A recent Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling found that an attorney does not have standing to sue his former law firm partner over issues related to their firm’s dissolution. Affirming the trial court decision, the three-judge panel determined that an attorney who first sued his former partner over the law firm’s dissolution, did not have individual standing to sue.
Division of Local Government Services Streamlines Procedure for Local Unit Investment in Municipal Notes
On August 18, 2015, the Appellate Division issued a published opinion in a case that will have important implications for all public entities, but school districts in particular.
On June 30, 2015, the New Jersey Tax Court released its decision in the case of AHS Hospital Corp d/b/a/ Morristown Memorial Hospital v. Town of Morristown.¹ The Court determined that AHS Hospital Corp., d/b/a Morristown Memorial Hospital (“Hospital”) was not eligible for property tax exemptions under New Jersey law as a non-profit corporation.
On April 28, 2015, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) announced that it is stepping up efforts to collect overdue fees from facilities regulated under the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1, et seq., and the Solid Waste Utility Control Act, N.J.S.A. 48:13A-1, et seq.
Despite its adoption fourteen years ago, the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) still is not properly implemented by some public entities.
Over the past few years, the New Jersey Board of Nursing has become very active in reviewing medical malpractice lawsuits involving nurses. The Board reviews these cases after the underlying action is completed. The Board was provided specific statutory authority to review cases to evaluate whether the nurse involved was guilty of professional misconduct and if so, to order penalties assessed to the nurse’s license to practice.
On Monday, January 26, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion in Morristown Associates v. Grant Oil Co., ___ N.J. ___ (2015), unanimously holding that the general six-year statute of limitations applicable to injury to real property does not apply to private contribution claims under the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (“Spill Act”), N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11f(a)(2)(a).
A trademark can constitute almost any word, slogan, logo or a combination thereof that is used by a business to distinguish its goods or services from other businesses. As a business owner, entrepreneur or inventor, you want to protect your business and your ideas. The majority of trademark registration requests that we receive are for words, or words with a logo, which represent a company and its products or services. Although trademarks are not required to be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in order to be enforceable, doing so provides a business with significant benefits that it is otherwise not entitled to.
Often times, a plaintiff’s attorney argues at commencement of suit that they were not provided with all of his or her client’s medical records, diagnostic films, operative reports, etc. Additionally, the lawyer is generally provided a certification from a medical records custodian at the hospital or doctor’s office declaring that the records responsive to the request are full and complete.