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Assessing The Nation's Homeland Security Preparedness
Editor: Please tell us about your background and professional experience. Adelberg: I've been practicing law for thirty years. During that time I have worked as chief legal officer and executive vice president for a publicly traded electric utility company. I have also served as a partner for a...
Read MoreBad Faith Claims Under New Jersey Law
"Bad faith" claims are often plead by insureds in coverage cases. However, both carriers and insureds should be aware of some of the difficult issues raised in litigating such claims. First, the standard utilized by the New Jersey courts to determine if "bad faith" exists, i.e. whether the claim...
Read MoreNew Jersey Supreme Court Reins In Appellate Division's Expansive Tort Conflicts-Of-Law Analysis
New Jersey's highest court has reversed a decision rendered last year by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court which threatened to make the New Jersey Products Liability Act available to out-of-state plaintiffs with no connection to New Jersey. The Supreme Court's decision in Rowe v....
Read MoreA Traditional Labor Practice Approaches The Future With Confidence
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Rogers: I have been practicing labor and employment law, on the management side, exclusively for 25 years. Prior to joining Pitney Hardin, one of the two predecessor firms to Day Pitney, I was in-house at...
Read MoreProperty Tax Reform Is Here, Now What?
With much fanfare, New Jersey's legislature passed property tax reform legislation earlier this year. The nature of the "reform" is that the state will spend $2.2 billion to provide property tax credits of up to 20% for homeowners, but homeowners earning more than $250,000 get nothing. The amount...
Read MoreHitting The Ground Running: Embracing Diversity At The New Day Pitney LLP
At Day Pitney LLP, diversity is not a short-term initiative; it is a sincere and proactive commitment to create talented teams that reflect the clients and the communities in which firm professionals live and work. Top-down Leadership From The Start Well before the "official" merger of Day,...
Read MoreDepth Of Experience And Expertise: Keys To Success For A Life Sciences Practice
Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your professional experience? Braender: I have been practicing with the legacy firm Pitney Hardin for over 23 years. I joined the firm directly from law school, at a time when it consisted of about 75 lawyers in a single office. Today we...
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