Posted in Business & Commercial Law
It’s hard to believe that summer is over and I’m already following behind school buses on my way to work. Believe it or not, while fall has barely started, and it’s still almost 80 degrees outside, winter and the holidays are just around the corner. If you don’t believe me,… Continue reading
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Multiple new sources are reporting that the long anticipated bankruptcy filing for Sears Holding may happen this week. A $134 million dollar debt payment due this coming Monday may force the company into bankruptcy. On Tuesday Sears announced that The CEO of Drivetrain, an advisory firm for distressed companies had… Continue reading
Posted in Mass Torts
On October 3, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court made its long-awaited decision in the Accutane Multicounty Litigation. Developed by the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant Hoffman-La Roche, Accutane is a prescription acne treatment that has been found to be linked to inflammatory bowel disease. Numerous plaintiffs filed lawsuits in New… Continue reading
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On September 24, 2018, a special ruling issued by New Jersey Division of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) limited the type of activities that New Jersey craft breweries were allowed to conduct. Only a week later, the ruling has been indefinitely suspended due to public outcry. The ruling affected the 88… Continue reading
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Without doubt, the clear public policy of the State of New Jersey is – and always has been – to eradicate invidious discrimination from the workplace, and a central purpose of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”), N.J.S.A. 10:5-12, is the prohibition of discrimination in all aspects of the… Continue reading
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Reuters reports that Houston-based Mattress Firm, Inc. the largest U.S. mattress retailer with 3,000 stores is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of this week. Additionally, Reuters cites that its South African parent company, Steinhoff International Holdings NV, is encountering debt challenges, as well. It… Continue reading
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned all imports of drugs and drug products from Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical, which manufactured valsartan, a high blood pressure medication that had a possible carcinogenic impurity. In July 2018, the FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) supported a voluntary recall of lots… Continue reading
Posted in Truck & Bus Accident
A new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report found that truck safety technologies can prevent as many as 77,077 crashes, 23,275 injuries, and the loss of 500 lives per year. The report, Leveraging Large Truck Technology and Engineering to Realize Safety Gains, examined the safety benefits and costs of installing four advanced safety technologies… Continue reading
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In 2017, two registration prohibiting provisions of the Trademark Act of 1946 (“The Lanham Act”) were found unconstitutional under the First Amendment. These decisions raise important considerations for persons and companies whose trademarks may have been previously denied registration on such grounds or those considering registration of plausibly disparaging or… Continue reading
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A recent class action was filed in New York against the companies responsible for distributing or selling drugs containing tainted valsartan. The lawsuit, brought by a woman and her husband, alleges negligence, fraud, and manufacturing a defective product, among other claims. It is expected that personal injury claims may soon follow.
