United States v. Stoerr, 695 F.3d 271 (3d Cir. 2012). Defendant was convicted of participating in bid-rigging and receiving kickbacks while employed at Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. (“Sevenson”). Sevenson, which was not a party to the criminal proceedings, voluntarily compensated ...
South Jerseyans, and those who are vacationing in Cape May and who either have gotten too much sun or just want to get a dose of appellate practice, can observe seven oral arguments before Judges Alvarez, Nugent and Ostrer today at the ...
Suarez v. Eastern International College, 428 N.J. Super. 10 (App. Div. 2012). Plaintiff enrolled at the defendant for-profit college, in its diagnostic medical ultrasound technician program. A school representative told her before she enrolled that after graduating from the college, ...
On this date in 2002, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided Lonegan v. State, 174 N.J. 435 (2002). There, plaintiffs mounted a challenge to numerous types of state “contract debt” (that is, “bonds issued by an independent state authority on ...
Marcus v. BMW of North America, Inc., 687 F.3d 583 (3d Cir. 2012). “Run-flat” tires (“RFT’s”) are automobile tires that can, as their name implies, continue to run for 50 to 150 miles, at 50 miles per hour, even when ...
Gannon v. American Home Products, Inc., 211 N.J. 454 (2012). This case presented the issue of whether a judgment against these personal injury plaintiffs in their federal court suit against the United States government for allegedly negligently permitting the marketing of ...
Ragguette v. Premier Wines & Spirits, 691 F.3d 315 (3d Cir. 2012). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5) allows an extension of time to file a notice of appeal upon a showing of “excusable neglect.” This decision by Judge Cowen finds ...
State v. Lenihan, 427 N.J. Super. 499 (App. Div. 2012). Would it not seem “obvious” that N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.2f, New Jersey’s “seatbelt law,” is intended to protect the public health and safety? A Law Division judge found that “obvious.” But that ...
Cornett v. Johnson & Johnson, 211 N.J. 362 (2012). This is a long-awaited decision in the tort/medical device realm, involving as it does the issues of choice of law for statute of limitations purposes, the operation of the statute of limitations ...
Zavala v. Wal Mart Stores, Inc.., 691 F.3d 527 (3d Cir. 2012). This Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) decision, written by Judge Smith, rejects a collective action under the FLSA and affirms the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s claims on the merits. The ...