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On October 6, 2022, the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Bob Smith and Senator Richard Codey that would require home sellers and landlords to notify prospective buyers and renters if a property is at risk of being affected by...

The Supreme Court of New York, New York County recently reaffirmed the purpose and scope of pre-discovery disclosure in a petition to disclose surveillance footage. In Villani v. Rite Aid of NY, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op 32949 (September 2, 2022), petitioner, Joanna Villani, received a CO...

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently addressed the accrual of causes of action in the context of a Plaintiff seeking to invoke the Discovery Rule as a means to toll applicable limitations periods. In Caprio v. Nutley Park ShopRite, Inc., No. A-0156-21 (App. Div. Sep. 21, 2022),...

On August 1, 2022, the United States Department of Justice announced a settlement with Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), a regional public transit company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that will require SEPTA to overhaul its anti-racism policies and pay...

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“NJ-CRC”) recently released much anticipated workplace guidance for how employers can and should handle workplace impairment. The guidance released by the NJ-CRC applies to all employers, whether operating in the cannabis industry or o...

On September 21, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 307, increasing New Jersey’s offshore wind goal by nearly 50 percent to 11,000 megawatts (MW) by 2040. The Executive Order increases the state’s current goal of 7,500 MW and also directs the New Jersey Board of Pub...

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) recently launched its Energy Manager Training Program for state employees. Every state agency is now required to have an Energy Manager to manage its energy use and costs. The Energy Manager is responsible for developing an energy plan...

The plaintiff Yasmine Coello was convicted of harassment in 2007.  Over a decade later, she was successful in having her conviction vacated.  Within two years later, she filed a civil rights action to recover for various abuses she alleged to have suffered during her criminal proceedi...

On July 20 2022, President Joe Biden called climate change an “existential threat” and unveiled new policies to fight its effects in response to Senator Joe Manchin’s objection to the Biden Administration’s proposed Federal wind legislation, which would create thousands of union jobs...

In addition to investments in clean energy, the bill called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) includes tax and health care provisions designed to reduce the federal budget deficit and limit inflation. However, much of the media’s attention has been on the climate provisi...