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Wait For Depositions May Delay Cognizant Bribe Trial Again

Law 360

Trial in a five-year-old case alleging two former Cognizant executives authorized a bribe to a government official in India could be delayed again after New Jersey federal prosecutors said on Friday that the current Sept. 9 date is too soon to complete necessary depositions in that country.

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Best Practices When Working With Expert Witnesses

Above The Law

I have dealt with experts who charged more to read a deposition transcript than I spent taking the very same deposition and exhibit other billing practices that were hard to justify. Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm , a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm.

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FCC Auction of New DTV Stations in New Jersey and Delaware Set for Feb. 15, 2011

Broadcast Law Blog

As we wrote about about back in September, the FCC has allocated two new DTV stations in the Mid-Atlantic region, one in New Jersey -- Channel 4 in Atlantic City -- and one in Delaware -- Channel 5 in Seaford). And while $200k is the starting point, there is no limit to the ultimate purchase price.

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J&J Aims To Block Counsel Deposition In Ex-Exec's Bias Suit

Law 360

Johnson & Johnson urged a New Jersey state court to block a proposed video deposition of its in-house counsel in a wrongful termination lawsuit lodged by a former executive, arguing that the ex-executive didn't prove the need for such "intrusive" discovery.

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Chinese Drug Co. Sanctioned After 'Tortuous' 3-Year Info Fight

Law 360

was hit with sanctions after its chief executive officer failed to sit for a court-ordered deposition in sprawling multidistrict litigation taking place in New Jersey over generic drugs that U.S. Chinese drug firm Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. authorities say were contaminated with carcinogens.

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Talc Claimants Want Documents In Fight Over J&J Unit Venue

Law 360

Cancer patients with talc damage claims against Johnson & Johnson have urged a New Jersey federal court to give them access to transcripts and exhibits from depositions of top executives at the company's talc unit, saying the information will aid their effort to bar the J&J spinoff from filing a third Chapter 11 outside the Garden State.

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Ex-NJ Municipal Judge's Discrimination Suit Is Partly Revived

Law 360

A former New Jersey municipal court judge who says false allegations of alcoholism led to her discriminatory firing can continue in the discovery stage of her suit against the city of Newark and various city leaders, after a state appellate court decided on Wednesday that some claims had been improperly dismissed prior to defendants' depositions.