US peace groups file constitutional challenge to Iraq war
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
[JURIST] A coalition of anti-war activists represented by the Constitutional Law Clinic at Rutgers University Law School-Newark [academic website] Tuesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release, PDF] in US District Court for New Jersey seeking a declaratory judgment that the war in Iraq ..
Tyco settles securities fraud lawsuit with New Jersey for $73 million
Thursday, May 1, 2008
[JURIST] Tyco International [corporate website] Wednesday reached an agreement with the state of New Jersey to settle a lawsuit [case materials] alleging that insider trading at the company cost the state $100 million in state employee pension funds. Under the settlement terms, Tyco will pay $73 ..
NY appeals court upholds Port Authority negligence verdict in 1993 WTC bombing
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
[JURIST] A New York appeals court has upheld [opinion text] a jury's finding that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was negligent [JURIST report] in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center [BBC backgrounder] by Islamic radicals that killed six and injured 1,000. The jury found in ..
New Jersey high court rules subpoena needed to obtain Internet user records
Monday, April 21, 2008
[JURIST] The New Jersey Supreme Court [official website] Monday ruled [PDF text] that Internet service providers may not turn over users' personal information to police or other agencies unless they obtain a valid grand jury subpoena when the information sought relates to an indictable offense. ..
Parmalat fraud suit against Citigroup can proceed: judge
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
[JURIST] A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled [PDF text] Tuesday that a $7 billion lawsuit [JURIST report] filed by Italian dairy giant Parmalat SpA [corporate website] against Citigroup [corporate website] could go forward on a claim that Citigroup aided and abetted former Parmalat executives ..
ICE sued over 'illegal' immigration raids
Thursday, April 3, 2008
[JURIST] Law enforcement officials from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website] violated the constitutional privacy and due process rights of suspected illegal aliens by raiding their homes [CSJ backgrounder], according to a complaint [PDF text] filed in New Jersey ..
Fort Dix plot accomplice sentenced to 20 months in prison
Monday, March 31, 2008
[JURIST] New Jersey US District Judge Robert Kugler Monday sentenced Albanian Kosovar refugee Agron Abdullahu [criminal complaint, PDF], one of the six men arrested [JURIST report] in May for plotting an attack on New Jersey's Fort Dix [official website], to 20 months in prison. In October 2007, ..
Supreme Court rules for Delaware in state water boundary dispute
Monday, March 31, 2008
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] ruled Monday that New Jersey and Delaware have "overlapping authority" to control "extraordinary" construction projects along the Delaware River. The Court's decision came in New Jersey v. Delaware [Medill case backgrounder; ..
New Jersey civil union law not ensuring rights of same-sex couples: report
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
[JURIST] A New Jersey civil union law has not been able to effectively ensure that same-sex couples receive the same rights and privileges as heterosexual couples because of federal law, according to an official report [PDF text] issued Tuesday by the New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission (NJ- ..
Merck settles Medicaid fraud, kickback lawsuits
Friday, February 8, 2008
[JURIST] New Jersey pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck [corporate website] has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims [press release, PDF] that it defrauded Medicaid and improperly marketed three of its drugs to doctors, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The settlement [PDF text] stems from ..
Fort Dix plot suspects charged with attempted murder
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
[JURIST] Additional charges, including attempted murder, were filed Tuesday against the alleged plotters of an attack on Fort Dix [official website]. The US Attorney for New Jersey declined to say why the attempted murder charge was added, but a grand jury found that there was sufficient evidence ..
More and more i find myself apologizing for the amount of money i am able to get my clients after a work related injury. The conversation goes something like this:
” I know your knee is screwed up and you missed 5 months of work and you had 2 knee surgeries and the doctor says you […]
People often have the mistaken belief that there job is protected when they are out of work because of a medical condition so long as they have a doctor’s note stating they are unable to work. Unfortunately, that is not the case all the time. There are certain laws that do protect your job while […]
A client told us he was injured at work and was receiving Workers’ Compensation. He said his regular health insurance and dental benefits were allowed to lapse since he was out. He felt his employer should be obligated to continue paying for these benefits since he was injured at work. I agree […]
Can I ever sue my employer? People often ask if they can sue their employer when they get hurt on the job. Until recently the answer would have been NO. There have been strides made by attorneys who have argued that certain acts by employers are so outrageous that the employer should be held accountable […]
Adam Rothenberg did a great entry regarding this issue and medical malpractice. If you are interested in how this issue plays out in the medical malpractice arena, I recommend reading that first.
However, there are many ways that governmental entities may be involved in other types of negligence that may result in injury. For […]
If you have questions regarding accidents with a governmental employee, a municipal, state or federal entity, please see PART II of this series, as the rules are different and more pressing.
One of the goals of the Law is the resolution of disputes. To that end, New Jersey Law sets up time limits […]
A client recently expressed concern and asked if she could be fired because she filed for worker’s comp benefits? The answer is NO! The Courts in New Jersey have recently accepted this claim as a new type of case. For years Employers have gotten away with terminating employees who have filed for workers […]
PAYMENT OF MEDICAL BILLS /PIP/ NO FAULT
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is the section of your automobile insurance policy that provides payment of your medical bills when you are in an automobile accident. New Jersey is a “No Fault” State, therefore, your medical bills for an automobile accident are paid by your insurance company regardless of […]
I finally got around to watching Pirates of the Caribbean last night. I was absolutely amazed about how many similarities there are between a “jolly pirate’s life” and that of the practice of Workers’ Compensation.
Legend has it that if a one were injured on a pirate ship, the Captain of the ship would have […]
I get many phone calls from employees claiming that they have been the victim of discrimination from terminations, to pay raises, to being passed over for a promotion. When we begin to discuss the facts surrounding the employment setting it becomes clear to me that this potential client was not the victim of discrimination. […]
