New GLP-1 Complaint Alleges Novo Nordisk Failed to Warn of Ileus Risks
A new complaint in the GLP-1 multidistrict litigation accuses Novo Nordisk of failing to warn patients about the risk of ileus and intestinal obstruction from Ozempic.
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New Jersey Court Awards $86.7K in Discovery Fees in Trade Secrets Suit, Cuts Junior Associate Hours
Roadtex Transportation LLC wins attorney’s fees from defense counsel after prevailing on two motions to compel against former employees and a competitor.
Court Dismisses Delaware Casino from New Jersey Wrongful Death Suit Over Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
A federal judge in New Jersey dismissed a Delaware casino from a wrongful death suit, ruling that the casino lacked sufficient contacts with the state to be subject to personal jurisdiction there.
Judge Denies Reconsideration in ERISA Class Action, Citing Plan Variations and Inapplicable Policy Change
A federal judge in New Jersey denied a motion for reconsideration in an ERISA class action against United Healthcare, ruling that a recent policy change did not constitute new evidence and that individual plan variations still preclude commonality.
State Court Retains Jurisdiction Over New Jersey’s COPPA-Based Consumer Fraud Suit Against Discord
A federal judge ruled that New Jersey’s consumer fraud lawsuit against Discord Inc. does not present a substantial federal question, remanding the case to state court.
Insulin MDL Dismisses Albany County’s Unjust Enrichment Claims, Denies Self-Funded Payors’ Reconsideration
A federal judge in New Jersey dismissed with prejudice unjust enrichment claims brought by Albany County pricing multidistrict litigation, while denying a motion for reconsideration filed by self-funded payors.
Walmart's Criminal History Screening Policy Faces Renewed Class Action as Court Allows New Plaintiffs to Step In
A federal judge in New Jersey allowed two new plaintiffs to replace the original class representatives, keeping alive a Title VII disparate impact suit over Walmart's criminal background screening practices.
New Jersey's Discord Child-Privacy Suit Belongs in State Court, Federal Judge Rules, Rejecting COPPA Removal Argument
New Jersey's consumer-fraud claims against Discord for collecting children's data without parental consent are state-law claims, a federal district court held, even though they borrow a federal standard — and belong in state court.
Health Insurer's DIEP Flap Surgery Reimbursement Class Action Stalls Again as Reconsideration Denied
A federal judge in New Jersey denied a plaintiff's bid to revive a putative class action against United Healthcare Insurance Company over its reimbursement policies for DIEP flap surgeries, ruling that neither a 2025 policy change nor alleged legal error...
Judge Denies Dismissal of Special Education Teacher’s FMLA Interference Claim Over Lack of Individualized Notice
A federal judge in New Jersey has allowed a special education teacher’s claim that her employer interfered with her Family and Medical Leave Act rights to proceed, ruling that the school board’s failure to provide individualized notice of those rights...
FDCPA Class Action: Debt Collector Denied Access to Plaintiff Fee Agreements in Dispute Over Class Adequacy
A New Jersey federal magistrate judge denied debt collector Midland Funding's motion to compel production of retainer agreements between plaintiff Svetlana Lerner and her attorneys, rejecting the argument that the agreements might reveal a disqualifying...
CGL Insurers Owe No Defense for Hair-Product Toxin Suit Framed as Consumer-Fraud Claims, Not Bodily-Injury Case
A New Jersey federal court held that Hartford and Travelers had no duty to defend a synthetic-hair seller against a California class action alleging toxic chemicals in its products, because the underlying suit sought only economic damages for being deceived...
Chiquita Terrorism-Funding Suits Sent Back to New Jersey State Court as Forum-Defendant Rule Stands
A federal judge held that 826 Colombian plaintiffs suing Chiquita Brands International over alleged support for paramilitary terrorists did not waive the forum-defendant rule and that the company failed to establish CAFA jurisdiction, ordering remand to New...
Chiquita Cannot Keep Colombian Terror-Funding Suits in Federal Court: Judge Rejects Forum-Defendant Waiver and CAFA Mass-Action Arguments
A New Jersey federal court has rejected Chiquita Brands International's bid to keep in federal court twelve state-law suits brought by 826 Colombian plaintiffs who allege the banana company funded, armed, and otherwise supported terrorist organizations...
School Search of Handcuffed 15-Year-Old Survives Reconsideration — But Qualified Immunity Holds for Plainfield Officials and Police
A federal judge refused to reconsider his ruling that probable cause governs joint school-police searches of students, while also declining to strip qualified immunity from the Plainfield officials and officers who allegedly detained, searched, and...