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 ..
New Jersey governor signs bill abolishing death penalty
Monday, December 17, 2007
[JURIST] New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine on Monday signed into law [press release] a bill ending the use of capital punishment [PDF text], making New Jersey the first state to abolish the use of the death penalty since the US Supreme Court reinstated it nationally in 1976. The legislation was ..
As opening day is knocking on our door, one may wonder are we safe in our local professional baseball stadiums? The answer is no. The NJ legislature passed a law in 2006 giving limited immunity to the owners of professional baseball clubs and stadiums in New Jersey from injuries occuring to spectators who are struck […]
One common injury that results from motor vehicle accidents is frequently referred to as “whiplash”. In actuality, whiplash is not an injury at all. Rather it is the whiplash forces that cause the resultant injuries. A recent article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons entitled Chronic Whiplash and Whiplash-Associated Disorders: […]
Recently, a verbal threshold case was settled for $180,000. This was quite a difficult case. It involved an accident that happened in May 2003, where a plaintiff was rear-ended and injured in the accident. There was very minimal damage to the cars involved. To complicate things, while still under treatment for […]
A common question I get is how do insurance companies go about defending cases. As we all know, we must carry automobile insurance. That insurance includes liability coverage, which protects us up to a certain amount in the event that we are responsible for a crash. When an automobile accident occurs, insurance […]
New Jersey’s Dram Shop Act applies to every entity licensed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages within the state. Thus, a person or a business that sells alcohol to any person whom is visibility intoxicated may be liable for potential injuries that result to that person and […]
The res ipsa doctrine is a common law doctrine that can be used by a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case. Translated literally from the Latin, res ipsa loquitur means, “the thing, itself, speaks.” The seminal common law res ipsa case taught in law school is the case of Byrne v. Boadle, 159 […]
When a dog bites someone while that person is in or on a public place or lawfully in or on private property, either by express or implied permission, the dog’s owner is liable for any damages sustained from the bite regardless of the viciousness of the dog. This applies even if the victim is lawfully […]
How many times have you been driving on a road, possibly coming to a red light, and are confronted with the decision to wave someone out in front of you or not? As New Jersey becomes more and more populated, there are more and more cars on the roads and highways. As this […]
The answer is immediately. If any public entity may be responsible for your injuries or harm caused, the laws of New Jersey require you to put those entities on notice within ninety (90) days of the date of injury. If a notice is not sent within that time period, a claim for injuries […]
With the increasing population in New Jersey, automobiles seem to be flooding the streets. With the growing number of cars comes the growing number of accidents. There are certain maneuvers that are more dangerous than others and as such, the driver must exercise an elevated degree of care. Common examples of such maneuvers are left […]
