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Municipal Judge Who Arraigned His Client's Adversary Sued for Damages

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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.

An Insider Who Took on the System

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Haines, who died on April 27 at age 88, had a reputation for being unafraid to speak his mind even if, as often occurred, it angered the powers that be.

State Commission Mulls Changing Definitions of Child Abuse, Neglect

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The New Jersey Law Revision Commission wants to streamline state law governing children, and the first step is going to be hard: redefining child abuse and neglect.

Suit Tests If Rutgers Law Clinics' Files Are Subject to Disclosure Under OPRA

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Litigation over shopping mall construction has spawned a novel legal issue: whether case files at clinics at New Jersey's public law schools are subject to Open Public Records Act requests.

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• Judge's Pre-Retirement Ruling for Firm He Planned To Join Irks Supreme Court
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• Despite Coverage Disclaimer, Insurer Settles a Dello Russo Eye-Surgery Suit
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• Gov. Nominates Judges for Essex and Mercer, Including an Asian-American
• With Ethics Charges Dispatched, Donohue Is Approved for Tenure
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• Case Questions Retroactivity of Change to Offer-of-Judgment Rule
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• A Insider Who Took on the System
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• Whistleblower Suit Charges Bayer Deceptively Marketed Statin Drug
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• Robert Francis, N.J. Judge Who Exposed Racial Profiling, Dead at 65
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• Robert Francis, N.J. Judge Who Exposed Racial Profiling, Dead at 65
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• Whistleblower Suit Charges Bayer Deceptively Marketed Statin Drug
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• Public Advocate Says State Gets Its Money's Worth From His Department
• Accommodating Lawyer's Vacation Doesn't Justify Inverting Order of Testimony
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• Court Erred in Dismissing Suit For Lack of Plaintiff's Counsel
• Tyco To Pay $73 Million to New Jersey To Settle Federal Securities Fraud Suit
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• N.J. Judiciary Director Warns Cutting Courts Budget Will Have Consequences

BUSINESS & LAW

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.

Case Questions Retroactivity of Change to Offer-of-Judgment Rule

Most court rule amendments take effect quietly and painlessly, but a change in New Jersey's offer-of-judgment rule - after trial but before verdict in business dispute - may end up costing the victorious plaintiff an award of counsel fees.

Whistleblower Suit Charges Bayer Deceptively Marketed Statin Drug

A federal judge in Newark has made public a qui tam suit alleging that Bayer AG used deceptive marketing practices in the sale of its cholesterol-reducing drug, Baycol.

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Mergers and acquisitions involving N.J. companies.

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Selling Your Firm on Disaster Recovery

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Today's lawyers - and clients - have no tolerance for computing downtime.

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This Week's Winners and Losers

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The title says it all.

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Announcements about lawyers, firms and judges.

This Week in Law Journal History

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Law Journal stories through the last century.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions involving N.J. companies.

Merging Two Firms and Making Them Run as One

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The potential problems that may occur after the joining of two firms are infinitely complex.

To Blog or Not To Blog: What Should Employers Do?

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A comprehensive policy must be in place to avoid potential liabilities.

Inadmissible

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Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.

Suits & Deals

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Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.

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Learning To Walk in Someone Else's Shoes

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The process by which you, as an outside adviser, can help clients pursue such agendas depends on each relationship and set of circumstances.

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Suits & Deals

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Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.