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March 28, 2019 On March 27, 2019, a Middlesex County, New Jersey jury of six men rendered a Defense verdict in favor of Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc. (“ JJCI” ), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in the Ricardo and Pilar Rimondi matter. The jurors found that Plaintiff […]

March 28, 2019 Oral argument in the Rowe v. Hilco (Universal Supply) appeal took place on March 25, 2019 before the New Jersey Supreme Court in Trenton. The Appellate Division determined the trial court erred in permitting Hilco (“ Universal” ) to use Answers to Interrogatories and deposition transcripts of […]

March 22, 2019 Eminent domain is the power of the State to take private property for public use and to compensate the property owner. In Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) v. Charles Birnbaum; Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket NO. A-0019-16T1, Approved for Publication, February 15, 2019, the […]

March 22, 2019 Since the Olds v. Donnelly [1] decision was handed down more than twenty years ago, the law in New Jersey has been that the “entire controversy doctrine” does not bar a legal malpractice claim merely because that claim was not raised as part of the underlying action, […]

March 22, 2019 This week marks the second time a jury has found the key ingredient in Roundup to have caused cancer, as Monsanto Corporation faces hundreds of similar cases in federal multidistrict litigation and in various state courts across the country. All allege Roundup’s main ingredient, glyphosate, caused the […]

March 22, 2019 The United States Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, held in Air and Liquid Systems v. DeVries, that product manufacturers can be held liable under maritime law for asbestos components that they did not manufacture or supply, but which were applied to their products after sale. In […]

March 12, 2019 On February 28, 2019, a panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division unanimously upheld four trial court decisions, finding for plaintiffs in “diminished value” of automobile claims. The Appellate Division consolidated four actions for purposes of appeal: Fin Servs. Vehicle Trust v. Panter , Nissan Infiniti LT […]

March 12, 2019 Eminent domain is the ability of a government to take private property for public use and compensate the property owner. In Borough of Glassboro v. Jack Grossman, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-4556-17T2 (Approved for Publication, January 7, 2019), a unanimous panel held […]

March 12, 2019 While pushing a shopping cart at Wal-Mart, plaintiff Alexandra Rodriguez “brushed” a clothing display rack that started to fall. The rack struck her right elbow and hand causing injury. Her medical experts diagnosed Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) after conservative treatment and nerve decompression surgery on her […]