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Ninth Circuit Judge Admonished for Online Pornography
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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.
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Town Insurers Fear Effects of Ruling Limiting OPRA Charges to Actual Costs
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The impact of a Mercer County ruling in class-action suit that drastically limits document-production charges under the Open Public Records Act is reverberating around the state.
Frat's Insurer Must Cover Rider Univ. In Suit Over Pledge's Hazing Death
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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.
Judge Won't Certify Class-Action Suit Alleging Deceptive Magazine Renewals
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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.
Child Custody and Parenting Issues Held Arbitrable
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Parents have a right to arbitrate parenting and custody issues, subject to a judge's scrutiny to prevent harm to the children, the state Supreme Court held Wednesday, bringing New Jersey in line with the majority of other states.
Firms, GCs Starting To Talk the Talk
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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.
Litigation Over J&J Antibiotic, Levaquin, Designated N.J. Mass Tort
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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.
GCs Reducing Legal Staff, Farming Out Less Work, Altman Weil Survey Says
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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.
Loan-Modification Work May Flout Ethics Rules, Court Panels Warn
Monday, June 29, 2009
Attorney who represent customers of mortgage-modification companies — increasingly attractive work these days — are at risk of losing their law licenses if they split fees with the financiers, two Supreme Court committees say in a joint ethics opinion.
Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters in Title VII Case
Monday, June 29, 2009
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.
Legislature Takes Action on Measures Limiting Foreclosure, Debt Collection
Monday, June 29, 2009
In the closing days of their session, New Jersey legislators pushed forward bills that would put greater restrictions on foreclosure and debt collection, partially to help borrowers cope with the current recession.
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Senate Passes Score of Judges, Along With First Female Hispanic Prosecutor
Friday, June 26, 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Practicing While Suspended
Thursday, June 25, 2009
George Warren, a Law Journal Editor for 40 Years, Dead at 94
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Towns Can't Link Development Permits to Open-Space Preservation
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Collective-Bargaining Arbitration Clause Covers Contract Workers at Same Shop
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Snapple's 'All Natural' Claims Might Be Subject to Consumer Fraud Challenge
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Loose Lips Create Client Relationship
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Holocaust Victims' Lawyer Disbarred for Trust-Fund Dipping
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Breach of Online-Marketing Deal With Toys 'R' Us Will Cost Amazon $51M
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Apartment Complexes Win Trash Fight
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Albin Confirmed for Full Tenure
Monday, June 22, 2009
In Rapid Fire, Senate Panel Gives Nods to 13 Judges, Two Prosecutors
Monday, June 22, 2009
Disability-Overhead Coverage Claim Is First-Party, So No Fee Shift Warranted
Monday, June 22, 2009
