(AP) - The New Jersey Senate has voted in favor of legislation to ease restrictions on when childhood sexual abuse victims can seek damages in court. The Democrat-led Senate approved the measure ...

Dec. 1 marks the opening of a two-year window in which accusers can file lawsuits against Catholic dioceses previously barred by NJ's statute of limitations.

A more sensible reading of The Spill Act, and one which comports more clearly with general practice, would apply a limitations period to a private claim for contribution of cleanup and removal costs.

While it is true claims of defamation and trade libel can sometimes overlap and merge when the same disparaging statements cause harm to a person’s personal reputation and the person’s business or ...