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In New Jersey, landowners generally have a non-delegable duty to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe manner for those who come onto their premises. That often leads to personal injury claims where the landowner and tenant are both named, even where the lease agreement between a landowner and tenant provides that the tenant is solely responsible for maintenance and repair of the land and premises.
In a recent decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court in the matter of State v. Raynor, 334 Conn. 264 (2019), the Court declined to require prospective jurors to disclose their racial background as part of the jury selection process.
Judge Kenneth Powell granted the post-trial remittitur motion of Janssen Pharmaceuticalson January 17, 2020, thereby reducing the punitive damages awarded by the Philadelphia juryin October of 2019, down from $8 billionto $6.8 million.
New Jersey passed the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) to provide its citizens with access to government records, in order to ensure an informed citizenry. A common law right to access public records has also existed parallel to, and unrestricted by, OPRA.
Today, the firm is pleased to unveil its new name – McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. The firm has elevated Senior Partners Joel Clark and Gary Intoccia to named partners of the firm, recognizing their decades of commitment to the firm, their practice, and their clients.
On January 16, 2020, in a unanimous decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court partially reversed a 2018 decision of the Appellate Division, and dismissed two separate claims, consolidated on appeal, made under the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA”) as putative class actions.
On January 8, 2020, Judge Christine Smith, J.S.C. of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County, published an opinion in the matter of John Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, et al., ATL-L-950-16, in which the court asserted personal jurisdiction over the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (the “Archdiocese defendants”).
The firm is proud to announce that New York City partner Mindy Jayne has obtained dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against the firm’s retail-store client in the matter of MiclasseGue, et al. v. Acacia Realty, LLC, pending before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Westchester County.
The firm is proud to announce that New York City partner Mindy Jayne has obtained dismissal of a personal injury lawsuit against the firm’s retail-store client in the matter of MiclasseGue, et al. v. Acacia Realty, LLC, pending before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Westchester County.
According to a recent report from the New York Civil Justice Institute (“NYCJI”), a leading tort-reform organization, approximately half of plaintiffs in 175 New York asbestos-related lawsuits failed to take advantage of potential funds by filing claims with asbestos bankruptcy trusts.
Commercial Tenant’s Control and Possession of Property Allows Landowner to Escape Liability in New Jersey
Connecticut Declines to Require Jurors to Affirmatively Disclose Race
Drastic Reduction in Philadelphia Risperdal Verdict
New Jersey Court Limits Deliberative Process Privilege in Response to Public Records Request
Joel Clark and Gary Intoccia Elevated to Named Partners
New Jersey Supreme Court Dismisses TCCWNA Claims Against Towing Companies
New Jersey Court Asserts Jurisdiction Over Archdiocese of Pennsylvania in Sex Abuse Case
New Jersey Court Reinstates Pregnancy Discrimination Claim
MKC&I Obtains Dismissal on Behalf of Large Retail Client
Many New York Plaintiffs Fail to File Claims with Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts, New Study Reports