Archive for June, 2010
PQA Wins Victory for Borough of Red Bank
PQA attorney Tom Hall recently won an important victory for the Borough of Red Bank and its children in the matter of General Sports Venue, L.L.C. d/b/a Astroturf v. Borough of Red Bank and Precise Construction Inc., Docket No., MON-L-2411-10. The Borough advertised bids to install a synthetic turf sports field. In the bid specifications, Red Bank reserved the right to choose the specific type of turf to be used within ten days of bid award. Precise Construction was the low bidder and specified that it would perform all preparatory and site work and use synthetic turf manufactured and installed by Astroturf. After the bid opening and at the municipality’s request, Precise agreed to substitute higher grade Field Turf brand synthetic turf at no additional cost. Astroturf sued both the Borough and Precise.
Pringle presents at Monmouth University Climate Adaptation Conference
PQA Managing Partner Ken Pringle gave a presentation at the Climate Change Conference held at Monmouth University on January 15, 2010, on the panel discussing Potential Impact on Coastal Communities: Response & Adaptation Strategies. The conference was sponsored by the Monmouth Ocean Development Council, the Jersey Shore Partnership and Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute. [...]
Pringle speaks on EPA Climate Change Panel
On June 8, 2010, PQA managing partner Ken Pringle spoke on the opening panel of EPA’s three-day national conference, “Resilient Water Management Strategies for a Changing Climate: Developing Decision-Support Tools for Local Communities.” The bi-coastal conference was held simultaneously by teleconference to live audiences in EPA’s Region 2 office in New York City and Region 9 office in San Francisco, and broadcast nationally via webinar.
Appellate Division Upholds PQA’s Win in Dismissal of $245 Million Suit
On March 16, 2010, the Appellate Division handed down a per curiam opinion in which the court upheld Superior Judge Daniel M. Waldman’s earlier dismissal of a suit that sought $245 million in damages from PQA’s client.
PQA Wins Dismissal of $245 Million Suit
PQA won a stunning victory on April 22, 2009 in a civil matter pending before Judge Daniel M. Waldman in the Superior Court of New Jersey in Monmouth County, in which the plaintiffs were seeking $245 million in damages from PQA’s client.
PQA wins $233,000 fee award against chiro who engaged in delaying tactics
On April 23, 2010, the Honorable Robert J. Brennan, J.S.C., Morris County, sided with PQA attorney Kathy Waldron and ordered the chiropractor, who is the lead defendant in a 6-year-old suit brought under the New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, to reimburse PQA’s insurer client $233,323.39 in legal fees and costs incurred in connection with [...]