by Gary Nissenbaum | May 13, 2024 | Business Lawsuit Blog
In a world filled with partnerships, subsidiaries, and joint ownerships, identifying a defendant is not as easy as it sounds. However, if a plaintiff fails to name the correct defendant, he may risk dismissal. The question becomes what does a plaintiff need to do to...
by Gary Nissenbaum | May 13, 2024 | Business Lawsuit Blog
Landlords are generally the parties that prepare the lease agreements into which their tenants enter. This unequal bargaining power typically allows landlords to insert language that requires tenants to pay the landlord’s attorney’s fees for any legal claims that...
by Gary Nissenbaum | May 10, 2024 | Business Lawsuit Blog
May an individual whose rights have been affected by a municipal ordinance seek a declaratory judgment? The Supreme Court of New Jersey has construed the Declaratory Judgments Act in a way that allows such individuals to seek declaratory action. Bell v. Stafford Tp.,...
by Gary Nissenbaum | May 10, 2024 | Business Lawsuit Blog
New York Contractors who perform work without the requisite license could find themselves lacking the necessary tools to bring legal action against residence owners they contract to do business with. In a New York case, the parties entered into a written contract that...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Aug 4, 2016 | Business Lawsuit Blog
I have previously written about the legal implications of augmented reality apps such as Pokémon Go. Mine was one of many articles on this topic, most of which decried the negative implications of AR technology. The basic premise was that society is not prepared to...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 17, 2014 | Business Lawsuit Blog
What started as a local town hall debate over a liquor license renewal ended as a state-wide lesson in grammar from the New Jersey Supreme Court. New Jersey’s highest court ruled last month that the phrase “person acting under color of law” found in N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(c)...
