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Who Pays for PFAS Cleanup in New Jersey?

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Who Pays for PFAS Cleanup in New Jersey?

PFAS contamination presents a particularly difficult question for property owners, businesses, municipalities, and developers: Who is responsible for paying for the investigation and cleanup? The answer depends heavily on the source and pathway of the contamination, the parties involved, and the particular statute or regulatory program that applies. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Read More

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Many New Jersey Residents Are Raising Serious Questions About Proposed Battery Energy Storage Facilities

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Many New Jersey Residents Are Raising Serious Questions About Proposed Battery Energy Storage Facilities

New Jersey is pursuing battery energy storage as a significant part of its response to increasing demands on the electric grid. Battery energy storage systems, commonly known as BESS facilities, are designed to charge when electricity is available or less expensive and discharge stored energy when demand is high. Through the Garden State Energy Storage Read More

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New Jersey’s Data Center Explosion: What Can Communities Do to Stop or Challenge These Projects?

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey’s Data Center Explosion: What Can Communities Do to Stop or Challenge These Projects?

New Jersey’s data-center debate is moving rapidly from the political arena into zoning boards, municipal halls, and courtrooms. In recent weeks, municipalities have continued adopting restrictions and moratoriums, while developers have challenged some of those measures in court. The Pinelands Commission, for example, recently received a municipal ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on data centers, Read More

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How Neighbors Can Organize Against a Large Local Development Project

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: | Comments Off on How Neighbors Can Organize Against a Large Local Development Project

Community members reviewing a proposed development project and participating in the public approval process. When a major project is proposed nearby—such as a warehouse, data center, apartment complex, industrial facility, landfill, pipeline, quarry, or power project—many residents share the same concern: What can ordinary neighbors do, and how do we become effective? The best first Read More

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New Jersey Silicosis Claims: Legal Options for Stone Workers Exposed to Silica Dust

By | Published September 11, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey Silicosis Claims: Legal Options for Stone Workers Exposed to Silica Dust

Workers who cut, grind, polish, fabricate, or install stone products may face serious health risks from exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust. For some workers, that exposure can lead to silicosis, a severe and potentially life-altering lung disease. At Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich, we are reviewing potential claims involving New Jersey workers who developed silicosis Read More

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Don’t Sell Your Town to a Data Center: New Jersey Municipalities Must Put Residents Before Revenue

By | Published August 7, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Don’t Sell Your Town to a Data Center: New Jersey Municipalities Must Put Residents Before Revenue

Artificial intelligence may be the future, but that does not mean New Jersey municipalities should blindly approve every data center that comes knocking. Across the state, from Vineland to Bergen County, local officials are being courted with promises of enormous tax revenues and economic growth. Before they cash that check, they should remember a simple Read More

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When Can the State Withhold Legal Training Materials? NJ Court Demands Closer Review

By | Published April 2, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on When Can the State Withhold Legal Training Materials? NJ Court Demands Closer Review

A recent New Jersey Appellate Division decision highlights an important procedural safeguard in public records litigation: courts must independently review documents before accepting a government agency’s claim that they are exempt from disclosure. In Association for Governmental Responsibility, Ethics and Transparency v. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (on appeal from the Superior Court Read More

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File First, File Fast, or File Nothing: Procedural Lessons from Mitchell v. Township of Willingboro

By | Published March 2, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on File First, File Fast, or File Nothing: Procedural Lessons from Mitchell v. Township of Willingboro

In litigation, timing is everything. In a recent unpublished decision, Mitchell v. Township of Willingboro, the Appellate Division affirmed dismissal of a prerogative writ action challenging a zoning board’s denial of bulk variances. The opinion is a useful reminder for practitioners handling land use appeals, especially where federal civil rights claims intersect with municipal land Read More

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Litigation Over Zoning Variances to Reconstruct Oceanfront Home in Brick Township

By | Published February 25, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Litigation Over Zoning Variances to Reconstruct Oceanfront Home in Brick Township

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich represents parties in connection with an action in lieu of prerogative writ challenging the approval of bulk and height variances by the Brick Township Zoning Board for the reconstruction of an oceanfront home damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The litigation, which has been reported in local media, challenges the Board’s decision and Read More

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Environmental Justice Review Is Here to Stay in New Jersey Permitting

By | Published January 14, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Environmental Justice Review Is Here to Stay in New Jersey Permitting

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently upheld the validity of the environmental justice rules adopted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in In the Matter of the Adoption of N.J.A.C. 7:1C, confirming the agency’s authority to impose heightened permitting requirements on certain facilities located in overburdened communities. The rules implement New Jersey’s Read More

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  • On the Run: Runner/lawyer DeBord out to protect the environment she loves

    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

    When Brittany DeBord runs along the Delaware River canal towpath or on the trails of Tyler State Park, she doesn’t just appreciate the natural beauty of the...

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  • Gulf Coast Town Center facing foreclosure

    Naples Daily News, September 16, 2015

    Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against an affiliate of CBL & Associates, the owners of the decadeold, 1.2 million-square-foot mall in south Fort Myers for a $190.9 million unpaid loan. The center has 94 stores on 204 acres, with such anchors as Super Target, Belk, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and Costco...

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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