By Colleen Murphy | March 19, 2024
"The Senate Judiciary Committee has worked tirelessly to make sure we are filling vacancies with the most qualified judges possible, and we have delivered on that promise," Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Brian Stack said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to close the judge vacancy gap in New Jersey so that we can reduce delays in cases and address our court system's backlog."
By Amanda Bronstad | March 19, 2024
A March 15 sanctions motion accused the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's lawyers of a "bad-faith course of conduct" that includes libeling class counsel, disseminating the wrong information to class members and filing frivolous objections.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 18, 2024
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases, but said he was "very uncomfortable" with its government client arrangements.
By Colleen Murphy | March 18, 2024
"The courts have said they can function with no more than 25 to 30 vacancies," New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy McGoughran said. "We appreciate the Senate's work, but retirements continue to happen and we still have people who have been signed off on whose packages need to be put through."
By Charles Toutant | March 18, 2024
Speaking of Mangi, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said, "That he has maintained his pride for our country and commitment to public service despite the false attacks levied against him speaks to his integrity and his preparedness to serve on the Third Circuit. I'm proud to champion his nomination."
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By Aleeza Furman | March 18, 2024
"The litigation reflects society at large in some ways," President Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer said. "That is, it's the way people come to resolve differences, and so the tenor of the discussions that you see in society at large then comes into the courtroom."
By Riley Brennan | March 18, 2024
While voting in the 2020 general election, Alison Kareem took a photograph with her marked ballot, or a "ballot selfie," which she said she wished to post online to mobilize support for her preferred candidates. However, she did not display the photograph or any other ballot photographs in subsequent elections due to Ohio laws prohibiting the display of marked ballots, Ohio law Sections 3501.35(A)(4) and 3599.20, which the court noted carry potential terms of imprisonment.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 15, 2024
Express Scripts Inc., a pharmacy benefit manager facing upcoming bellwether trials over the opioid crisis, filed a March 13 brief referencing a subpoena that Motley Rice member Linda Singer sent to the company on behalf of the city of Chicago.
By Adolfo Pesquera | March 15, 2024
The judge was presiding over over litigation contesting a proposed cap on credit card late fees.
By Michael A. Mora | March 15, 2024
"Developers better be darn careful because this is going to cost them millions and millions of dollars," said Glen Waldman, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale.
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