by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 28, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was recently asked to prevent an individual from starting a new job after he was accused of stealing trade secrets from his old job. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella, No. 10-1510, 613 F.3d 102 (3d Cir....
by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 14, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
In a decision on March 2, 2011, the United States Supreme Court held that a protest by church members at the funeral of an American serviceman was speech protected by the First Amendment. Snyder v. Phelps, No. 09-751, 2011 WL 709517 (2011). Marine Lance Corporal...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 11, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
The Supreme Court of New Jersey was asked to determine whether a Lawrence Township ordinance prohibiting the display of balloons or inflated signs – except in very limited circumstances – violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment. State v. DeAngelo, 197...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 11, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Updated: May 9th, 2024 In late 2010, the New Jersey Legislature enacted a regulation for use of time clocks and “rounding” of hours worked by employees. N.J.A.C. 12:56-5.8. “Rounding” is the practice of recording employees’ starting and stopping times to the nearest...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 4, 2011 | Business Formation & Sales Law Blog
Recently, a Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that a letter from a debt collector to a consumer’s attorney is a communication that is subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Allen v. LaSalle Bank, N.A., No. 09-1466,...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 3, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
Recently, an appellate court in Texas refused to deem a lawyer representing a native American tribe a “public figure” for purposes of a libel lawsuit. A newspaper article covering an increasingly public controversy within the Kickapoo Indian Tribe stated that the...
