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Supporting a Prodigy? How “Gifted” Children Affect Child Support Awards

A New Jersey Superior Court family judge recently determined the standard for child support awards where the...

Dirty Dirt or Clean Fill – Absent Proof It’s Dirty, New Jersey Court Says No Liability for Disposal of Clean Fill

In recent years, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has focused on addressing the improper...

New York Extends Statute of Limitations for Superfund Site Tort Claims

The New York State Legislature recently passed a law allowing plaintiffs to pursue “personal damages” for injuries...

Current Owner Is Not Liable Under CERCLA For Cleanup Costs Incurred Prior to Ownership

In a recent case, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v. Trainer Custom Chemical, ---- F....

NY and NJ Courts Split on Whether Policyholders Should Share in Allocation When Insurance Is Not Available

In our August 10th blog entry, we reported on the New Jersey Appellate Division’s recent decision that...

Appellate Division Revives Environmental Rights Act Claims to Compel Cleanup of Contaminated Sites—For Now

On August 15th, the Appellate Division permitted the owner of contaminated property to assert a claim under...

NJ Court Finds Another Piece of the Insurance Allocation Puzzle

Under New Jersey insurance law, many of the coverage issues arising under comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) policies...

Spill Act Innocent Purchaser Defense: What Does Due Diligence Really Provide?

In a New Jersey Law Journal article this week, Riker Danzig counsel Alexa Richman-La Londe explores the...

It’s About Time: Reforming the Regulation of Chemical Substances Under TSCA

The Toxic Substance Control Act (“TSCA”) was enacted in 1976 to regulate the manufacture and use of...