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Marshall Wins New Hearing on Death Sentence
Robert Marshall, New Jersey's most death-eligible convict, isn't dead yet, and neither is the chance that his execution will be postponed indefinitely. Last week, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave Marshall a new evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his murder trial.Former Board of Bar Examiners Chair Jailed, Fined for Land-Flipping Role
Stanley Yacker, former chairman of the state Board of Bar Examiners, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $787,985 in restitution last Monday for his role in a land-flipping schemeThe Clock Is Ticking — Or Is It?
Clarifying the trigger date for N.J.'s Statute of Repose.Efficient and Effective Negotiation of Hospital Vendor Contracts
Negotiating hospital vendor contracts efficiently and effectively.N.J. Whistleblower Law Held Not Pre-empted by Federal Air Statute
Ruling on an issue that has divided the federal circuits, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a New Jersey man's state law whistleblower claim against an airline, concluding that a lower court improperly dismissed the suit as pre-empted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act.How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?
Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.N.J. Supreme Court Clarifies Need For Nexus Under the Spill Act
On Sept. 26, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a watershed decision in NJDEP v. Dimant, clarifying the nexus standard under the Spill Compensation and Control Act. The court drew important legal distinctions between finding that a party discharged a hazardous substance and determining that a party is liable for cleanup and removal costs.Criminal Contempt Charges Dismissed Against Lawyer
An attorney who allegedly hosted meetings for organized crime figures under court order not to associate with each other and assisted a client to violate the terms of his pretrial release by misrepresenting his whereabouts cannot be charged with criminal contempt of court, a Brooklyn judge has held.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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