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High Court Affirms Bryant Can't Use Election Funds for Criminal Defense
Mounting a defense to corruption charges is not an expense of office that campaign funds can subsidize, the New Jersey Supreme Court says in a bad-news ruling for former legislator Wayne Bryant and his criminal lawyer.
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N.J. SUPERIOR COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION
New Jersey Education Association v. State of New Jersey
Members of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund possess no constitutionally protected contract right to the particular level, manner or method of state funding provided by statute.
LAW & BUSINESS
Passaic Hospital First in New Jersey To Survive Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic is congratulating itself, its employees and its lawyers for its emergence from a Chapter 11 reorganization that will allow the 287-bed facility to survive with concessions from creditors.
State Unions Sue Over Christie's Order Saddling Them With Pay-to-Play Rules
Unions representing state and local public employees are asking an appeals court to overturn Gov. Chris Christie's order that hits them with pay-to-play restrictions, saying it violates separation of powers, equal protection and the First Amendment.
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2010 New Partners Yearbook
Our annual look at the newest shareholders at New Jersey law firms.
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Shareholders Cry Conflict of Counsel in Class Action Over Merck Merger
Roseland's Carella, Byrne faces conflict allegations over its projected $3.5 million fee for representing shareholders who obtained no monetary or equitable relief in a class-action settlement over the merger of drug giants Merck and Schering-Plough.
Superfund Case Tests if Enviro Firm Can Seal Affidavit Supporting Fee Application
A multimillion-dollar fee fight in a Superfund case is testing whether a firm can file a secret affidavit supporting its fee application, so as to keep its special billing practices from the eyes of competitors in the environmental bar.
No Class-Action Treatment for Suits Over Purloined Body Parts
A federal judge denies class-action status to families seeking damages from funeral homes in three states for the ghoulish, unauthorized harvesting of their loved ones' body tissue for transplants.
Out-of-State Lawyer Can Sign Affidavit Of Merit in Legal Malpractice Case
Clients who sue New Jersey lawyers for malpractice can rely on affidavits of merit from lawyers licensed elsewhere, a federal judge in Camden says in a ruling apparently of first impression.
Judge Dismisses Charity's Suit Over Money Seized in FBI Corruption Sting
A Hasidic charity whose bank account was seized as part of last summer's mass public corruption sting can't sue civilly to get its money back, a federal judge rules.
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New Partners Yearbook 2010
Though it took a while for the recession to hit bone, New Jersey's largest firms are feeling it, as shown by the sharp reduction in new partnerships in this, the 2010 New Partners Yearbook.
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Trusts & Estates
No Federal Estate Tax Creates Planning Opportunities, Potential Confusion and Litigation
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The contribution limitations and disclosure requirements of local pay-to-play ordinances survive First Amendment challenge.
WORKPLACE INJURIES
Severely injured clients can benefit greatly from government disability aid so long as settlements are drawn with government benefit rules in mind.
