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Businesses Hit With E-Mail Blast of Virus-Carrying Pseudo-Subpoenas

Thousands of executives received e-mails on Monday purporting to be federal court subpoenas but which appear to be part of a 'phishing' scam to capture sensitive data.

Sport Arena Not Liable for Spectator's Pre-Game Injury

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A hockey arena that complies with its limited legal duty to protect spectators is not liable to one who is hit by a puck outside a shielded seating area - even if the injury occurs during warm-ups, the New Jersey Supreme Court says.

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• Essex Co. Judge Grant Named First Black Director of N.J. Courts
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• Victims' Advocates Seek Law Revisions To Aid Domestic-Violence Prosecutions
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• Barry Croland, Family Law Authority and Inn of Court Founder, 70
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• Supreme Court Agrees To Increase Client Protection Fund Payout Limits
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• A COAH Bait and Switch?
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• Delivering Pro Bono Services in New Jersey: What, Why and How?
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• Corzine Picks Two in Union County for Superior Court Judgeships

BUSINESS & LAW

Environmental Engineer Held Exempt From N.J. Consumer Fraud Act

A trial judge finds a consultant's work on a job site was professional enough to warrant the exception, but an appeals court will have to decide at what point the engineer takes off his 'learned' cap and becomes a contractor.

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Updated as of April 16, 2008.

Vytorin, Zetia Suits Consolidated In New Jersey's Federal District

Putative class action suits from across the country over the cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia have been transferred to a federal judge in Newark.

MIIX Ordered Liquidated, Med-Mal Claims Capped at $300K

MIIX Insurance Co., once the state's largest medical malpractice insurer, was ordered into liquidation on Wednesday at the request of regulators, staying hundreds of case against the company and permanently capping claim recoveries at $300,000.

'Stream-of-Commerce Plus' Allows U.K. Company To Be Sued in N.J.

A British manufacturer without New Jersey contacts can still be sued here for product liability if it works closely with a U.S. company to distribute its products in a territory that includes the state, an appeals court says.

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