On October 21, 2025, the Appellate Division in Orlando v. Williams confirmed that plaintiffs cannot use their subjective complaints to satisfy the requirements to overcome the verbal threshold under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). As the Appellate Division explained, to overcome...
The ride-hailing company Uber Technologies in recent months has filed a series of suits under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) against a dozen personal injury lawyers and firms in New York, Florida, California, and Pennsylvania....
Member Ronald E. Joseph has been selected to the 2025 NY Metro Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers is published by Thomson Reuters. A description of their selection methodology can be found here. With over 34 years of experience across the NY Metro area, Ron is an...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed dismissal of a plaintiff’s claim under Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. Ch. 149, Section 148 (“MA Wage Act”), holding that a retention bonus is not considered “wages” under the MA Wage Act. Associate Justice Wolohojian authored...
In Nambiar v. Central Orthopedic Group, et al., LCBF successfully defended a prestigious orthopedic practice group against claims of age and sex discrimination and retaliation brought by a physician and former employee of the practice. After highly contentious...
