SPECIAL REPORTS
Law Office & Trust Account Management
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Real Estate Law
Thursday, January 26, 2012
How to beat residential foreclosure actions in New Jersey: four winning defenses all real-estate practitioners should know about.
Bankruptcy Law
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
What are the limits of a bankruptcy court's authority? The uncertainty continues after last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Stern v. Marshall. Also, the impact of a recent amendment to the federal rules, and current interpretations of the Bankruptcy Code.
Professional Malpractice
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
This week, a look at the important role of the legal malpractice expert in a professional negligence case.
Estate Planning & Elder Law
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
This week's special report focuses on representing clients suffering from chronic illness, and preparing estate plans for same-sex couples.
Product Liability & Toxic Torts
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
This week we focus on pharmaceutical litigation: a ruling that failure-to-warn claims brought against generic drug makers are pre-empted by federal law, a look at why drug manufacturers who comply with FDA labeling regulations are granted a rebuttable presumption that their labeling is adequate, and some practical pointers for litigators of product-liability cases.
Employment & Immigration Law
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
This week's supplement focuses on the areas where immigration and employment law overlap &mdash one professor has named this hybrid "immployment." The federal government ventures into this new field with its web-based E-Verify program.
Environmental Law
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Solar energy, water conservation and toxic-tort actions lead the topics in our periodic focus on environmental practice issues.
Corporate Counsel
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Routine bonuses for New Jersey general counsel seem to be going the way of the dodo, with incentive-based compensation rapidly becoming a standard practice, the Law Journal's annual compensation survey shows.
Associates Class of 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Hiring by New Jersey law firms is on a steady swing back nearly to prerecession levels, judging by the anecdotal evidence assembled in this, our annual new-associates magazine.
Local Government & Public Finance
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Chapter 9 bankruptcy is not a real option for municipal governments. Tax-exempt bonds for state and local governments are in jeopardy in Washington. Five years later, how the "pay-to-play" law is applied throughout N.J.
33rd Annual Conference of the National Association of Women Judges
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The 33rd annual conference of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) was held from Oct. 12 to 16 in various venues in Newark, including Rutgers Law School-Newark and Seton Hall University School of Law.
Workplace Injuries
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Recovering lost wages after a psychological injury in the workplace. Exploring construction site injury cases for third-party liability. How increased use of prescription medication is impacting the workers? compensation system.
2011 Legal Almanac
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Compilation of the data for the Law Journal's New Jersey Legal Almanac is always a hefty job. But once the figures are in, we have a chance to look at the state's legal profession from a multitude of perspectives. At this point, the still-troubled economy renders predictions hard to make, but the data in this eighth annual Almanac show continued stagnation with a few bright spots.
Real Estate
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Real estate developers now face personal liability under the Consumer Fraud Act; ratification as a response to disingenuous claims of fraud or negligence filed by borrowers facing foreclosure; how the new design standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act will impact landlords; installing an automatic fire suppression system can reduce building owners' property taxes; and preserving probative evidence after a construction failure.
Intellectual Property
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Corporate strategies to prepare businesses for the 2011 America Invents Act; the federal government is fostering innovation by protecting intellectual property; insurance and risk-management systems for protecting IP rights; the intersection of intellectual property and online dating; judicial interpretations of the 'use in commerce' requirement for Lanham Act claims.
Personal Injury
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A ranking of the largest personal injury awards reported in the Law Journal from Sept. 7, 2010, through Sept. 12, 2011; representing plaintiffs struck by vehicles involved in a police chase; medical terminology that is essential for litigating ankle-injury claims; Third Circuit applies the "discovery rule," typically used for medical malpractice, to legal malpractice claims.
Health Care Law
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Representing doctors before a more assertive Board of Medical Examiners; the role of medical directors in nursing home litigation; what attorneys and medical providers need to know about how insurers are detecting and preventing fraud; recent trends in government enforcement against individual health care executives; a federal court finds a Pennsylvania hospital in violation of the Stark Law.
Supreme Court Year in Review
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
An overview of the most significant decisions from the New Jersey Supreme Court this term, as analyzed by some of the state's most well-respected practitioners.
Estate Planning and Elder Law
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
How to spot and prevent financial abuse of the elderly; the coming conflict over vested and contingent remainders; the pros and cons of the family limited partnership; preemptive measures for avoiding a will contest; gifting assets to heirs now to take advantage of a loophole in the 2010 tax legislation.
40 Under 40
Friday, August 12, 2011
The Law Journal's annual look at 40 promising young professionals in New Jersey's legal community, with biographies and photographs.
More Special Reports
White Collar Crime
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Environmental Law
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Legal Departments of the Year
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Family Law
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Real Estate Law
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Summer Associates Outlook
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Medical Malpractice
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Complex Litigation and E-Discovery
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Employment & Immigration Law
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Intellectual Property
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Real Estate, Title Insurance & Construction Law
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
New Partners Yearbook 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Environmental Law
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Estate Planning & Elder Law Law
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Automobile Injury Law
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
