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Essex Co. Judge Grant Named First Black Director of N.J. Courts
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner on Tuesday named Essex County Judge Glenn Grant as the next acting administrative director of the courts, the first African American to hold the position.
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EMPLOYMENT - Whistleblowers
Massarano v. New Jersey Transit et al
Plaintiff, whose job responsibilities included reporting security breaches, was not a whistleblower under CEPA when she reported the disposal of blueprints for bridges, tunnels and a rail operations center in bins on a loading dock.
LAW & BUSINESS
Montgomery, McCracken Hires Three N.J. Lawyers To Start Shore Office
Montgomery, McCracken Walker & Rhoads of Philadelphia has snapped up three New Jersey lawyers for a new branch outside Atlantic City and has its eye on starting offices in Newark and Princeton.
A COAH Bait and Switch?
Four weeks shy of a court-mandated deadline, COAH adopts revised rules that double the number of affordable-housing units towns must provide but also proposes amendments to those rules. Lawyers involved in the litigation call the dual approach a sham.
Despite Coverage Disclaimer, Insurer Settles a Dello Russo Eye-Surgery Suit
An insurer that claims it isn't obligated to cover eye surgeon Joseph Dello Russo in 13 malpractice cases has agreed nevertheless to a confidential settlement of the first one scheduled for trial.
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Of the 954 candidates who sat for the February 2008 New Jersey Bar Examination, results have been mailed to 869 candidates. Of those, 509, or 59.1 percent, passed. Their names are posted here.
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Waterfront Condemnation Battle Tests Reach of High Court 'Blight' Doctrine
A challenge to a municipal plan that calls for razing homes in a section of Long Branch to make way for luxury condominiums may serve to measure the coattails of last year's seminal New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on takings for redevelopment.
Judge Reads Attorney-Review Clause To Prevent Lease Cancellation by Fax
When the attorney-review clause in a lease requires delivery of a cancellation notice in person or by certified mail, a fax will not suffice, a Bergen County judge says.
HUD-Proposed Read-Aloud Script Would Stretch House Closings by 45 Minutes
Federal housing authorities have drafted a new nine-page residential mortgage disclosure form that they want to make lawyers and other settlement officers recite to buyers at house closings, adding 45 minutes to the process.
Bergen County Judge Logjam Soon To Break
Bergen County's long drought in judge appointments is about to be quenched, now that the county's local senators are in agreement on a package of eight prospective nominees.
Municipal Judge Who Arraigned His Client's Adversary Sued for Damages
Municipal judge James Newman, who was admonished by the Supreme Court for arraigning his client's adversary, is now facing a civil rights suit over the incident.
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Residents of New Jersey’s rural areas face a reduction in state aid by the governor’s new proposed budget.
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Department of Environmental Protection proposals attempt to provide desired relief to the reduce the processing time of claims.
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