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Duress has long been considered by New Jersey courts as a cognizable defense where the provision of a Get – defined as a Jewish ecclesiastical divorce – is conditioned upon a party’s capitulation to contract terms.
For example, in the 1994 Appellate Division case Segal v. Segal, the court invalidated a Marital Settlement Agreement where the…
This week the Washington Securities Division announced that it is considering an amendment to the Washington Administrative Code (“WAC”) to formally adopt the Statement of Policy Regarding the Use of Franchise Questionnaires and Acknowledgments (“NASAA Policy”) promulgated by the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (“NASAA”).
If adopted, the new section to the WAC…
On January 24, 2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced another extension of certain COVID-19-related flexibilities, now through March 23, 2023.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally implemented the temporary flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19 in March 2020. This temporary policy was originally scheduled…
70% of U.S. households own a pet. That is almost double the ratio in Europe. In the U.S. pet ownership stood at 56% in 1988. Today only 40% of households have minor kids and that number is slowly shrinking. So, if you are a family lawyer looking at the future of your custody practice, animals…
Employers got a rare win in a regular rate case earlier this month. In Lemm v. Ecolab, Inc., the Second District cemented California’s adoption of the percentage of total earnings bonus exemption to the regular rate for overtime purposes—rejecting the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement Manual’s contrary guidance. The Court held that where Employers use…
On January 23, 2023, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) issued a harsh reminder to parties of the potential adverse consequences of ignoring their discovery obligations and failing to comply with Board discovery orders. While the Board typically affords pro se parties a bit more leeway than those represented by counsel, it reached…
Effective January 1, 2023, the procedures for filing complex cases in the Southern District of Texas changed. The courts have made the procedures specific and detailed. Below are some of the highlights of the new rules.
“Complex Case” is now defined to be a case or group of affiliated cases in which i) the total…
This writer, in his more grandiose moments, likes to think himself a legal historian. And in these “fantastic” moments he will (a) write in the third person and (b) indulge in comparing modern law with that of olden days. What makes this especially fun is the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court cases issued last…
Two landmark cases fraught with False Claim Act (“FCA”) allegations of fraudulent billing for prescription drugs against food and pharmacy chains are making their way from the Seventh Circuit to the Supreme Court. The decision in each case will have an impact on what it means for a provider to “know” that it is violating…
Compliance with federal and state prevailing wage laws entails understanding nuanced rules that can be stumbling blocks for unwary employers. The liability for noncompliance with prevailing wage laws can be staggering because union wage rates on public projects are extremely high and labor departments often assess large penalties and fines for noncompliance.
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