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New Jersey court rejects contractor's claim he was an employee
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled against a real estate salesperson who entered into an agreement as an independent contractor but then sued under the theory he was an employee of the company. -
Sexual harassment plaintiffs can speak freely after settlements, New Jersey court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Victims of sexual discrimination and harassment are free to tell their stories, even if they signed settlement agreements that stipulated they do not. -
Pricing class action divides New Jersey Supreme Court; Majority sides against plaintiffs
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers can't pursue claims against the clothing retailer Aeropostale that alleged customers were hurt by "sales" prices. -
Teacher who faked fall gets demoted but keeps job
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A teacher who was caught on video faking the circumstances of her fall down the stairs can be demoted but doesn’t have to lose her job, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled, restoring an arbitrator’s decision that an appeals court had vacated. -
No immunity for New Jersey jail in lawsuit over inmate suicide
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey’s highest court upheld a $1.6 million verdict in a lawsuit against a county jail over arguments the jury awarded damages partially based on conduct – including failure to identify the man as a suicide risk -- entitled to absolute immunity under state law. -
N.J. high court strikes huge pelvic mesh verdict after C.R. Bard not allowed to explain why no clinical trials
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled it was wrong to bar a medical device company from explaining to jurors why it didn't perform clinical trials on pelvic mesh products while plaintiff lawyers frequently argued it was because the company was too callous. -
Field hockey player can sue coach after errant soccer ball hits her head
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A field hockey player who was hit in the head by a soccer ball that flew in from an adjacent athletic field can sue her coach for holding practice in the wrong place, New Jersey’s highest court ruled, rejecting a stricter standard the court established for suing over other types of sports injuries. -
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Court: Saving a dog is not the same as a human
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who sustained injuries trying to rescue her neighbors' dog from a canal can’t sue its owners, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled. -
Cops left intoxicated man on side of road, face wrongful death liability after he's run over
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey police department might yet be found liable for the death of a man who wrecked his car and was left at the scene with a blood alcohol level of .209. -
New Jersey lawyers must explain arbitration to clients, Supreme Court says
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – New Jersey lawyers who include arbitration clauses in their contracts should take note of a recent state Supreme Court decision. -
Drunk driving liability extended to underage house parties in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Underage hosts of house parties can be held liable for the actions of their guests, the New Jersey Supreme Court has decided. -
N.J. trial lawyers lose effort to pick apart arbitration agreement
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Arbitration agreements don’t have to provide the specifics of the process, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled. -
Lawsuit over fireball at chemical company revived by New Jersey Supreme Court
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A company whose employees were injured by a fireball can proceed with allegations of fraud against the company that made an explosion suppression system. -
Kia owners are owed much less than what class action lawyers wanted, N.J. court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Almost 20 years in, class action lawyers have learned they picked the wrong method for calculating damages in a lawsuit over Kia Sephias made from 1997-2000. -
Women can't prove they were taped using the bathroom, N.J. Supreme Court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Women who suspected they were spied on when they used the bathroom at an office building have lost their lawsuit, as the New Jersey Supreme Court said not enough evidence was gathered to show they were ever recorded. -
Makers of products with no asbestos had duty to warn users if it would be added later, New Jersey decides
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Makers of parts that did not contain asbestos – but would later need to be used with parts that did – owed a duty to warn users, according to the New Jersey Supreme Court. -
Woman who removed nasal tube and wouldn't let nurses reinsert it loses lawsuit; Her case was supported by New Jersey's trial lawyers
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who pulled a medical tube out of her nose and refused to let it be reinserted can’t sue her health care provider because her condition worsened without it. -
Changes to New Jersey predatory towing law don't apply to older lawsuits
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the Predatory Towing Prevention Act 2018 amendments cannot be applied to a case that was already decided before those changes went into effect. -
Plaintiffs attorney lied about fees to client with bullying lawsuit, court says; He charged $1 per email
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a retainer agreement should be invalidated because the attorney made oral assurances that were different from what was in the contract he provided to the client. -
New Jersey Supreme Court rules Fox Rothschild didn't breach duty in transaction ordeal
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An attorney and a law firm didn’t commit breach of fiduciary or conversion in a complex transaction between a real estate agent and its client, a state court has ruled.