Archive for PQA in the News
Pringle honored with Jean-Michel Cousteau at 2011 Monmouth University Urban Coastal Institute Event
On October 21, 2011 Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Instituted (“UCI”) honored PQA Managing Partner and former Belmar mayor Ken Pringle with its 2011 State Coastal Leadership Award. Ocean explorer, environmentalist and film producer Jean-Michel Cousteau was also honored with the UCI’s prestigious Champion of the Ocean Award.
The awards luncheon followed the 7th Annual Future of [...]
PQA’s Denise O’Hara files suit on behalf of Lake Como residents challenging zoning for 530′ radio tower
PQA Attorney Denise O’Hara filed suit on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Lake Como to challenge the Borough’s recent zoning ordinance that would permit the construction of a 530′ radio transmission tower and related buildings, which General Media seeks to build in the Borough’s Green Acres-funded Behrman Park. The ordinance purports to permit telecommunication [...]
PQA Attorneys win important procedural victory before New Jersey Supreme Court
PQA attorneys helped win an important procedural victory on May 10, 2011, when the New Jersey Supreme Court granted the petition for certification in the matter of Selective Insurance Co. of America v. Hudson East Pain Management Osteopathic Medicine and Physical Therapy. In granting the petition, the Court agreed to hear an appeal from a [...]
PQA Teams Up With LifeSize to Link its Offices Via Video
In July 2010, PQA joined the videoconferencing revolution. The firm’s LifeSize HD videoconferencing system will enable the attorneys and staff in PQA’s Belmar, Morristown and Trenton offices to better communicate and collaborate with each other, and with the firm’s clients. The system will make it easier to arrange meetings and cut down on travel time and costs, all while reducing the firm’s carbon footprint.
George McGill appointed Bradley Beach Borough Attorney
PQA Partner George D. McGill was appointed Bradley Beach Borough Attorney by Mayor Julie Schreck at the Borough’s annual reorganization meeting on July 1, 2010, and confirmed by a unanimous Borough Council. This will be McGill’s second tenure as Bradley Beach Borough Attorney. He previously served as Borough Attorney from 2001 through 2002, and had served from 1994 to 2001 as the Assistant Borough Attorney, in the absence of then Borough Attorney Joseph Quinn.
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. [...]
PQA files $24.3 million lawsuit
PQA filed today a 42-count, $24.3 million lawsuit against 64 defendants on behalf of a Fortune
100 insurance company. The suit alleges a complex automobile insurance
fraud scheme involving 15 medical facilities and more than 45 other
defendants, including physicians and an attorney.