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October 06, 2009 |

Judge Balks at Lawyer's Paying of 'Fact Witness,' Suggests Discipline

A federal judge has suggested possible disciplinary action against a lawyer who improperly designated a witness as an expert so he could pay him for his factual testimony.
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February 18, 2010 |

Prevention of Domestic Violence Law Constitutional

New Jersey's Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, which allows courts to issue restraints without a jury and based on a minimal burden of proof, is constitutional, the state Supreme Court says.
4 minute read
November 25, 2009 |

Former Prosecutor Pleads Not Guilty to Expanded Criminal-Syndicate Charges

Paul Bergrin, a New Jersey criminal defense lawyer accused of being at the center of a criminal enterprise, pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday to a raft of charges that include murder and drug trafficking. The superseding indictment almost tripled to 39 the original 14 counts lodged against the former federal prosecutor. On top of earlier charges that he engaged in prostitution and mortgage fraud, and arranged the murder of a witness, Bergrin stands charged with interstate travel in aid of bribery and trafficking.
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June 09, 2003 |

Calendar

N.J. Law Journal calendar of events.
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September 12, 2012 |

Challenging Patents and Applications Without Litigation

The America Invents Act offers new administrative procedures for blocking patent applications or invalidating patent claims at the PTO
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May 30, 2008 |

The A-List (51-200)

Lawyers like to lament the passing of their fabled past, when partners knew each other on sight, firms contented themselves to operating in one ZIP code and junior associates were not a menacing anonymous horde threatening to take out their frustrations via the blogosphere. As it happens, in the big-firm world those days aren't gone, they've just moved to the Am Law Second Hundred ranks, where firms are prosperous and growing steadily but retain the possibility of old-fashioned cohesion.
28 minute read
August 08, 2003 |

In the Forefront of Terror Cases

New Jersey, often used as a petri dish for new legal processes since the Sept. 11 attacks, may boast the largest number of lawyers and judicial officers with hands-on experience in terror issues. Two such lawyers are looking at options for freeing an "enemy combatant" held incommunicado in a South Carolina military jail. Noting that the man was not captured in battle or accused of links to 9/11, attorney Lawrence Lustberg says, "We have an issue that nobody else has litigated."
8 minute read
July 11, 2005 |

Eminent-Domain Opponents Using 'Kelo' as a Sword

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that economic development can be a valid public purpose for eminent domain, Justice Anthony Kennedy's concurrence left a chance that the Court might revisit the issue if "confronted with a plausible accusation of impermissible favoritism to private parties."
6 minute read
August 04, 2003 |

New Jersey Lawyers Take Lead Roles Defending 'Enemy Combatant' Cases

Arguably, New Jersey now offers more lawyers and judicial officers with hands-on experience in terror issues than any other state. Two of the three "enemy combatant" cases are represented by New Jersey lawyers. In the third case, an idealistic nonlawyer filed a "next friend" habeas petition on behalf of a U.S. citizen arrested on the battlefield in Afghanistan.
8 minute read
March 18, 2004 |

Franchiser's Lawyers Conduct 'Drug Raid'-Style Discovery

Disqualification motions filed against lawyers for 7-Eleven Corp. over strong-arm discovery tactics have brought a case involving millions of dollars and public policy issues to a standstill. One issue is that lawyers for 7-Eleven showed up without notice at an opposing lawyer's New Jersey office requiring immediate production of documents to bolster allegations that franchisees were defrauding the company.
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