Living wills: Your personal exit strategy
According to recent news, 104-year-old Australian scientist, David Goodall, will end his life through euthanasia on May 10. The 104-year-old is flying from Australia, where euthanasia is illegal, to Switzerland to accomplish his wishes. Botanist and ecologist David...
New Jersey’s New Paid Sick Leave law- how does it affect your small business?
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a very comprehensive Paid Sick Leave bill into law on May 2, 2018. It will take effect 180 days from its signing which will be in October 2018. This new law is extremely pro-employee and will make it one of the most expansive...
Planning for your special needs child in New Jersey
On April 27th, the Asbury Park Press and the Star Ledger both published articles reporting that New Jersey has the highest rate of autism in the country. More and more New Jersey parents have the difficult task of marshaling resources and navigating the bureaucracy...
Zoning Impacts on Business Expansion
An often-overlooked aspect of running a business is the impact local zoning may have on the business’s expansion. Businesses routinely run afoul of local zoning laws and don’t find out until well after the expense of expansion has occurred, and when a competitor...
Do New Jersey Courts Hate Arbitration Clauses?
Arbitration clauses are often used by businesses as part of their comprehensive risk management program. Properly employed, they are enforceable and lead to quick and cost-effective resolutions of disputes with business partners and customers. Improperly employed, or...
The Cosby conviction – a win for the #METOO movement
On Thursday, April 26th, fame, fortune, victim blaming, and lack of evidence could not sway the jury in Bill Cosby’s second criminal trial for several counts of sexual assault in the case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. William Cosby. The famous actor and...
Termination of Meghan’s Law Obligations for Juvenile Delinquents
On April 25, 2018, the New Jersey Supreme Court determined in State In Interest Of C.K. that N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g)’s lifetime registration and notification requirements for sex offenses (“Meghan’s Law”) unconstitutional as applied to juveniles adjudicated delinquent...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – DEMLP Educational Series
There was such a demand for our anti-harassment training seminar that the firm has scheduled another session for Tuesday, May 22. Today, we realize more than ever that sexual harassment is a persistent problem, not only in Hollywood, but in all types of American...
Is Your Exculpatory Clause Worth the Paper it's Written on?
Today, in an unpublished decision, a New Jersey appellate court held that an overbroad exculpatory clause contained in a fitness services agreement was unenforceable. For those who don’t know or who otherwise live under a rock, exculpatory clauses are everywhere. I...
New Jersey Supreme Court Delivers Possible Death-Knell for TCCWNA Class Actions
Since around 2011, New Jersey businesses such as self-storage facilities, fitness centers and furniture stores have faced an ever-growing number of class-action complaints under the Truth in Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) seeking statutory...
Meet the Women of DEMLP – Counsel Nicole Croddick
We continue to introduce you to the women of DEMLP who are integral in moving the firm forward. They are not just lawyers, but also mothers, board members, coaches and teachers. Meet Nicole Croddick Nicole Sorokolit Croddick is Counsel at Davison, Eastman, Muñoz,...
Sexual Harassment Educational Opportunity
Sexual harassment has been a term coined in the US since the 1970’s when the woman’s liberation movement recognized this damaging behavior that has existed for thousands of years. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, the Supreme Court gave legal recognition to the fact that a...
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