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Douglas H. Amster | St. John & Wayne, LLC

Editor: Please tell the readers about your background. Amster: I graduated from Columbia Law School in 1986 and clerked for The Honorable Dickinson R. Debevoise of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark vicinage. I was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar in 1988...

David W. Phillips | St. John & Wayne, LLC

The Third Circuit has become only the second Circuit Court to recognize the "nominative fair use" doctrine, partially adopting it as an affirmative defense in a trademark infringement action. Century 21 Real Estate Corporation v. LendingTree, Inc. , 425 F.3d 211 (3d Cir. 2005). In 1992, the Ninth...

James P. Anelli, Laura H. Corvo | St. John & Wayne, LLC

In a series of recent cases, New Jersey's courts have continued the trend of expanding the scope of potential liability that employers face. Specifically, a number of courts have extended the protection of employment discrimination statutes traditionally reserved for claims by "employees" to...