Earlier in June, the United States Supreme Court significantly narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) (18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2)) in Van Buren v. United States holding that a law enforcement officer, when overstepping his “authorized access” to government records, did not...
NYSBA’s Advocating for the Rule of Law Program Focuses on Social Media, Fair Elections and Civics Education. On June 3, 2021, the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section sponsored a three-part program titled Advocating for the Rule of Law. Peter J Pizzi,...
NEWARK, NJ, March 1, 2021 – The attorneys and staff of Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP mourn the passing of Hon. Joel A. Pisano, U.S.D.J., our friend and colleague. Joel was a wise counselor and dear friend to all who came to know him during...
NEWARK, N.J., January 12, 2021–Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced today that Best Lawyers® has selected five Walsh partners for inclusion in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Attorneys are selected based upon rigorous peer review and the annual list recognizes those...
In an appeal prosecuted by Thomas J. O’Leary and Zahire Estrella-Chambers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the lower court’s denial of parent’s claim for reimbursement of the tuition costs incurred in placing their child in a private school after...
US legislators from both parties are expected next term to make changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which was enacted in 1996 to grant then-nascent Internet firms immunity from liability for user generated content. Recent Congressional hearings featuring leaders from Facebook and...
On October 30, 2020 and November 9, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed several bills into law relating to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 crises. The newly-enacted laws permit modification to contracts between non-profit organizations and State agencies for the failure to perform due to the COVID-19,...
On October 6, 2020, Justice Andrea Masley, of the Supreme Court New York County’s Commercial Division, issued an order in complex contract dispute denying appointment of a judicial hearing officer or court referee to supervise discovery in the two-year old case. While Justice Masley’s order...
By: Gerhard W. Buehning On September 11, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a 6-0 decision in Flanzman v. Jenny Craig, Inc., compelling arbitration under an agreement which did not set forth a process for choosing an arbitrator or designating an organization to conduct the...
NEWARK, NJ, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 – Walsh Partner Peter J. Pizzi will be leading a panel discussing “Employee Mobility, Non-Competes, and NDAs: Protecting Trade Secrets and Customer Relationships in the Pandemic Era.” The event will be held as a virtual, no-cost webinar hosted by the...