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THIS WEEK'S JOURNAL IN PRINT includes articles posted during the prior 7 days

FRONT PAGE

A Month Into Senior Status, Brown Leaves Federal Judgeship for JAMS

After taking senior status and officially stepping down as chief judge a month ago, veteran federal jurist Garrett Brown Jr. announces his full retirement.

Morgan Melhuish Lawyer's Japes at Animal-Rights Attorney Draw Protest

Last December's bear hunt is over, but the battle between supporters and opponents shifted to new ground as animal-rights activists picketed outside the Livingston offices of Morgan Melhuish Abrutyn.

Forcing Owners To Allow Town Access For Inspections Held Unconstitutional

An ordinance requiring property owners to give municipal inspectors access on pain of prosecution violates the Fourth Amendment ban on warrantless searches, a state appeals court says.

Lawyer Held To Flub Advice on Effect of Domestic Violence Plea on Gun Permit

Failure to advise a criminal defendant that pleading guilty to domestic violence would cost him his right to have a gun constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel, a state appeals court says.

BUSINESS & LAW

Recusal-Rife High Court Hears Appeal Of Dismissed J&J Arterial Stent Suits

Heart patients and their relatives seeking reinstatement of claims against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective arterial stents faced an odd tribunal: a state Supreme Court with almost no Supreme Court justices.

Court Refuses To Seal Settlement of Federal Fair Labor Standards Suit

A settlement in unpaid-overtime litigation can't be kept under seal just because it might make the employer look bad, a federal judge says, pointing to the longstanding policy of public access in labor cases.

COLUMNS & FEATURES

This Week in Law Journal History

Law Journal stories through the past century.

This Week's Winners & Losers

The title says it all.

Inadmissible

Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.

Suits & Deals

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.

Mergers & Acquisitions

New Jersey Mergers & Acquisitions.

On The Move

Announcements about lawyers, firms and judges.

After Hours

Extracurricular Activities.

Verdict Search

Verdicts and settlements in N.J. state and federal courts.

The Bar Report

Articles by and about the State Bar Association.

State Bar Association Board Addresses Key Issues

The governing body of the New Jersey State Bar Association recently considered legislative issues, policy matters and topics of international concern.

Council Finds Anti-Bullying Law an Unfunded Mandate

The New Jersey State Bar Association will seek to work with legislators to find a viable funding source or another means to enact anti-bullying legislation, now that the state Council on Local Mandates has ruled it an unfunded mandate, and therefore invalid.

High School Mock Trial Regional Competition Heats Up

The weather may be cold, but the statewide high school mock trial contests are heating up.

State Bar to Hold Diversity Summit

Next week, the New Jersey State Bar Association will hold its second Diversity Summit to raise awareness and foster the exchange of information and ideas to help find solutions to problems facing diverse members of the profession throughout the state.

Annual Family Law Symposium Draws Over 700

Hundreds of lawyers, judges and accountants took part in a two-day educational seminar examining the latest trends and developments in family law.

Capitol Report

A round-up of action from Trenton.

Calendar

Calendar of events.

Continuing Legal Education

Continuing legal education.

A Clean Slate: Ways To Ease Stress and Improve Your Practice

Five tips for reducing stress and improving one's enjoyment and success in the practice of law.

Technology Vendor Survey Shows Strong Optimism in 2012

Results of the Technology Vendor Survey conducted by Law Technology News.

EDITORIALS

Above Politics?

Friday, February 3, 2012

A Fresh Look at Term Limits

Thursday, February 2, 2012

OP-ED

Why We Need a Bad-Faith Statute

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

New Spin on Gestational Carrier Is Resolved Old Way — Best Interests

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

VOICE OF THE BAR

Contrary to Ruling, Israeli Rabbinical Court Decrees Are Binding

Friday, February 3, 2012

SPECIAL REPORTS

Law Office & Trust Account Management

Thursday, February 2, 2012

PRACTICE PAPERS

Right-Thinking E-Discovery Project Management

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Making Merged Firms Work as One

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The Network Security and Privacy Gauntlet

Thursday, February 2, 2012

How the Internet Benefits and Impairs Law Firms

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Yes, the IRS Can Pierce the Corporate Veil

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Hospitals Are Protected If They Share Negative Information About Former Employees

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

COURT NOTICES

Biennial Report of the Supreme Court Committee on the Tax Court of New Jersey, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 Court Years

Sunday, February 5, 2012

2010–2012 Rules Cycle Report of the Supreme Court Professional Responsibility Rules Committee

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Judge Timothy Sullivan Continued on Recall, Given Successive Assignments

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Judge Harold Fullilove Recalled, Assigned to ISP Resentencing Panel

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Recall Judge Winard Assigned to Essex County Civil Part

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Lawson Named Acting Monmouth County Family Presiding Judge

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Jacobson Named Mercer County Assignment Judge

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Innes Named Mercer County General Equity Presiding Judge

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Hurd Named Mercer County Civil Presiding Judge

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Appointment of N.J. Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Trustee

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Appointments to Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Appointment to N.J. Lawyers Assistance Program Board of Trustees

Thursday, February 2, 2012

N.J. Attorneys Reinstated From the 2011 Ineligible List

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Reinstatement of Attorneys From the 2011 Pro Hac Vice Ineligible List

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Disbarment Order — Steeve J. Augustin

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Disbarment Order — Duncan G. Cameron

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Reprimand Order — Peter Rosen

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Attorney Trust Account Depositories

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

CASE SUMMARIES

Approved Opinions

Friday, February 3, 2012

Rowe v. Mazel Thirty

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Ducey v. Ducey

Thursday, February 2, 2012

State v. Agathis

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Unpublished Opinions

Thursday, February 2, 2012

State v. Lazo

Thursday, February 2, 2012

State v. Heine

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Atlantic City Showboat Inc. v. Dir., Div. of Taxation

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Newark Housing Authority v. Martinez-Vega

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

CTC Demolition Co. Inc. v. GMH AETC Management/Development, L.L.C.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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