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New Jersey Governor signs bill allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections

JURIST

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Voter Empowerment Act on Thursday, allowing 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they are 18 by the succeeding general election. However, the law does not take effect until January 2026, so 17-year-olds in New Jersey cannot vote in the 2024 primaries.

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US federal judge orders New Jersey to stop using unique ballot design in primary elections

JURIST

A federal judge in New Jersey on Friday ordered the state to replace its current ballot design for the upcoming June primary elections. US Representative Andy Kim (D-NJ) brought this suit against local officials who are in charge of primary elections in New Jersey. But New Jersey State Senate President Nicholas P.

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Beasley Allen, J&J Trade Barbs Over DQ Bid In Talc Litigation

Law 360

Johnson & Johnson and the Beasley Allen Law Firm have accused each other by turns of "gamesmanship" and "unscrupulous conduct" in New Jersey courts in a fight over whether the firm should be disqualified from talcum powder litigation for allegedly collaborating in secret with a former J&J outside counsel.

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JPML Centralizes Insulin Price-Fixing Suits In New Jersey

Law 360

The Joint Panel of Multidistrict Litigation has sent five state cases against insulin manufacturers such as Eli Lilly and pharmacy benefit managers including CVS to the District of New Jersey, ruling the district will allow for efficient pretrial proceedings.

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NJ Litigator Rejoins Fox Rothschild After Healthcare GC Role

Law 360

A seasoned litigator has rejoined Fox Rothschild LLP in the firm's Atlantic City, New Jersey, office following a brief stint as general counsel for a company that operates skilled nursing facilities along the East Coast.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] 5] Insurance options are suddenly plentiful, [6] funders are expanding and multiplying, [7] and new deal commitments are on the rise. [8] Guest post by Jonathan Stroud.

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Check The Real Cost Of Your Real Property Litigation Fees

Above The Law

The post Check The Real Cost Of Your Real Property Litigation Fees appeared first on Above the Law. Those extra fees should have been on the house.