Mr. Minde, the former executive director of the Government Records Council, represents both requestors and government agencies on OPRA matters. Read more at Philly.com
Four Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski partners – Louis John Dughi, Jr., Craig A. Domalewski, Robert W. Donnelly, Jr. and Gary L. Riveles – have been named by New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine as among the top attorneys in New Jersey for 2015. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers to receive this honor. (more…)
DH&D partner Russ Hewit was part of the lead team representing Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. (Roche) in its successful challenge to plaintiffs’ claims that Accutane (generic name isotretinoin) causes Crohn’s disease. On February 20, 2015, following a 9 day Kemp hearing, Judge Nelson Johnson issued his ruling in the Accutane MultiCounty Litigation pending in Atlantic County, barring plaintiffs’ experts from offering an opinion that Accutane causes Crohn’s disease and finding that the testimony of plaintiffs’ experts fell “far short of ‘sound, adequately-founded scientific methodology . . . of the type reasonably relied upon by experts in the scientific field.'” Judge Johnson described plaintiffs’ presentation as a “ruse” and “sophistry.” The decision, In Re: Accutane, Civil Action No. 271 (MCL) (Superior Court of NJ, Atlantic County, February 20, 2015) is available here and on the NJ Judiciary website.
There are approximately 7500 cases pending against Roche in the In Re: Accutane Multicounty Litigation and it is estimated that this ruling will result in the dismissal of over 2500 cases.
Brandon D. Minde will be a speaker at the 2015 Muhlenberg College Law Alumni Panel. Mr. Minde will participate on a panel which will discuss the transition from college student, to law student, to lawyer – and how to prepare yourself for a successful and rewarding legal career. The panel will take place at Muhlenberg College on February 19, 2015.
For more information or to register, click here or contact the Muhlenberg College Pre-Professional Office
Craig A. Domalewski will be a speaker at the 2015 Annual Redevelopment Law Institute. Mr. Domalewski will participate on a panel which will discuss the future of Atlantic City redevelopment amid all of the changes taking place. The seminar will take place at the New Jersey Law Center on January 30, 2015.
For more information or to register: 2015 Annual Redevelopment Law Institute
John Dughi, a founding partner of the firm, will be a speaker at the 18th Annual Medical Malpractice update at the Crown Plaza, 390 Forsgate Drive in Monroe on Saturday November 1st, 2014. The program is being presented by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Medical Malpractice Committee.
This program is designed for trial attorneys at every level of experience who handle medical malpractice cases or complex personal injury litigation. Mr. Dughi has tried hundreds of medical malpractice cases over the course of his distinguished career, and he will be participating in a small panel discussion entitled: “The Ten Most Common Mistakes by Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Counsel in a Medical Malpractice Case.”
For more information or to register please click here: NJICLE 18th Annual Medical Malpractice Update
Brandon D. Minde, Of Counsel in the Firm, will be a speaker at the “1st Annual Young Lawyers Symposium: The Practical Tips and Strategies You Need to Know to Jumpstart Your New Jersey Legal Career!”, at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick on September 20, 2014. The Symposium is being presented by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, a division of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
This Symposium is designed to help attorneys build a solid foundation as they continue to plan out and build their careers in the legal profession. Minde will be participating in a panel discussion entitled: “Where do We go from Here? Planning out a Career Path that Leads to Success.”
For more information or to register please click here: NJICLE 1st Annual Young Lawyers Symposium
The Open Public Records Act (OPRA) is getting expensive for New Jersey’s municipalities and agencies. The following are just a few of the more egregious examples.
A court-appointed fact finder recommended that a judge order Raritan Borough to pay Gannett New Jersey media company a record $542,000 in legal fees as a result of an OPRA lawsuit.
A Morris County woman received $150,000 in a settlement to end litigation that included her claims that Mount Olive Township did not turn over public documents to her under OPRA. (more…)
Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski is pleased to announce that Lori C. Duffy has been named Of Counsel to the firm. Ms. Duffy joined Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski in September 2012. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial transactions, commercial real estate, general corporate representation, and government affairs. Ms. Duffy has several years of large law firm experience, and has also served as corporate counsel to a global equipment financing and leasing company. Ms. Duffy received her juris doctor, cum laude, from Washington & Lee University School of Law and her bachelor of science degree, cum laude, in finance from Susquehanna University.
