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March 08, 2006 |

Lawyers Gird for Lead Paint Verdict's Ramifications

Fresh from its victory in a Rhode Island suit against lead paint makers, powerhouse plaintiffs firm Motley Rice is prepping for a similar battle in New Jersey's Supreme Court. The law firm last month handed the paint industry its first defeat in scores of lead contamination suits by showing that peeling paint is a public nuisance. The New Jersey case has the rapt attention of defense attorneys, who fear that local adoption of the doctrine would ease the way for untold numbers of suits.
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December 04, 2012 |

Hardest-Hit Hurricane Victims Get Free Legal Advice Across State

As New Jersey copes with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, lawyers are pitching in with hotlines, handbooks and on-site pro bono help.
5 minute read
December 05, 2005 |

Patch-User Suits Abound as FDA Orders Warning

A federal caution about potentially life-threatening effects of Johnson & Johnson�s Ortho Evra contraceptive patch has fanned the flames of what could become nationwide litigation.
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October 17, 2011 |

Summer Associates Survey 2011: A Season In the Sun

After two years of economic anxiety, summer associates rediscover their optimism.
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May 11, 2007 |

N.J. Firms Hike First-Year Pay, Bulk Up on New Hires

New Jersey's large firms are hiring larger classes of new associates and boosting first-year salaries by more than 10 percent, a Law Journal survey finds
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January 21, 1999 |

DOJ Takes Stand On Suing NCAA Over Use of SATs

The U.S. Justice Department filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision that minority students cannot sue the National Collegiate Athletic Association to challenge the use of SAT scores in deciding freshman eligibility in college sports. The brief was filed on the same day as a motion from the minority students asking for rehearing on the issue of whether the NCAA can be sued under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
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September 12, 2006 |

Law Firms See an Array of Fates After Sept. 11

In the five years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, all sizes of law firms in New York have been picking themselves back up. Some law firms have returned to the downtown area, but many others have opted to start over in areas less scarred. Some, such as immigration solo H. Taufiq Choudhury, have faced bureaucratic red tape in re-establishing their practices, while others were able to return due to relatively low market rates and through federal and local incentive programs.
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December 14, 2012 |

Pharmaceutical Marketing and The N.J. Consumer Fraud Act

Any attempt to punish communications about pharmaceuticals in the absence of proof of falsity, intent, actual deception and injury not only would be inconsistent with the existing interpretation of the Consumer Fraud Act, but also would be barred by the First Amendment.
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April 19, 2010 |

The Efficiency equation

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May 11, 1999 |

Heston, NRA's Star Witness, Sticks to Story

During his hour of testimony, National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston drew a crowd of spectators as word spread through the building that ``Moses'' was on the witness stand. Heston told a Philidelphia federal court jury yesterday that he stands by the remarks he made to the New York Times in which he accused an NRA member of staging a disruption at the group's annual meeting. Closing arguments are expected to be held this morning.
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