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November 4, 2011
Blog
Recent Commercial Litigation
Maurice McLaughlin and Pauline Young recently won a commercial jury trial, and obtained a verdict of $93,258.75 in favor of their client. The parties were two waste hauling companies. [ more ]
September 22, 2011
Blog
A Cautionary Tale About Liar Loans
Before the Great Recession, clients would occasionally tell us that they wanted to misstate their assets or income on a mortgage loan application. Some still do. “Everyone is doing it,” they say. “No one gets in trouble. That’s why they call them ‘Liar Loans.’” They sometimes get upset when we tell them not to do it, and let them know that actually, yes, people do get caught. [ more ]
August 12, 2011
Recent Employment Cases
Some of the firm’s recent employment litigation results include:
- Maurice McLaughlin and Boris Peyzner represented building inspectors in a whistleblower retaliation case. The inspectors alleged that their municipal employer retaliated against them because of their enforcement of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code at the residences of campaign contributors and family members of the mayor. After one week of trial in New Jersey Superior Court, the case settled with a $300,000 recovery for their clients.
- Maurice McLaughlin represented a computer technician who was employed by a county government information systems department in central New Jersey who claimed that he was wrongfully fired in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1873 and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act. The case settled during mediation in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, with a $132,500 recovery for the technician.
June 15, 2011
Newsletter
Strong Credit System Means A Strong Economy
The health, stability, and strength of a nation’s economy is directly linked to its banking system. The health, stability, and strength of a nation’s banking system is directly related to the fairness and accuracy of its credit reporting system. Congress realized how inaccurate credit reports could damage the banking system and consumers, and therefore passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act. [ more ]
May 20, 2011
Blog
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules on Effect of Breath Test Refusal
New Jersey’s Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously that a past conviction for refusal to submit to a breath test does not count as a prior offense for DWI sentencing. This means that a person will still be sentenced as a first time offender even though she may have previously been convicted of refusing to submit to a breath test. [ more ]
January 17, 2011
Recent Commercial Cases
Some of the firm’s recent commercial litigation results include:
- Maurice McLaughlin and Boris Peyzner represented a commercial tenant in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County, on claims that its landlord breached their lease and failed to correct construction defects. The case settled at trial with their client, the tenant, receiving $100,000 in cash, $216,000.00 in rent concessions, the landlord assuming $10,000 in additional construction responsibilities, and a new roof valued at approximately $250,000.
- Maurice McLaughlin represented a solid waste and animal feed hauler in an arbitration in the American Arbitration Association in a case alleging breach of contract against H&H Bagels. He won an award in favor of his client totaling $227,220.50.
- Maurice McLaughlin and Boris Peyzner won an award of $56,882.56 in favor of their client, a general contractor, in a construction arbitration in the American Arbitration Association.
December 15, 2010
Blog
Man pleads guilty to stealing website
In what is believed to be a first in the nation, a Union Township man pleaded guilty to stealing the website of Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen, who during his 9 year NBA career played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. [ more ]
August 11, 2008
New Jersey Lawyer: The Weekly Newspaper
New Jersey Pro Bono: A Justice Gap and a Bar's Response
Almost ten percent of New Jersey residents live below the poverty line. Nearly half of them face at least one civil legal problem each year. The vast majority face these problems without representation, creating a justice gap between those who can afford counsel and those who cannot. [ more ]
March 26, 2003
New Jersey Law Journal
When Is a Volunteer Not a Volunteer?
An individual may not be a volunteer and a paid employee at the same job for the same public agency
Many volunteers are also employed as public servants in the communities they serve. When these employees work more than 40 hours per week, the problem arises: Are they working or are they volunteering. [ more ]
September 9, 2002
New Jersey Lawyer: The Weekly Newspaper
Harassment Policies: A Safe Haven?
The U.S. Supreme Court held in 1998 that an employer may be vicariously liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 to an employee for a hostile work environment created by its supervisor, even though the harassment does not culminate in a tangible adverse employment action, such as termination. [ more ]
May 16, 2002
Rutgers Law Record
Application of the Continuing Violation Doctrine Under Title VII and New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination
Sexual Harassment: The Problem
Gender-based discrimination in the terms and conditions of a person's employment is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as the law of most states, including New Jersey. “Sexual harassment” falls within the scope of this prohibited conduct. [ more ]
July 3, 2000
New Jersey Law Journal
Holding Supervisors Liable Under The Law Against Discrimination
New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination prohibits employment discrimination based on an employee’s inherent characteristics such as gender, race, age and sexual orientation. N.J.S.A. 10:5-12. The LAD prohibits such discrimination by employers, labor organizations and employment agencies. [ more ]
March 6, 2000
New Jersey Law Journal
Liquidated Damages in Employment Contracts
We live in a nation of employees. In New Jersey, as in the majority of states, most employment relationships are "at will." At will employees may be terminated for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all, provided that they are not terminated for a discriminatory reason, such as race or gender. Witkowski v. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., 136 N.J. 385, 397-398 (1994). [ more ]
