On September 9, 2024, Big Lots, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
At the time, Big Lots had entered into an asset purchase agreement with an affiliate of…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
On December 9, 2024, the United District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an important decision whether New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”)…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of a breach of contract action, one very important, often misunderstood, legal doctrine is the economic loss doctrine. In general, the purpose of this legal doctrine is to prevent a breach of contract case from…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts
On November 18, 2024, Governor Murphy signed a law which will require New Jersey employers with 10 or more employees to disclose certain compensation benefit information in job advertisements…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The end of the year is upon us, and often parents or other individuals make gifts to their children for the maximum amount allowable to avoid federal and state gift taxes. In the absence of marital bliss, how these gifts are…
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/ Family Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
There are three important requirements affecting New Jersey Community Associations: Reserve Studies Compliance, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Compliance and Structural Integrity Compliance. Please ensure your association…
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/ Business Organizations, Real Estate - Residential
There are two main types of restraining orders you can obtain in New Jersey:
A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is an emergency measure you can file to obtain immediate protection from your abuser. This order can be issued…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Family Law
In the United States, 986 workers died from heat exposure between 1992 and 2022, with the construction industry accounting for 34% of all deaths.
Although the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has…
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/ Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law
Cryptocurrency has become an increasingly popular investment and asset class in recent years. As digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others continue to gain mainstream acceptance, they are also becoming more common in…
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/ Family Law, Taxation
There has been a boom recently regarding investment advisers’ use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to transcribe client and internal meetings. Among other applications, AI features such as Zoom AI Companion, Microsoft Copilot,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Court-appointed guardianship is a critical legal process designed to protect individuals who are unable to make decisions for themselves due to incapacity or disability. In Pennsylvania, this system operates under specific laws…
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/ Family Law
Dallas-based TGI Friday’s, which started in Manhattan in 1965 and was one of the first chains to capitalize on the “happy hour” concept, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Saturday in the Northern District of…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Franchise Law, Real Estate - Commercial
What is a Refunding Bond and Release?
If you are beneficiary of an Estate, at some point you will be asked to sign a Refunding Bond and Release prior to receiving your bequest from an Estate. The logical question that will…
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/ Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
As proliferation of harmful content online has increasingly become easier and more accessible through social media, review websites and other online public forums, businesses and politicians have pushed to reform and limit the…
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/ Communications & Media Law
A new study published in the JAMA Surgery examined the relationship between TBI and unemployment. The authors studied the labor market consequences of traumatic brain injury for tax-filing Canadian survivors in the 3 years…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury
