Civil Law

Representative Claims Under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law and Prevailing Wage Act Do Not Require Class Certification

By: Kyle D. Winnick and Andrew Simon

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Appellate Division held that representative claims under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“WHL”) and Prevailing Wage Act (“PWA”) do not require class certification and established a two-year look-back period to WHL and Earned Sick Leave Law (“ESLL”) claims predating the 2019 amendment.

In a significant decision that will affect the scope of representative actions under the WHL and PWA, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that … Read the rest

Civil Law

COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JULY 27 – JULY 31)

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Good afternoon.
Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 27, 2026.

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In Kentros v. Kentros, the Court dismissed an appeal and cross-appeal concerning a will that omitted a remainderman clause for properties bequeathed to the testator’s husband for life (ie. the will was silent on who would get the properties after the

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GeTtin’ SALTy Episode 80 | The Real Cost of Eliminating Property Taxes

In this episode of the GeTtin’ SALTy podcast, host Nikki E. Dobay is joined by Jared Walczak, Senior Fellow at the Tax Foundation and founder of Walczak Policy Consulting, to take a look at the growing movement to reduce or eliminate real property taxes across the United States.

The conversation centers on Jared’s recently published paper, “Replacing the Irreplaceable,” released through the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, which uses Ohio as a case study to quantify what it would cost … Read the rest

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As the cost of aging soars, families’ wealth is evaporating

Economists have talked about it as the greatest wealth transfer in history.

Baby boomers — boosted by decades of rising house prices, strong stock markets and economic growth — control more than half of U.S. household wealth. Estimates have predicted that $ 68 trillion to $ 84 trillion in money and assets will change hands over the next two decades.

But those estimates might not sufficiently account for the costs of growing old.

A Washington Post analysis of the finances of thousands of seniors … Read the rest

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FDA Takes Regulatory Actions to Remove Outdated Authorizations for Two Color Additives in Food

  • On July 22, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced actions targeting two color additives in food by issuing a final order revoking the authorized use of Orange B (21 CFR 74.250) and proposing to revoke the authorized use of Citrus Red No.2 (21 CFR 74.302).
  • Last year, as we previously posted, FDA announced a proposed order to revoke the color additive regulation for Orange B. Following an evaluation of public comments on the proposal, FDA did not receive information that changed its conclusion that the
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New York’s UCC Amendments Are Live: What Secured Lenders Need to Know About Digital Asset Collateral

John Norton, a 2026 summer associate with Troutman Pepper Locke who is not admitted to practice law in any jurisdiction, also contributed to this article.

Key Points

  • New York’s UCC amendments, effective June 3, 2026, add Article 12 and allow for an additional perfection method, “control,” for controllable electronic records (CERs) used as collateral.
  • A security interest perfected by control of a CER has priority over one perfected only by filing a UCC-1 financing statement, even if the filing came
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