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Sports Law Expert
LIV Golf Moves Toward Shutdown After Bankruptcy Restructuring Deal Collapses
By Holt Hackney
LIV Golf plans to wind down its operations after negotiations over a proposed financial restructuring failed, potentially bringing an end to the Saudi-backed professional golf league that sought to challenge…
Lex Wire Journal
When the At-Fault Driver’s Insurance Isn’t Enough: Understanding Underinsured Motorist Claims in New Jersey
Douglas Standriff, Esq.Managing Partner, Bergen Law | Paramus Truck Accident Lawyer Why the most consequential decisions in serious injury cases may involve insurance coverage, settlement strategy, and rights that can…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Rampage Around Your Kid and You May See an Abuse Order
By Mark Ashton
This is a fairly common fact pattern. Fourteen-year-old child sharing time with Mom and Dad, who never really lived together. Dad has moved on and lives with another woman and…
Healthcare Perspectives
Beware! New Jersey Medicaid Is Aggressively Auditing Inpatient Claims That Have Been Pre- Authorized By MCOs
By Alissa Pinck, James A. Robertson, Paul L. Croce
New Jersey is increasingly auditing and seeking to recover payments for inpatient hospital claims that were preauthorized by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), raising important questions about the State’s authority…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Call Center’s Settlement Reveals Challenges for Businesses Classifying Sales Personnel as Independent Contractors: October 2026 IC Legal News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
Last month’s legal developments include yet another case involving sales representatives classified as independent contractors (ICs). One of the cases we report upon below involves a legal referral business that…
New Jersey Foreclosure Defense Blog
USDA Guaranteed Mortgage Default in New Jersey: Loss Mitigation Before Foreclosure
By John Fazzio
Short answer: Before accelerating and foreclosing a USDA-guaranteed single-family mortgage, the servicer must evaluate the borrower, consider appropriate loss-mitigation options, document its efforts, and advise the borrower in writing of…
New Jersey Foreclosure Defense Blog
VA Partial Claims and Foreclosure in New Jersey: The 2026 Loss-Mitigation Waterfall
By John Fazzio
Short answer: A New Jersey homeowner with a VA-guaranteed mortgage may now be evaluated under a mandatory VA loss-mitigation sequence that includes a new VA Partial Claim option. The program…
New Jersey Foreclosure Defense Blog
FHA Mortgage Contact Before Foreclosure in New Jersey: The Updated Meeting Rule
By John Fazzio
Short answer: For most FHA-insured forward mortgages, HUD’s current rule generally requires the mortgagee to conduct a meeting with the borrower—or make the required reasonable effort to arrange one—before three…
New Jersey Foreclosure Defense Blog
The 120-Day Rule Before a New Jersey Foreclosure: What the Clock Does—and Does Not—Mean
By John Fazzio
Short answer: For a covered mortgage secured by a borrower’s principal residence, federal Regulation X generally bars the servicer from making the first notice or filing required to start foreclosure…
New Jersey Employment Lawyer Blog
New Regulations Explain How New Jersey’s ABC Test Applies to Workers Paid as Independent Contractors
The regulations do not create a new law or a new test. The NJDOL describes them as “guidance” on the ABC test, which has governed unemployment coverage since 1936. In…