by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Construction & Commercial Real Estate Law Blog
In 2003, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) drafted and approved the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA). UECA was enacted to develop a system of recording environmental covenants for contaminated real properties known as...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Business Lawsuit Blog
In a recent case, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey held that an oral settlement agreement reached during a mediation session could be enforced. However, the party seeking to enforce the mediator’s decision would need to waive his right to...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Business Lawsuit Blog
Have we just heard the death knell for class action lawsuits? Probably not, but the distant sounds of court decisions undermining the power and scope of class actions are coming from just over the horizon.In April 2011, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 23, 2011 | Internet Picture Removal Law Blog
One of the key challenges in the adult film industry is that films are shot rapidly (sometimes in one to three days) and with an extremely low budget. Therefore, one of the key issues facing production companies involves the limitations on the use of unpaid...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 10, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
In Allen v. V&A Brothers, Inc, A-30 SEPT.TERM 2010, 2011 WL 2637270 (N.J. July 7, 2011), the Court considered whether an individual could have personal liability for a violation of the the Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) by his company. In that case, the Allens hired...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Nov 4, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
A recent case offers guidance to New York employers concerning their ability to restrict former employees from attempting to take away the employer’s customers.In that case, a former employee of USI Insurance Services, LLC (“USI”) signed an employment agreement that...
