New Jersey Business Litigation

New Jersey Business Litigation has become the standard for commercial litigators, in-house counsel, general practitioners, and transactional attorneys representing the business client. This book covers the range of subjects about which businesses litigate, from the perspective of how New Jersey courts will view the case. Topics covered include: director and officer liability, partnership liability, oppressed minority shareholders, Rule 10b-5 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, antitrust, RICO, business fraud, tortious interference, consumer fraud, privacy torts, arbitration, and employment law.

“Since its publication, this book has been the go to resource for commercial litigation in New Jersey.”
- Steven M. Richman, Duane Morris, LLP, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine

New in the 2024 Edition

• Coverage of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 804 creating a statutory limitations period for a private action claiming fraud, deceit, manipulation, or contrivance in contravention of securities laws
• Discussion of whether a defendant can claim that its actions to maintain monopoly power are justified by valid business reasons
• A look at whether an insolvent partnership can transfer an asset to a third party to whom the partners of the debtor were in debt as discussed in National Westminster
• Analysis of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, passed in 2021 and amending the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
• Discussion of provisions protecting individual privacy rights in the area of electronic surveillance, such as the Federal Wiretap Act, State Wiretap Act, Electronic Communications and Privacy Act, and Stored Communications Act
• Commentary on the amended American Arbitration Act (AAA) rules that permit consolidation of arbitrations and joinder of new parties to an existing arbitration