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YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® Cases Designated as Multidistrict Litigation in Federal Courts

Posted on January 05, 2010
Plaintiffs have brought claims against the makers of YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella®, for injuries ranging from internal organ damage (including gallbladder damage), to deep vein thrombosis (or blood clots), stroke, heart attack, myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism...

Navigating Custody Issues

Posted on December 23, 2009
In this installment of Legal Lines, Stark & Stark Divorce attorney, David Beaver, addresses the challenges associated with custody issues within your divorce litigation. Special guest, Robert Rosenbaum, Ph.D, from Bunker Hill Consultation Center, shares his insight regarding what to expect in a contested custody litigation from a forensic psychologist's perspective...

Stark & Stark, P.C., Joins Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings (HADD), to Urge New Jersey Supreme Court to Uphold Homeowner Tort Remedies Against Manufacturers of Defective Building Components

Posted on December 23, 2009
The law firm of Stark & Stark, P.C. has joined with Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings (HADD), to file an amicus curiae ('friend of the court') brief urging the New Jersey Supreme Court to uphold a previous ruling allowing homeowners to pursue tort remedies against manufacturers of defective building components...

Intelligent Investing: The Ralph Kiner Lesson For Wall Street

Posted on December 23, 2009
Stark & Stark's Securities Group Shareholder, Bill Singer, is the author of a weekly column, Intelligent Investing, for Forbes.com. The column focuses on Wall Street regulatory developments and discusses regulation from the individual investor's point of view...

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New York State Energy and Development Authority to provide loans for Energy Audits and Qualified Energy Efficiency Services under Green Jobs-Green New York Program

Posted on December 21, 2009
On October 9, 2009, the New York State Legislature enacted the Green Jobs-Green New York Act of 2009 ('Green Jobs Act') as P.L. 2009, ch. 487, amending the Public Authorities Law, to create the Green Jobs-Green New York Energy Conservation and Community Sustainability Program ('Green Jobs-Green New York Program')...

Stark & Stark Launches New Website

Posted on December 17, 2009
Stark & Stark is pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website. Our website has been streamlined in an effort to provide visitors with easier access to attorney biographies, individual office information and descriptions of the many services Stark & Stark provides...

Federal Law Protects Armed Services Members - What Employers Need to Know

Posted on December 17, 2009
The term 'blitzkrieg' became a common term on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. Thus, commenced the domino effect of nations falling to Germany, and America's official position of 'neutrality' coupled with the realization that its military was no match against the axis nations...

Non -Domestic Violence?

Posted on December 16, 2009
In a case of first impression in New Jersey, an appeals court affirmed a trial court's ruling that a paid escort qualifies as a "date', and thus is a victim under the New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. In J.S. v. J.F., the trial judge determined that the parties had entered into a "dating relationship" even though most of their "dates" were at the club where J...

Divorce In The Troubled Economy

Posted on December 09, 2009
In this installment of Legal Lines, Stark & Stark Divorce attorney, David Beaver, discusses various issues and challenges connected to your divorce litigation in a down-turned economy. Special guest, Thomas Gates, from Arlington Capital Mortgage, fields questions regarding protecting your marital residence during a divorce litigation and flexible refinance options: Job Loss Change of Circumstance Child Support Modification Alimony Recalculation Tips regarding improving your credit score for a favorable refinance If you have any additional questions, feel free to email the Stark & Stark Divorce Group at divorce@stark-stark...

Legislature Defines Inherently Beneficial Use to Include Wind, Solar and Photovoltaic Energy Facilities and Structures

Posted on December 08, 2009
On November 20, 2009, Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law Senate Bill S1303 as P.L. 2009, ch. 146, which codifies the term 'inherently beneficial use,' a concept originally fashioned by the Supreme Court in Andrews v. Ocean Township Bd. of Adjustment, 30 N...

Well... Everyone Knows It: The Testimony of a Mold Expert

Posted on December 03, 2009
Everyone knows that humans only use 10% of their brains (not true, unless you mistakenly voted for Pat Buchanan in 2000), that Christopher Columbus called Native Americans "Indians" because he thought he landed in India (not possible, that part of the world was called Hindustan at the time) and that being cold will ensure that you actually catch a cold (also not true, sorry Mom)...

YAZ® Birth Control Linked to Serious Side Effects, Including Deep Vein Thrombosis

Posted on December 02, 2009
As we have discussed in previous posts, studies have shown that the ingredients contained in YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® have been linked to various forms of severe side-effects. Reportedly, these side-effects include: heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis (also known as DVT or blood clots), internal organ damage (including gallbladder damage), myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism...

Pending Federal Regulations and the Residential Mortgage Market

Posted on December 01, 2009
On Jun 12, 2009, the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") announced a new, stricter approval process for condominiums to be eligible for FHA financing. Condominiums, and their managing agents and attorneys, must be aware of the mortgage market and how tightened underwriting standards will affect association operations and property values...

Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

Posted on November 30, 2009
'GINA' (the 'Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act') was signed into law on May 21, 2008 by President George Bush. It became effective a few days ago on November 21, 2009, at least with regard to its employment provisions (its health insurance provisions have been in place since May 21, 2009)...

New Jersey State Courts Consider Granting Mass Tort Designation to YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® Cases

Posted on November 25, 2009
As we have discussed in previous posts, studies have shown that the ingredients contained in YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® have been linked to various forms of severe Yaz side-effects. Reportedly, these side-effects include: heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis (also known as DVT or blood clots), internal organ damage (including gallbladder damage), myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism...

Stark & Stark Shareholder Presents Seminar on New Jersey's Community Associations and Foreclosures

Posted on November 25, 2009
David J. Byrne, Shareholder and Co-Chairperson of Stark & Stark's Community Association Group presented materials related to foreclosures, rent receivers and mortgage foreclosures, during a seminar entitled New Jersey's Community Associations and Foreclosures...

YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® Cases Transfered to MDL in the United States Distric Court

Posted on November 19, 2009
Since the beginning of October 2009, over 350 YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® cases from various jurisdictions throughout the country have been transferred to the MDL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. On November 9, 2009, motions were filed to appoint Plaintiffs' lead counsel and a Plaintiffs' Steering Committee...

RIAs drive explosive growth of the Broker Protocol

Posted on November 18, 2009
Stark & Stark Employment Group Chair, Thomas B. Lewis, was quoted in the November 17, 2009 RIABiz.com article, RIAs drive explosive growth of the Broker Protocol. The article discusses the recent rise in firms who have signed the Protocol for Broker Recruiting and what this truce will mean for changes in wirehouses across the country...

Stark & Stark Shareholders Present Collections Seminar on New Jersey's Community Associations

Posted on November 18, 2009
A. Christopher Florio, Shareholder and Co-Chairperson of Stark & Stark's Community Association Group, and David J. Byrne, Shareholder and Co-Chairperson of Stark & Stark's Community Association Group, presented materials related to community association foreclosures, rent receivers and mortgage foreclosures, along with money judgment collection actions and asset executions, during a seminar entitled "Protecting Associations & Improving Collection Efforts in a Difficult Real Estate Market & Challenging Economy", held November 11, 2009...

Contracts - Construction: Validity of Paid When Paid Provision

Posted on November 18, 2009
In the matter of Brolley Electrical v. Ernest Bock and Sons, Inc., the Court reviewed the validity and enforceability of a 'paid when paid' provision within a construction contract. The contract provided that payment by the owner to the general contractor being a condition precedent prior to the general contractor is obligated to pay the subcontractor...

Extended and Expanded Homebuyer Tax Credit

Posted on November 17, 2009
The popular federal tax credit of up to $8,000 provided to first-time home buyers who purchase a home in 2009 due to expire November 30th has been extended until April 30, 2010. In addition, a new tax credit up to $6,500 will be available to certain "step-up" (or downsizing) homebuyers who are current homeowners who have resided in their homes for at least five years...

Stark & Stark Shareholder Serves as Panelist for Legal Workshop

Posted on November 11, 2009
Allen M. Silk, Chair of Stark & Stark's Business & Corporate Group, will serve as panelist for the Agudath Israel of New Jersey's Legal Workshop. The workshop will take place at the Park Terrace Hall in Lakewood, New Jersey on Thursday, November 12, 2009, from 5:30 - 8:30 PM...

Cape May Homeowners Sue Over Change in Campground Rule

Posted on November 10, 2009
A group of homeowners in the Carol Lynn Resorts campground have sued the property owners, the State of New Jersey and Woodbine Borough over alleged changes to the park rules and regulations. The owners allege that the owners of the campground have recently changed the rules that call into question whether or not they can use the facility as a year round residence rather than a seasonal vacation spot...

Stark & Stark Shareholder Discusses Bear Stearns Case for Bloomberg TV

Posted on November 05, 2009
Shareholder in Stark & Stark's Securities Group, Bill Singer, was a featured guest on Bloomberg TV this morning discussing the closing arguments made today in the government's case against former Bear Stearns' hedge-fund managers, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, who were responsible for misleading investors and the eventual loss of roughly $1...

It's Payback Time on Promissory Notes

Posted on November 04, 2009
Stark & Stark Employment Group Chair, Thomas B. Lewis, authored the article, It's Payback Time on Promissory Notes, for the November 2009 edition of On Wall Street Magazine. The article discusses the recent trend in unhappy advisors seeking new firms in the wake of a down market and their old firm's enforcement of collecting promissory notes...

Intelligent Investing: Go to the FBI Cold

Posted on November 02, 2009
Stark & Stark Securities group Shareholder, Bill Singer, is the author of a weekly column, Intelligent Investing, for Forbes.com. The column focuses on Wall Street regulatory developments and discusses regulation from the individual investor's point of view...

What is the status of currently pending litigation against YAZ® manufacturers?

Posted on October 28, 2009
Studies have shown that the ingredients contained in YAZ®, Yasmin® and Ocella® (including the synthetic progestin, drospirenone), have been linked to various forms of internal organ damage (including gallbladder damage), as well as deep vein thrombosis, or blood clots...

Builders, Contractors and Homeowners: Beware Insurance Carriers Are Delegating Construction Deficiencies Coverage

Posted on October 28, 2009
Construction Litigation Group Chair, Donald B. Brenner, and Litigation Shareholder, Thomas J. Pryor, authored the article Builders, Contractors and Homeowners: Beware Insurance Carriers Are Delegating Construction Deficiencies Coverage for the October 19, 2009 edition of the New Jersey Law Journal...

Constitution Law: Right to Privacy - Expungements

Posted on October 27, 2009
In Nunez v. Pachman, the Appellate Division recently discussed the section of the Expungement Statute which prohibits the disclosure of any information relative to the records, proceedings or any other related documents once an event is expunged. In Nunez v...

Title to Cemetery Plots - Not So Scary!

Posted on October 26, 2009
Goblins and ghosts. Eerie graveyard scenes. With Halloween coming, cemeteries always take on some added interest. New Jersey cemeteries are governed by the "New Jersey Cemetery Act, 2003." N.J.S.A. 45:27-1 et seq. Under the Act, a cemetery is defined as "any land or place used or dedicated for use for burial of human remains or disposition of cremated human remains...

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