Three public defenders on Long Island are suing their union in a New York federal court, alleging it’s trying to expel them for filing a prior lawsuit that blocked the passage of a proposed resolution that called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Lieb At Law and the Louis D.…

Paul Hastings partner Adam Fee on Tuesday told the jurors who will soon decide whether his client, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, is guilty of bribery, extortion, fraud and obstruction of justice to consider whether prosecutors have invented “a story” unsupported by evidence. “The absence of evidence should be…

Johnson & Johnson lost its bid to subpoena Beasley Allen and others in an escalating fight over its planned $6.48 billion talc bankruptcy after a special master on Tuesday granted motions to quash the requests. Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider, of the District of New Jersey, ruled that there was…

Employment disputes in Australia are more frequently ending up in court as both employers and employees pursue their complaints more aggressively than they have in the past, lawyers say. The change may be due in part to a slowing economy and a more competitive employment market. It also may be…

A defamation suit targeting a New Jersey law firm could provide a cautionary tale about the potential dangers of reposting news articles online. Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins was accused in a suit of defaming Florida-based Holtec International with allegations that the company produced “financial statements” that were “make…

The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission has reached a stipulation with a Broward Circuit Court judge for a public reprimand over two instances in which she acted improperly during her reelection campaign. The commission wrote that a “public reprimand of Judge Levey Cohen will be sufficient to deter similar misconduct by…