A selection of the need-to-know civil justice news for the week of June 7-13.
Confirmation Hearings for NJ Supreme Court Nominees Rabner, Solomon Set for Next Week
Salvador Rizzo | The Star-Ledger
The state Senate has scheduled confirmation hearings on Monday for two of Gov. Chris Christie’s nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court, a leading lawmaker said today.
State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said his panel will interview Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Judge Lee Solomon on Monday.
Delaware to Weigh Who Pays Legal Fees in Corporate Litigation
Liz Hoffman | Wall Street Journal
When stockholders sue companies and lose, who should pay? Differing answers to that question have set up a showdown between Delaware lawmakers and a powerful pro-business lobby.
Singer Sued for Being Too Old and Ugly for Pink Cover Band
Kevin Sheehan and Lia Eustachewich | New York Post
Pink sings about girl power with an exclamation point — but a Manhattan woman who tried to emulate the Grammy winner is getting bullied by a Long Island man who claims she was too old, ugly and untalented to portray the pop star in his Pink tribute band.
Debate Swells on Raising NJ Judges’ Retirement Age to 75
Salvador Rizzo | The Star-Ledger
Justice Stewart Pollock retired from the state Supreme Court 15 years ago. And yet, today, at 81, he is still knee-deep in some of the most Byzantine areas of the law in his private practice, winning awards and accolades every year.
Some legal experts say that’s a good example of why the state constitution’s judicial retirement age — set at 70 — is a little behind the times. Many judges are still in their intellectual prime at that age, despite some gray hairs.
Notice-Style Pleadings Favored by Third Circuit in False Claims Suits
Charles Toutant | New Jersey Law Journal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has adopted a more liberal standard for pleading cases under the federal False Claims Act.
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