Catch up on this past week’s key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into law office strategies in premier markets and the pros and cons of building data centers on unincorporated land.
A New Jersey federal judge Friday tossed the Trump administration’s suit challenging Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s February executive order limiting immigration officials’ access to state property without a warrant, saying the federal government cannot commandeer state resources.
Humana Inc. alleged in New Jersey federal court that Monsanto Co. is attempting to skirt its obligation to reimburse health insurers for medical expenses stemming from exposure to its Roundup product.
The Third Circuit in September is set to decide whether a print-on-demand company’s collegiate apparel counts as counterfeit Penn State merchandise and if two former Philadelphia detectives can escape a $16 million judgment for a wrongfully convicted murder suspect.
A $17.1 billion social media addiction settlement between Meta and 29 states and Johnson & Johnson’s $5.5 billion ovarian cancer deal over its talc products lead Law360’s Injury Law Roundup.
A California federal judge indicated Thursday that he is likely to reject the federal government’s bid to toss litigation from states challenging the Trump administration’s decision to cut vaccine recommendations for American children, saying he thinks the states have standing based on the effect the change will have on their healthcare systems.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Thursday announced a plan by Burlington to relocate its corporate headquarters and 2,000 jobs to a West Philadelphia development, becoming the latest company to move from New Jersey.
A New Jersey federal judge declined to alter $913,000 awarded to a Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. cable splicer for medical expenses after he was injured on the job, holding that the jury had a reasonable basis to reach its verdict and that the award was not excessive.
A New Jersey airport operator has sued its pollution liability insurer to recover costs it incurred to remediate “forever chemical” contamination at one of its hangars in accordance with state environmental directives, according to a suit removed to federal court Thursday.
A New Jersey state judge has struck the expert reports in a legal malpractice suit against Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, barring the experts from testifying unless the Sept. 14 trial over a real estate deal gone awry is postponed.
