On Dec. 24, 2015, a home furnishings company called Croscill Home sold a tealight candle holder online to an Ocean County man. That transaction now has the company facing the threat of a class action lawsuit and the possible loss of a huge sum of money. The consumer, Ryan Russell, earlier this year Continue Reading
NJ Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Faulty Work Case
New Jersey's high court ruled Thursday that damages stemming from a subcontractor's faulty workmanship can be covered under a general contractor's commercial general liability policy, blunting a decades-old precedent that insurers have wielded to deny coverage for such claims and providing clarity Continue Reading
LAW: The Attorney Helping Gretchen Carlson Topple a TV Titan
Nancy Erika Smith has strict criteria for the clients she chooses to represent in court, and only works with a fraction of the people who come to her with tales of discrimination. But when she met Gretchen Carlson, Smith knew right away Carlson would make the cut.“Meeting with Gretchen, I really Continue Reading
PTAB Nixes Tracking Patent In Post-Grant Review
In its third-ever post-grant review decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Tuesday that a patent for tracking container storage and shipping is invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision because it describes a long-standing industry practice. The PTAB found in favor of Continue Reading
How PE Attys Can Survive And Even Prosper In The Summer
Summertime isn’t the safe haven from responsibility it once was, and private equity attorneys who are expected to spend the dog days of summer helping clients clinch deals and close funds need to find ways to stay focused without losing their cool. It’s hot, your friends and colleagues and Continue Reading
Why Demand For LP Co-Investments Continues To Rise
Private equity interest in co-investment deals alongside their limited partners continues to rise in popularity, and experts say co-investments are only becoming more attractive as PE funds seek to take advantage of the benefits, including the strengthening of relationships with LPs and improved Continue Reading
In Ex-Fox Anchor Harassment Case, Accusations of ‘Judge Shopping’
Lawyers for the Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, are looking to transfer a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the former anchor Gretchen Carlson to a New York federal court, a move her lawyers immediately dismissed as “judge shopping.” In papers filed on Friday, Mr. Ailes’s lawyers argued that the Continue Reading
Stunted-Chicken Ruling Hatches Fight Over Defect Exclusions
A New Jersey appeals court's Thursday ruling that adverse side effects caused by chicken feed additive are covered property damage chips away at precedent long relied upon by insurance carriers in product defect cases, but the court's new test for how an exclusion for impaired property is applied Continue Reading
Ex-Fox News Anchor’s Suit Puts Media Sexism In Spotlight — For Now
When former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued her ex-boss, Roger Ailes, her lawsuit outlined what employment attorneys call an all-too-familiar tale of sexual harassment: comments about her legs, instructions to wear certain types of clothing, even an overt sexual proposition. But there was Continue Reading
3 Takeaways From The NLRB’s Temp Worker Union Ruling
As the National Labor Relations Board's blockbuster Browning-Ferris decision nears its first anniversary, the agency issued a complementary ruling Monday making it easier for temp workers to unionize, a one-two combination punch that management-side lawyers fear will open primary employers up to Continue Reading