On January 22, 2018, Hon. William J. Martini, U.S.D.J., declined to certify a prospective class of consumers who purchased Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice (“TPP”) holding that the Plaintiffs failed to allege that their purchasing decisions were influenced by TPP’s pasteurization claim. Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint,...
At the recommendation of the District Court Judges in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Liza Walsh has been appointed by Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith to serve on the Lawyers Advisory Committee (LAC) of the Judicial Council of the...
Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP is excited to announce that Commissioner Richard J. Badolato, who previously lead the State of New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, has joined the firm. Mr. Badolato leads the newly created insurance practice which provides insurance and healthcare regulatory...
Stephen Greenberg, counsel with Walsh, and Yves Herinckx, together facilitated the successful mediation of a massive European recovery effort arising out of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis and involving Fortis, a European entity which is now called Ageas. The case arises from Fortis’ participation in...
The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (“HBA-NJ”) held its 38th Annual Installation and Swearing-In Ceremony of its Officers and Trustees at the Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren, New Jersey on November 9, 2017. The Honorable Jose L. Linares, Chief Judge of the...
At the NJICLE Program, Employment Law and the First Amendment in 2018 and Beyond, scheduled for Tuesday, November 28, 2017, M. Trevor Lyons will join in a panel discussion about the intersection between individual rights of expression - protected rights relating to speech, politics, and...
Almost one year after arguing for the reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled in favor of Walsh attorneys on Tuesday, opining that the State must revisit the drug’s legal standing. The three-judge panel voted 2 to 1...
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is to publish a Code of Practice for E-Discovery. Peter Pizzi coauthored an overview available here. For more information, please contact Peter at (973)757-1100 or [email protected] ...
Honorable Freda L. Wolfson, U.S.D.J. appointed Joel A. Pisano, a retired United States District Court Judge, as Special Master to oversee the discovery process and any related disputes in more than 2,000 cases alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder causes ovarian and uterine cancer. The...
Walsh’s Joseph L. Linares was installed as President of the Young Lawyers Division (“YLD”) of the Hispanic National Bar Association (“HNBA”) on September 9, 2017, at the organization’s 42nd Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. As President, Mr. Linares will oversee YLD groups within HNBA’s...