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Frat's Insurer Must Cover Rider Univ. In Suit Over Pledge's Hazing Death
Rider University and its primary insurer has won a dispute, worth up to $1 million, with an insurer that didn't want to cover the school for negligence in the death of a student after a booze-sodden frat party.
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SUPREME COURT
Fawzy v. Fawzy
The constitutionally protected right of parental autonomy includes the right of parents to choose the forum in which to resolve their disputes over child custody and parenting time, including arbitration.
LAW & BUSINESS
Firms, GCs Starting To Talk the Talk
Firms have for some time employed internal and outside client interviewers and used other client relationship management tools. But a paradigm shift in the business of law, coupled with the Association of Corporate Counsel's Value Challenge, is starting to generate needed lip service.
GCs Reducing Legal Staff, Farming Out Less Work, Altman Weil Survey Says
More than one-third of corporations have reduced their in-house legal staffs or plan to do so this year, and the amount of work for outside counsel is heading for a nosedive, too, a national survey of general counsel reports.
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What Makes A Court Supreme
The New Jersey Law Journal publishes the last weekly installment of What Makes a Court Supreme, Justice Daniel J. O'Hern's book about his years on the Wilentz Court. This installment focuses on Court Clerk Stephen Townsend and the criteria that make a quality court.
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News by and about the New Jersey State Bar Association.
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Ninth Circuit Judge Admonished for Online Pornography
A judicial misconduct complaint against Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski over the sexually explicit material found on his family Web site has been resolved with a public admonishment but no other discipline imposed.
Judge Won't Certify Class-Action Suit Alleging Deceptive Magazine Renewals
A federal judge in Newark, finding insufficient common issues, has denied class certification to magazine subscribers who claim a Time Warner subsidiary charged for renewals without their authorization.
Litigation Over J&J Antibiotic, Levaquin, Designated N.J. Mass Tort
The New Jersey Supreme Court has designated mounting litigation over the Johnson & Johnson antibiotic Levaquin as a mass tort and has assigned it to an Atlantic County judge. The suits charge that the drug, which is prescribed for bacterial infections of the lungs, urinary tract and skin, has caused Achilles tendon ruptures and other damage.
Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters in Title VII Case
In a dramatic ending before it recessed for the summer, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled, 5-4, that the city of New Haven, Conn., violated the civil rights of white and Hispanic firefighters when it tossed out the results of a promotion exam after no African-Americans had passed it.
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Medical Malpractice
Today's medical world has greater opportunities for early detection and faster diagnosis. Attorneys can enhance their abilities to take on medical malpractice cases by having a strong familiarity with advanced medical technologies and general medical terminologies. Read on for a special look at the importance of substantially complying with the Affidavit of Merit Statute and how to keep it from rearing its ugly head.
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WHAT'S COMING?
In the July 13 issue:
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Pending passage of a new federal labor act will effectively allow the federal government to impose binding labor agreements upon newly-organized workforces over employer objections.
REAL ESTATE LAW
State construction law's protection of consumers in purchasing a new home while at the same time protecting the rights of contractors has led to confusion among homeowners, contractors and their lawyers.
The Law Journal is accepting nominations for our Aug. 10 feature, 40 Under 40, profiling young achievers in the N.J. legal profession. Download the questionnaire here. The reply deadline is July 13.
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