream groups and instead relying on close advisers and vetting candidates himself.
July 22, 2025
FCA Draws Heavy Constitutional Fire After $1.6B J&J Verdict

Reeling from a record fraud verdict tied to drug promotion practices, Johnson & Johnson is pursuing a sweeping constitutional challenge to the False Claims Act, and in filings this week at the Third Circuit, major industry allies rallied behind its views of whistleblower litigants usurping executive branch power.
July 22, 2025
Becton Dickinson Investors Seek Final OK Of $9M Deal

Investors in medical tech manufacturer Becton Dickinson are seeking final approval of their $9 million deal that will end derivative claims the company was damaged by its attempts to hide regulatory problems regarding sales of its Alaris pump, which would add to the list of settlements the company has entered over the alleged misrepresentations.
July 22, 2025
Clorox's $380M Suit Says Cognizant Gave Hackers Passwords

Bleach maker Clorox hit Cognizant with a $380 million lawsuit in California state court Tuesday, alleging the cybersecurity company enabled a "catastrophic" 2023 cyberattack by handing over highly sensitive Clorox employee passwords after hackers simply asked for them.
July 22, 2025
Power Cos., PJM Back FERC Auction Rerun Decision

Power producers and PJM Interconnection LLC told the D.C. Circuit Monday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was right to let PJM rerun an electricity capacity auction with an inflated reliability requirement after the Third Circuit ruled changes to it were retroactive ratemaking.
July 22, 2025
Divided 3rd Circ. Backs ICE Detention Contracts In NJ

A split Third Circuit panel on Tuesday backed a lower court's decision invalidating a New Jersey state law barring detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ruling that the law directly regulates the federal government.
July 22, 2025
Brandy Melville Hits Temu For 'Bait-And-Switch' Copycat Garb

Bargain-shopping app Temu's entrance into the "ultra fast fashion" market might have been "meteoric," but that's because it rips off other brands' intellectual property to sell cheap copycat products, Brandy Melville alleges in a federal lawsuit, claiming Temu even uses the clothing brand's photographs to pull a "bait-and-switch" on shoppers.
July 22, 2025
As Habba Exits, NJ Mayor's Suit Against Prosecutor Goes On

Prosecutors are well-guarded by immunity from civil claims, but Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's recent defamation and false arrest suit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba uses her public statements to try to evade that doctrine, experts told 蓝莓视频.
July 22, 2025
Ex-J&J Atty Slams Bid To Dismiss Her Bias, Retaliation Suit

A former Johnson & Johnson data privacy lawyer is urging a New Jersey federal court to keep alive her racial bias suit, arguing the pharmaceutical giant's dismissal bid is based on flawed legal arguments.
July 22, 2025
NJ Judges End Habba's Tenure, Bondi Removes Replacement

The New Jersey federal district court brought Alina Habba's run as interim U.S. attorney to an end Tuesday by not extending her tenure in the temporary role past 120 days.
July 21, 2025
Novartis Can't Block Generic Entresto Amid TM Feud Appeal

The Third Circuit said no way to Novartis AG's attempt to block a competitor from selling a generic version of a heart failure drug while the pair duke it out in federal court over Novartis' allegations that an Indian drugmaker is infringing its trademarks.
July 21, 2025
Feds Tell 3rd Circ. Gun Rights Not Automatic After Crime

The Third Circuit heard oral arguments Monday over whether the Second Amendment gives a man convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol the automatic right to own weapons after serving his time.
July 21, 2025
States Say Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions Are Creating Chaos

A coalition of 20 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday for "upending" noncitizens' access to publicly funded programs like Head Start and food banks.
July 21, 2025
Aetna's Price-Fixing Suit 'Like Forum Shopping,' Judge Says

Aetna Inc.'s lawsuit alleging 23 pharmaceutical companies fixed prices for generic drugs seems like an attempt to work around a pause in similar Pennsylvania litigation, a Connecticut state judge said Monday, appearing sympathetic to the defendants' argument for dismissal or a stay.
July 21, 2025
Officials' Intent Key In Visa Revocation Trial, Judge Says

A Massachusetts federal judge hearing a free-speech case stemming from the arrests of pro-Palestinian student activists said Monday he is grappling with whether immigration officials were carrying out an official聽Trump administration policy or using their own discretion to implement a broader set of priorities within the law.
July 21, 2025
Mismanagement Cost Nokia 401(k) Plan $100M, Suit Alleges

Two former Nokia workers have hit their ex-employer with a proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act class action in New Jersey federal court, accusing the company of mismanaging its 401(k) plan.
July 21, 2025
NJ US Atty Accused Of Ethics Violations Amid Possible Exit

A group of ethics experts and former presidential advisors requested an ethics investigation into interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba on Monday, as she reportedly approaches the end of her run as the top federal prosecutor in the Garden State.

Expert Analysis

Series

Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.
5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

In order to effectively develop associates鈥� critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
And Now A Word From The Panel: How MDLs Fared In 2024

A significant highlight of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice during 2024 was the increase in the percentage of new MDL petitions granted by the panel, with 25 granted and only eight denied 鈥� one of the highest grant rates in years, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
Recent Suits Show Antitrust Agencies' Focus On HSR Review

The U.S. Department of Justice's suit this month against KKR for inaccurate and incomplete premerger filings, along with other recent cases, highlights the agency's increasing scrutiny of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance for private equity firms, say attorneys at Willkie.
Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process 鈥� mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
Trump's Energy Plans For Generation, Transmission And More

The executive orders and presidential memoranda issued by President Donald Trump on the day of his inauguration, unwinding the Biden administration's energy policies and encouraging development of fossil fuels, may have significant impacts on the generation mix, electric transmission construction and the state regulatory environment, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
Algorithm Price-Fixing Ruling May Lower Antitrust Claims Bar

A Washington federal court's refusal to dismiss Duffy v. Yardi Systems, an antitrust case over rent prices allegedly inflated by revenue management software, creates an apparent split in the lower courts over how to assess such claims, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
Series

Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it 鈥� and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention In 2025

In 2025, we expect state attorneys general will navigate a new presidential administration while continuing to further regulate and police financial services, artificial intelligence, junk fees and antitrust, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025

If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it鈥檚 harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.
Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

Whether 2024鈥檚 uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts鈥� resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.
Roundup

Banking Brief: State Law Recaps From Each Quarter Of 2024

In this Expert Analysis series, throughout 2024 attorneys provided quarterly recaps discussing the biggest developments in banking regulation, litigation and policymaking in various states, including New York, California and Illinois.
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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.