A historic New York prep school whose famous alumni include presidential hopeful Donald Trump is preparing to reopen after a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the nearly $16 million sale of its campus. The 126-year-old New York Military Academy, located in the Hudson Valley, is expected to Continue Reading
PENPAC Endorses Pro-Business Pro-Job Candidates
The Private Enterprise Political Action Committee (PENPAC) announced today its endorsements of pro-business candidates seeking seats in the State’s General Assembly. The endorsements reflect a cross-section of candidates including incumbents, challengers, Democrats and Republicans. These Continue Reading
A Legal Guide to Working with Interns
Enterprising high school and college students often spend at least part of their summers engaged in internships. What better way to test-drive a career and gain valuable job skills than to spend a few weeks immersed in the corporate culture? Recent headlines suggest, however, that when it comes Continue Reading
FCRA Suits Mounting, But SCOTUS Might Stem Surge
Plaintiffs lawyers have been filing a profusion of suits over pre-employment background checks, which some observers attribute to a renewed interest in applicants' rights during the hiring process, but an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case could slow the trend.In the U.S. District Court for the Continue Reading
PTAB’s Joinder Ruling Gives Petitioners Extra Flexibility
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision last week allowing for parties that bring one America Invents Act review petition to file a subsequent petition raising different issues and join them into one proceeding may give petitioners strategic benefits, such as prolonging a stay in parallel Continue Reading
Demise of Int’l Data Sharing Pact Opens New Liability Frontier
The European Court of Justice's Tuesday ruling invalidating the safe harbor agreement that enabled data transfers between the U.S. and European Union opens companies on both sides of the Atlantic up to increased scrutiny from EU regulators, who will be pushed harder by consumers to protect data that Continue Reading
Extreme Weather, the New ‘Normal,’ is Creating Challenges and Opportunities
GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES AND citizens are changing their tune in the face of what may be the new norm—extreme weather. Hurricane Sandy proved that Mother Nature can damage infrastructure, businesses and homes, and powerful storms are predicted to hit New Jersey with a vengeance in the Continue Reading
Attorney Faces Ethics Complaint Over ‘Sham’ Contract Drafted in Campaign-Finance Case
A lawyer is now facing a legal ethics complaint for drafting what federal prosecutors in a case against a former Connecticut governor called a “sham” consulting agreement. On Sept. 2, the grievance panel for the New Haven judicial district said it found probable cause that attorney Christian Continue Reading
9th Circ.’s ‘Dancing Baby’ Ruling Came with Big Caveats
The Ninth Circuit's long-awaited ruling in the so-called "dancing baby" case was a victory for the fair use doctrine and for critics of aggressive online copyright enforcement, but one that was also carefully limited to avoid the kind of sweeping decision some wanted. Stephanie Lenz sued Continue Reading
$225M Exxon Deal Offers Blueprint for Pollution Review
ExxonMobil Corp.’s $225 million pollution settlement with state environmental authorities, approved by a New Jersey judge this week, is notable not only for its size and the level of public scrutiny it endured, but also the guidance it provides companies facing similar claims for natural resource Continue Reading