Lawsuit

A developer sued after their plans for the 'Hudson Yards West' project in Union City were denied. Now, as part of a tentative settlement between the city and the developer, the Union City Planning Board is expected to hear a revised application.

St. Peter’s Prep is looking to the courts for a ruling that would allow them to tear down two historic Jersey City structures on York Street and replace them with a surface parking lot.

The decision to extend an agreement with a controversial Federal agency that houses undocumented immigrants at a county jail has churned up a lot of emotions between activists and local officials.

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 judge ruled that controversial legislation designed to regulate affordable housing in the city’s new developments violates several state laws due to carve outs and other issues.

After the city’s zoning board denied an application for a mosque, the group behind the plans filed suit over the rejection, and clues from a similar recent case provide some insight as to what might happen next.

A Maryland man with a litigious history and an oft-stated desire to run a train line has filed a lawsuit seeking to derail Metro Plaza’s redevelopment, claiming that old Conrail tracks that formerly occupied the property were never legally and properly abandoned.

A three-judge panel ruled that Jersey City’s planning board acted appropriately when approving the project.

The lawsuit stems from the Board’s denial of a mixed-use development in the city’s northwest earlier this year, a decision the company is looking to reverse in court.

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.