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Contingency Fees Can Create Perverse Incentives

Above The Law

In many instances, contingency fees allow greater access to the legal system since clients who may not be able to pay for counsel fees might be able to pursue causes of action they otherwise would not be able to pursue if attorneys work on contingency. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

There has been significant litigation against offshore wind projects. All of these federal lawsuits include claims that the agencies approving the projects violated the National Environmental Policy Act, among other federal causes of action.

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Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: FTC is Cleansing the Orange Book of Device Patents

FDA Law Blog

Though some drug companies have been reluctant to delist certain patents from the Orange Book, the District Court of New Jersey just ordered Teva to delist 5 of its patents that it deemed improperly listed. And on X (R.I.P. Twitter), the FTC is taking credit for that. Citing to a 2004 Supreme Court case, Verizon Commc’ns.,

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Cities, counties, and states score major procedural win in climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

In total, at least 25 cases have been filed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. The plaintiffs strategically pled state law claims and refrained from adding federal causes of action to their cases.

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Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas

SCOTUSBlog

In an unusual move, Konan, reprented by the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, has filed a conditional cross-petition ( Konan v. First Choice Womens Resource Centers is a New Jersey faith-based nonprofit that provides services to women facing unplanned pregnancies. Konans cross-petition is too hard to handicap.

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

SCOTUSBlog

Solicitor General Paul Clement, as well as lawyers from the New Jersey public-interest firm Cause of Action. In the Supreme Court, the fisheries are represented by former U.S.