Lawsuit

Seven buyers claim that China Overseas America inflates the square footage of residences at their 99 Hudson Street project and allege a slew of other defects throughout their scathing 59-page complaint.

This settlement adds to a litany of legal trouble that has plagued Orange over the last six years, including FBI investigations into the goings-on at City Hall which has so far ensnared eight individuals with criminal charges.

The Broad Street Neighborhood Association is looking to void approvals the city’s planning board granted to the 24-hour convenience store.

A local educator is taking the city to court looking to toss an upcoming public ballot question about switching to an appointed school board in place of the currently elected one.

A legal settlement permitting the city to purchase an acre of land in exchange for allowing greater development density at properties owned by Academy Bus will be debated, along with an $8.1 million bond ordinance that would fund the deal.

Union City is taking Hoboken to court to stop a three-building project, claiming officials are misrepresenting the development’s height and engaging in a “quid pro quo” by accepting community givebacks.

The company claims both the planning board and Municipal Utilities Authority are refusing to process two separate applications they submitted, which has stalled the project and violated their civil rights.

The decision caps an eight-year legal battle and will create 56 affordable housing units within four Hoboken properties.

The West Orange Town Council approved two ordinances on Tuesday that could make way for a movie studio owned by Whoopi Goldberg.

The current owner of the Bergen-Lafayette property, who was sued for fraud earlier this year, was arrested in May after a bench warrant was issued against him over an unsafe structure citation.