N.J. SUPRME COURT

Rowe v. Mazel Thirty

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The landowner owed a duty to the police officer to warn of any dangerous conditions on the property.

Silence Wasn't Golden for Plaintiff Who Accepted Offer of Judgment Too Late

Giving some needed clarification on offers of judgment, a federal judge held Monday that there's a two-week window of opportunity to accept, after which the offer is deemed withdrawn.

Court Refuses To Seal Settlement of Federal Fair Labor Standards Suit

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A settlement in unpaid-overtime litigation can't be kept under seal just because it might make the employer look bad, a federal judge says, pointing to the longstanding policy of public access in labor cases.

Recusal-Rife High Court Hears Appeal Of Dismissed J&J Arterial Stent Suits

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Heart patients and their relatives seeking reinstatement of claims against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective arterial stents faced an odd tribunal: a state Supreme Court with almost no Supreme Court justices.

New Attorney General Fills Top Post, Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

Less than three weeks after becoming attorney general, Jeffrey Chiesa has brought on board a new Division of Law director, and has reorganized and bulked up programs that combat prescription drug abuse.

Lawyer Sues Litigation Adversaries for Defamation, and Wins

A lawyer who claimed he was the target of a smear campaign by a client's adversaries has knocked out the other side's defenses in his defamation suit.

Profiling Accuser Gets a New Shot in Try for Officer's Personnel Records

A man convicted of drug charges wins a hearing on his request for the arresting officer's personnel records so he could pursue a racial-profiling claim.

Case Tests Limits of Rule Against Representing Adverse Parties in Related Case

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The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether a law firm's brief representation of a party in litigation over construction of a section of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System disqualifies it from representing its current client.

Appellate Watch

'God Told Me To Kill' Defense Is Tested at State High Court

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The state Supreme Court is reviewing the first reversal of a New Jersey homicide conviction for failure to give the jury a special "deific command" instruction regarding the insanity defense.

Law Office & Trust Account Management

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The new challenges of network security; protecting private information from data breaches. Many N.J. law firms would benefit from evaluating their security processes and protocols.