Globe St. New Jersey

• Plaintiff May Have to Pay Opposing Legal Fees in Defamation Case Under State's Anti-SLAPP Law November 19, 2025
  One of the first plaintiffs to be on the hook for his opponent's legal fees based on the passage of a 2023 law that aimed to prevent frivolous lawsuits over free speech.      
• 'Opaque Area of the Law': Horizon Blue Cross to Pay $100M Settlement November 18, 2025
  New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin noted the cost of health care is top of mind for many Americans, and slammed Horizon for allegedly "defraud[ing] our state and overcharg[ing] use while driving up the costs of healthcare for hundreds and thousands of dedicated public servants."      
• Appellate Division Finds School Wrongly Held Liable for Conduct Outside of Scope of Employment November 18, 2025
  “To impose liability on defendant simply because Realpe was an employee at the time he sexually assaulted plaintiffs—which plaintiffs agree was not within the scope of his employment—would essentially impose strict liability on defendant, the appellate division's per curiam ruling stated, in part.