Category Archives: Firm News
Attorney Anthony Almeida Obtains Successful Result For Client In Land Use Case
On September 11, 2023, firm attorney Anthony S. Almeida represented our clients before the Borough of Eatontown Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment. The clients required seven (7) bulk variances for various nonconformities on their property. Most of the variances were necessitated by the fact that the clients’ property is a corner lot, meaning that it… Read More »
Your Guide To New York’s No Fault Auto Accident Law
A traffic collision can happen when you least expect it. The New York State Department of Health reports that motor vehicle accidents lead to 137,000 emergency room visits in the state on an annual basis. Following a crash, injured victims need to know how to protect their rights. One of the most important things… Read More »
Debunking Common Misconceptions About Personal Injury Claims In New Jersey
Accidents happen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that Americans make a collective 35 million visits to emergency departments for injuries each year. A serious injury can change a person’s entire life. They could be stuck with medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and a long-term disability. Through a personal… Read More »
New Jersey Prohibits Pregnancy Discrimination
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 (the “LAD”), prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace based upon a number of protected characteristics, including sex or gender. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy has long been recognized as a form of “sex” discrimination because only one “sex” can get pregnant… Read More »
New Jersey Requires Equal Pay for Equal Work
On April 24, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (the “NJEPA”) to amend the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 (the “LAD”). The NJEPA renders it “an unlawful employment practice, or, as the case may be, an unlawful discrimination …[f]or an employer to pay… Read More »
New Jersey Appellate Division Affirms Class Certification of Consumer Fraud Claims in Class Action Against Retro Fitness Related to Cancellation Policy
Poulos LoPiccolo PC, along with The Wolf Law Firm LLC and Jones Wolf & Kapisi, LLC, successfully argued that the New Jersey Superior Court correctly certified a class action the firms brought against Retro Fitness, its franchises and ABC Financial Services Company related to their violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (the… Read More »
2014
Appointed Co-Lead counsel in In Re: Electrolux Home Produces Ice Maker Cases, Master Docket 12:cv-003341-NLH-AMD. Co-Lead Counsel in Caruso v. Work Out World, MID-L-3112-13. Co-Lead Counsel in Ardino v. Retrofitness, et al., 14-cv-01567. Lead Counsel in Smerling v. Medispa of Shrewsbury, et al, Docket No. MID-L-6340-13. Co-Lead Counsel in Miller v. Chrysler Group, LLC,… Read More »
October 2014
Smerling V. Medispa, et. al. – On October 24, we successfully obtained an order striking the Defendants’ answer and counterclaims.
March 2013
The New Jersey District Court rules that Plaintiffs’ claims against Electrolux may move toward class certification. Electrolux Opinion Deletion of Facebook profiles during litigation may be deemed spoliation of evidence and sanctionable! Facebook Disclosure Article
February 2013
New Jersey Jury awards woman $11.1 million for injuries she sustained related to J&J’s transvaginal mesh implant. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-28/j-j-owes-7-76-million-in-punitives-in-vaginal-mesh-case.html
