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No sports betting in N.J. this weekend, as judge grants leagues’ request for restraining order
No sports betting will take place at Monmouth Park this weekend after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the racetrack Friday at the request of the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA.
Read More »Global Ebola Task Force Law firm prepares for myriad of virus-related questions
The law firm Reed Smith on Tuesday launched a multidisciplinary Global Ebola Task Force, headed by Patrick E. Bradley, a partner in the firm's Princeton office, to keep the firm abreast of legal issues that arise from the Ebola crisis and to address the questions the firm has begun fielding from clients across a wide range of industries
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Sports betting bill heads to Christie’s desk after Assembly approval
The Assembly resoundingly voted 73-4 in favor of legislation Thursday that would lift the state’s ban on sports betting and effectively pave the way for casinos and racetracks to begin taking wagers on games.
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N.J. Senate approves new sports betting bill
The state Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to remove New Jersey’s statutory ban on sports betting, advancing the latest effort to allow casinos and racetracks to take wagers on games despite being turned aside in court earlier this year.
Read More »Somerset pharma firm names senior vice president, general counsel
Somerset-based drug-delivery company Catalent Pharma Solutions announced Tuesday that Steven Fasman has been named senior vice president and general counsel, effective immediately.
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Judge approves Revel’s 110M sale to Canadian company
A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the shuttered Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City to a Canadian asset management firm for $110 million.
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Opening stirs debate about N.J.’s liquor laws
Bringing a mansion into modern times wasn't the only obstacle Chris Cannon faced when he began transforming the Vail Mansion in Morristown into his latest restaurant.
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Monmouth making a big bet Track ready to cash in on sports book action
As talk of bringing sports betting to New Jersey began to heat up again last month, Monmouth Park executive Bob Kulina took a ride down the New Jersey Turnpike to watch how two Delaware casinos handled wagers on a typical NFL Sunday.
Read More »Assembly panel holds first public hearing on state of Transportation Trust Fund
Speaking before the Assembly Transportation Committee Wednesday, Hudson County Executive and North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority chairman Tom DeGise said that raising the gas tax to replenish the underfunded Transportation Trust Fund is an “unavoidable conclusion that sooner or later we're going to have to meet.”
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Noted health care lawyer leaves Meadowlands Hospital for McElroy Deutsch
Attorney Neil Sullivan, a former deputy state insurance commissioner, has left Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center and joined the law firm of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, where he plans to continue helping to drive the health care system in a new direction: striving to keep people healthy while also getting control over rising health...
Read More »McCarter English joining forces with prominent tech law firm
McCarter & English announced Monday it will be combining with a smaller, boutique law firm specializing in early stage and emerging growth technology companies.
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