Joel S. LIPPMAN, M.D., Plaintiff-Respondent and Cross-Appellant,
v.
ETHICON, INC. and Johnson & Johnson, Inc., Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Respondents.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 20, 2015.
Decided July 15, 2015.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Francis X. Dee argued the cause for appellants and cross-plaintiffs (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, attorneys; Mr. Dee and Stephen F. Payerle , Newark, on the briefs).
Bruce P. McMoran argued the cause for plaintiff and cross-appellant (McMoran, O'Connor & Bramley, attorneys; Mr. McMoran and Michael F. O'Connor , Wall Township, on the briefs).
Andrew W. Dwyer argued the cause for amici curiae The New Jersey Work Environment Council, The New Jersey State Industrial Union Council, and 25 other environmental, labor, consumer and community organizations, and The New Jersey Association for Justice (The Dwyer Law Firm, Newark, Law Office of Bennett D. Zurofsky , and Schiffman, Abraham, Kaufman & Ritter, attorneys; Evan L. Goldman , of counsel; Mr. Dwyer, Mr. Zurofsky, Mr. Goldman, and Kristen Welsh Ragon , Hackensack, on the briefs).
JusticeLaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.
Cross-petitions for certification were granted in this matter to address issues related to the application of the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA or Act), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -14, to so-called "watchdog" employees. More specifically, both petitions concern whether an employee...
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