New Jersey practitioners and litigants should be on alert: metadata is coming soon to rules governing professional conduct and civil discovery near you.  On April 14, 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced in an administrative determination that it will be adopting the recommendations made in the September 14, 2015 Report of the Working Group […]

Investments and securities trading are carefully regulated by various governing authorities, primarily for the purpose of protecting investors.  The violation of such regulations, particularly through various deceptive actions and schemes to cheat or take advantage of investors, is commonly known as securities fraud. The financial services industry is under increased regulation by such agencies.  For […]

A form of fraudulent stock broker activity called “excessive trading” or “churning” may contribute to high commissions, low overall returns, unmanaged margin interest costs, and “break-even” percentages that exceed a reasonably accepted historical rate of return for the market. Churning is an illegal and unethical trading activity that violates numerous laws, including SEC Rules and […]

The pending bill, which addresses State oversight of regional sewerage authorities, is intended to cap the budgets of authorities by limiting budget increases, overall and to local units (municipalities), to a 2% cap. The only exception to the 2% would be costs “directly related to a declared emergency, as defined by regulation promulgated by the […]

If you are a New Jersey employer, an extra step in your application process could limit future legal claims by your employees. A 2014 decision by New Jersey’s appeals court has the potential to make it more difficult for workers to sue their employers. Specifically, if the employer utilizes a specific waiver in the application […]

Davison, Eastman and Muñoz, P.A. were pleased to represent Frank Jones, Michelle Jones and their children as well as the Knights of Columbus in defending the term “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. James A. Paone, II, of Davison, Eastman and Muñoz successfully represented the Jones’ and the Knights of Columbus in defeating a […]

If you have been paying attention to this summer’s headlines, then you know that reports about data breaches are now nearly as common as daily horoscopes and baseball box scores. From the massive data breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that will affect the lives of more than 25 million people, to the […]