Jackson mayor hires township planning board attorney to represent her business in real estate commission lawsuit

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Jackson Township Mayor Jennifer Kuhn has retained prominent local attorney and current Jackson Planning Board attorney Robert Shea to represent her real estate company in a pending Ocean…

Howard L. Zimmerman professional malpractice suit dropped at landmark condo complex

New York, NY – A Manhattan appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a professional malpractice and negligent misrepresentation lawsuit filed by the Board of Managers of the Cipriani Club Residences at…

Flight attendant age discrimination suit moves forward in New Jersey court against United Airlines

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has ruled that a former United Airlines flight attendant’s discrimination lawsuit will proceed in part, finding that some of her claims of workplace bias and retaliation…

Seafood supplier escapes parts of frozen calamari lawsuit in New Jersey federal court

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has pared back claims in a tangled class action over alleged short-weight calamari, granting in part a motion to dismiss by seafood supplier Ruggiero Seafood, Inc.…

Judge allows lawsuit against NYPD officers to proceed in false arrest case

Brooklyn, NY – A federal judge has ruled that parts of Isaiah Sano’s civil rights lawsuit against the City of New York and three NYPD officers can move forward, rejecting efforts by…

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Judge tosses free speech suit against Republican Brian Stack, Jersey City and state police

Newark, NJ – A federal judge shut down an independent journalist’s civil-rights lawsuit on Thursday, granting multiple motion to dismiss bids from New Jersey officials and agencies and ending a case that…

Wyndham’s bid to toss sex-trafficking suit at Orlando Ramada is denied

Newark, NJ – A federal judge refused to throw out a trafficking lawsuit against Wyndham corporate entities, ruling Wednesday that Jane Doe’s allegations about years of exploitation at an Orlando Ramada plausibly…

Judge tosses ex-resident’s lawsuit against Rutgers over negative job references

Newark, NJ – A former pathology resident who accused Rutgers New Jersey Medical School of derailing her medical career with damaging references has lost her lawsuit after a federal judge granted the…

New Jersey Inmate Claims Jail Guards Ordered Prisoner Cell Attack

Judge allows inmate’s failure-to-protect claim to proceed, dismisses part of suit against New Jersey prison warden Newark, NJ – A federal judge has ruled that a New Jersey inmate’s lawsuit alleging he…

Federal judge tosses COVID mismanagement lawsuit against Fort Dix officials, citing lack of jurisdiction

CAMDEN, NJ – Friday — A high-profile lawsuit brought by federal prisoners alleging the mishandling of COVID-19 protocols at Fort Dix prison has been dismissed after a New Jersey federal judge ruled…

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Federal court allows part of wrongful arrest lawsuit against Holmdel Township to move forward

TRENTON, NJ – Friday — A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit brought by Nedal Elfar against Holmdel Township and three of its police officers may proceed in part, rejecting some…

Inmate’s $3.2M lawsuit over lung nodule care tossed by federal judge in New Jersey

CAMDEN, NJ – A federal inmate’s bid to sue the U.S. government for $3.2 million over claims of negligent medical care during his time at FCI Fort Dix has been thrown out,…

Trump administration forced to release $110M in frozen school funds after Maryland lawsuit victory

BALTIMORE, MD – A multistate legal battle led by Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown ended with a binding agreement requiring the Trump administration to fully release more than $110 million in…

Judge tosses immigration delay lawsuit against DHS and closes case in New York federal court

NEW YORK, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an immigrant applicant who claimed the U.S. government unreasonably delayed her immigration case, shutting down the legal challenge brought…

Judge tosses late habeas bid by convicted Queens robber who claimed unfair trial and bad legal counsel

BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a New York inmate who claimed his robbery conviction was unconstitutional, ruling that the petition was filed too…

Federal judge rejects NAACP lawsuit to block Trump’s plan to dismantle Department of Education

Baltimore, MD — A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction request filed by the NAACP and several allied organizations seeking to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of…

Amazon faces age discrimination suit after New Jersey worker claims he was called ‘old man’ and denied training

TRENTON, NJ – A 59-year-old New Jersey Amazon warehouse employee’s age discrimination lawsuit will move forward in part, after a federal judge ruled that he presented enough facts to support claims of…

Judge clears path for New Jersey woman’s sexual harassment lawsuit over nude photo displayed at work

NEWARK, NJ – A New Jersey federal judge refused to dismiss a former employee’s lawsuit against her employer NY Loft, LLC after she claimed she was subjected to a hostile work environment…

Novo Nordisk escapes $1.2B ERISA class action after judge tosses lawsuit over retirement plan mismanagement in New Jersey federal court

TRENTON, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Novo Nordisk Inc. and its fiduciary boards of mismanaging a $1.2 billion employee retirement plan, marking a legal…

Hunter Biden Having a Hard Time Getting a Job Now that Dad is No Longer President

Hunter Biden is seeking to dismiss his lawsuit against ex-Trump aide Garrett Ziegler, citing financial struggles that make it difficult to continue litigation. In a 19-page court filing, his legal team detailed…

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