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Supreme Court Eases Restrictions on 'Super Lawyer' Advertising
Superlawyers
The state Supreme Court put New Jersey back in step with the rest of the nation Wednesday and changed the ethics rules to allow lawyers to mention their inclusion in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America or Martindale-Hubbell AV rankings.
DECISION OF INTEREST
N.J. SUPERIOR COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION
Darst v. Blairstown Township Zoning Board of Adjustment
The land use board's imposition of aesthetic conditions on a site plan is sustained in the context of a bifurcated application because the use variance granted earlier to the applicants was founded on "special reasons" that included certain positive aesthetic factors.
LAW & BUSINESS
Personal Injury Veterans Baker and Javerbaum Will Merge Firms
Kenneth Javerbaum and Gerald Baker are among the state's leading litigators and teachers in the field of personal injury law, and now they are going to practice together in a 22-lawyer operation with offices in four counties.
Reed Smith Adopts Competence-Based Associate Model
Reed Smith joins a handful of other Am Law 100 firms in instituting a talent-development program that elevates attorneys through three different tiers based on a set of core competencies rather than by class year.
N.J. Court Weighing Mass Tort Status For Suits Over Three Contraceptives
The New Jersey judiciary is considering a request from Passaic County's top judge for mass tort status for a growing number of suits alleging strokes and other serious health problems from the oral contraceptives Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella.
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Superior Court Judicial Survey
The Law Journal's fifth cyclical survey of N.J. lawyers about the quality of judging on the state's trial bench.
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News by and about the New Jersey State Bar Association.
2009 New Jersey Legal Almanac
A handy reference guide to the state's legal community - from private firms and public agencies to corporate legal departments.
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Fee Award in Contract Case Must Bear Relation to Damages, High Court Says
The New Jersey Supreme Court remands a $3.8 million legal fee award in a contract case so that a trial court can consider the large gap between the fees and the $2.3 million recovery.
Municipal Lawyer's Flawed Bill Records Held To Explain 'Secret' Town Meetings
Meetings with town leaders that turned up on a municipal lawyer's billing records were not secret sessions in violation of the Open Public Meetings Act, a Camden County judge has held.
Entire Controversy Doctrine Applies to Pro Se Litigants, Appeals Court Says
A plaintiff who sued his lawyer three times, two of them pro se, was 'using successive litigation as a club' and 'should not be able to sue, then investigate more, then sue, then investigate even further, ad infinitum,' the Appellate Division says.
Law Commissioners Seek End to Writ That Permits Debtors To Be Locked Up
The New Jersey Law Revision Commission wants the Legislature to erase the last vestige of civil law that allows the jailing of debtors in the state: the writ of capias ad satisfaciendum.
N.J. to Army Corps: No Toxic Sludge
New Jersey is suing to block the federal government's proposed dredging of the Delaware River, charging that plans to dump the potentially toxic sediment in New Jersey would violate a host of federal laws.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Estate Planning and Elder Law
If determining what potential beneficiaries suffer an addiction problem is not on your attorney's checklist of items to review with a client, then it should be added immediately. It will help remove any issues of family conflict from the process. Also, a look at IRS-provided guidance to taxpayers on their ability to roll over on any required minimum distributions received in 2009 from certain qualified retirement plans. Additionally, advice tips on issues that practitioners should be aware of when advising clients regarding an estate plan that involves real estate.
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Civil Procedure
New Incentive for Reasonableness in Settlement Negotiations
Environmental Law
Decoding Green
WHAT'S COMING?
In the November 16 issue:
FAMILY LAW
A recent court decision marks a victory for divorcing parents and allows the parent to choose the forum in which to resolve their disputes over child custody and parenting time.
REAL ESTATE LAW
State courts continue its tendency to reject a slavish adherence to the strict interpretation of a "notice/race" system of recording.
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