Many social media users — including near half on Facebook and YouTube — remain blissfully unaware that their posts can be used against them in court, according to a new survey. The good news is that younger users tend to be savvier.
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Samson returning Port Authority to its roots by growing economy through transportation investment
The days of trying to build 100-acre business parks are long gone for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Just ask David Samson.
Read More »Panasonic suit offers cautionary tale for succession planning
A lawsuit filed against Panasonic Corp. is showing some of the potential dangers of a succession plan that's perhaps too specific.
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Hoping Web gaming adds jobs, capital investment
Boosters of online gaming have long said it would spur business growth outside the walls of Atlantic City's casinos, and that was evident on a recent Sunday at a Cherry Hill law office.
Read More »Another day in court for oft-challenges Hoboken redevelopment plan
The legal battle over a plan to redevelop a Hoboken industrial complex has reached its fourth courtroom in as many years, where a judge is now expected to rule on a zoning dispute in lieu of the Mile Square City's governing body.
Read More »Fla. law firm opens three N.J. offices in response to Sandy
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based law firm Ellis, Ged & Bodden has announced three New Jersey offices, in Point Pleasant Beach, Totowa and Seaside Heights.
Read More »Law firm Goldberg Segalla names new chief operating officer
Goldberg Segalla, a law firm with offices in Princeton, announced Wednesday it has hired Kerry Schiller as its new chief operating officer.
Read More »Judge gives preliminary OK to 100M settlement of class-action suit
A class-action lawsuit led by the New Jersey Carpenters Health Fund has received preliminary approval from a federal judge in New York for a $100 million settlement of losses on mortgage-backed securities that lost value in the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, according to attorney Joel Laitman.
Read More »Biotechs look to silver lining on much-feared DNA patent ruling
Jeffrey Rosenfeld heard all the gloom-and-doom predictions for the biotech industry in New Jersey following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on genetic research earlier this month.
Read More »Bar association’s election is a debate about diversity
Nancy Erika Smith makes it very clear: She doesn't want to be elected as the second vice president of the New Jersey Bar Association because she's a woman.
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Senate panel debates bill to limit employers’ ability to ask applicants about criminal history
A bill before a state Senate panel today could create new job prospects for people with criminal convictions, but business groups fear it also could create unnecessary red tape and the potential for legal liability.
Read More »CWA files suit over lottery contract with Northstar
The battle over the state’s plan to privatize some of its lottery functions is headed to court, with the Communications Workers of America announcing today it’s suing to block the move by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration.
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