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Duane Morris LLP Cherry Hill, NJ Document Search Results (7) Sort by:  | Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Issues General Court Regulation on Mass Tort and Asbestos Programs
Sharon L. Caffrey, Rafael C. Haciski; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 27, 2012, previously published on February 23, 2012 On February 15, 2012, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas issued General Court Regulation No. 2012-01, significantly altering the protocol governing mass tort cases. The order reflects the court's challenge of keeping its case disposition rate in line with American Bar Association (ABA)...
| | Electronic Funds Transfer Act: Class Actions Surge Highlighted by Recent Cases
Charles M. Hart; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 4, 2011, previously published on November 2, 2011 The Electronic Funds Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1693 et seq. (EFTA), and its regulations promulgated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Reg E, 12 C.F.R. sect; 205.16, require, in relevant part, that banks charging a fee to non-bank cardholders for automatic teller machine...
| | Big Win for Drug Companies Under the New Jersey Product Liability Act
James J. "J." Ferrelli, Alan Klein, Fletcher W. Moore; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 10, 2011, previously published on October 4, 2011 On September 29, 2011, in Bailey v. Wyeth, et al., a New Jersey appellate court affirmed summary judgment in favor of two Pfizer subsidiaries and Wyeth, Inc., dismissing claims for violations of New Jersey's Product Liability Act (PLA). The claims arose from breast cancer injuries allegedly...
| | International Chamber of Commerce Introduces Its New Rules for Arbitration
Steven M. Richman; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 15, 2011, previously published on September 13, 2011 The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) introduced its new Arbitration Rules on September 12, 2011, in Paris, to be effective on January 1, 2012. The purpose of the revised version, with new provisions, is to respond to developing practical issues, among them disputes involving multiple...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Stringent Test for General Jurisdiction over Foreign Manufacturers
Sharon L. Caffrey, James J. "J." Ferrelli, Paul M. da Costa; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 5, 2011, previously published on June 30, 2011 In Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, decided on June 27, 2011, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the distinction between general and specific jurisdiction, holding that certain foreign subsidiaries of tire manufacturer Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ("Goodyear...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Overturns N.J. Supreme Court's Extension of Long-arm Jurisdiction
James J. "J." Ferrelli, Paul M. da Costa; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 30, 2011, previously published on June 28, 2011 On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision addressing personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturers for products liability claims involving products shipped to and sold in the United States. In J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro, Justice Kennedy authored a plurality opinion...
| | N.J. Casino Control Commission Issues Rules for Pilot Program for Licensing Small Casinos
Gilbert L. Brooks; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 22, 2011, previously published on June 21, 2011 At its June 15, 2011, meeting, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (the "Commission") approved rules governing the issuance of the two casino licenses available under the recently enacted "boutique casino bill," S-1866. The Commission's rules impose tight deadlines on...
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