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Bush Names Five to Federal Bench
President Bush last week acted to fill four vacancies on the federal bench. Assistant U.S. Attorney Renee Bumb was named for a seat in Camden, N.J., while U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Wigenton, U.S. Department of Justice official Noel Hillman and Peter Sheridan, the former executive director of the Republican State Committee, were nominated for district court seats in Newark. For the 3rd Circuit, Bush nominated former federal prosecutor Michael Chagares, now with Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard.The Perils of Referring a Case on a Handshake Deal
When lawyers refer cases, it`s common to seal the fee-sharing part of the deal with a handshake or a verbal OK, particularly if the attorneys are pals, but a breach of contract suit in Passaic County suggests it`s best to put the arrangement on paper.New Jersey Malpractice Law: Comedy or Tragedy?
To settle or not to settle � that is the question for the client to answer. Just remember whatever decision is made will be subject to scrutiny in this legal theater. So put it in writing.Nuveen Municipal Trust v. WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
The Third Circuit certifies two questions addressing the "nature of the injury" and "cause of action" elements of the Affidavit of Merit statute to the New Jersey Supreme Court.A Nine-Year Look at Who Gets the Most Work
A look at which law firms have received the most work from corporations.Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year
Here are the largest personal injury verdicts reported by the Law Journal for the 12 months ending Aug. 25, 2003, ranked in order of their value as of date of verdict or settlement.Cherry Hill Manor Associates v. Faugno et al
Third-party defendant-attorneys can not be considered joint tortfeasors with defendant-attorney because their alleged malpractice constituted separate torts at disparate times over a six-year period, and thus can not constitute the "joint liability" required for the imposition of contribution liability under the JTCL; moreover, defendant may not seek contribution against them under the JTCL because the injury they inflicted is not the "same injury" as the one he subsequently inflicted.Trending Stories
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