by Ian Singer | Aug 6, 2019 | Business
Finding a Resolution through Arbitration When shopping for a new car, many consumers depend on “Lemon Laws”— the laws and regulations put in place to protect individuals purchasing motor vehicles—as a safeguard. However, there are certain situations in which...
by Ian Singer | Apr 12, 2019 | Business
A “minority oppression claim” under New Jersey law has historically been tailored specifically for a minority shareholder who is suffering from oppression at the hands of majority shareholder(s) of a close corporation (i.e. less than 25 shareholders). New...
by Daniel Aguirre | Mar 19, 2019 | Business
On Monday, March 18, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law PL2019 Ch 39 prohibiting certain wavier and nondisclosure provisions in employment contracts and settlement agreements. The law prohibits the waiver of any “substantive or procedural right or remedy relating...
by Daniel Aguirre | Oct 31, 2018 | Business
On October 17, 2018 the Appellate Division decided Flanzman v. Jenny Craig. With its opinion in Flanzman the Appellate Division has continued the recent trend in New Jersey Courts of invalidating arbitration agreements. The Plaintiff had been employed by Jenney Craig...
by Daniel Aguirre | Oct 17, 2018 | Business
In 2015 our New Jersey Supreme Court created a new path for business disputes and commercial litigation. The Complex Business Litigation Program (CBLP) was instituted throughout the trial division of the court system. The CBLP required each county to appoint a...
by Ian Singer | Aug 15, 2018 | Business
On August 1, 2018 in an important decision on the scope of expert opinions, the New Jersey Supreme Court excluded plaintiff’s expert testimony in a mass tort case alleging that the pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann-La Roche’s anti-acne drug Accutane led to development of...