The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that claims under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“NJCFA”) relating to the sale of a product are not per se subsumed by the New Jersey Product Liability Act (“NJPLA”). The...more
Nearly two months to the day after the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the In re Accutane® Litigation incorporating the Daubert factors into New Jersey law, the court issued another major decision in...more
Until now, the perception that New Jersey law on expert admissibility was weaker than the Daubert standard used in federal courts and many other states - combined with New Jersey being home to so many pharmaceutical and...more
Late last year, McCarter reported on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s ruling in Dugan/Bozzi and predicted that the Supreme Court would soon hold that consumers filing suit under New Jersey’s Truth-in-Consumer Contract Warranty...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted leave for McCarter to argue on behalf of amici curiae HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey,...more
Last year, McCarter was the first law firm to warn of the perfect storm resulting from the organized plaintiffs’ bar’s vague and unconstrained interpretation of the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act...more
Last year, we warned large and small companies about the proliferation of class action lawsuits brought by plaintiffs alleging violations of the New Jersey Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty, and Notice Act (TCCWNA),...more
Nearly every business involved in online commerce or advertising includes disclaimers, limitations of liability, and other terms on its website’s Terms and Conditions or Rules of Use. Those Terms and Conditions are designed...more
The outcome of civil litigation often hinges upon the ability of litigants to rely upon or exclude public records and reports and, in particular, opinions contained in them. Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8) (“Rule 803(8)” or...more