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Few New Jersey Federal Judges Go on Paid Junkets, Study Finds
While federal judges across the nation are going on more and more "questionable" subsidized trips, the number taken by their New Jersey colleagues is dropping a tad, according to a watchdog group.Federal Bar in N.J. Seeks Raises for U.S. Judges, Calling Pay 'Insulting'
U.S. district judges make less than new lawyers at many of New Jersey's top law firms, and it's time they got a meaningful pay raise, according to federal lawyers at those same top firms. The Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey adopted a resolution on Aug. 1 asking Congress to pass an act that would increase pay for all U.S. judges. Association President Jeffrey Greenbaum says the bill should go even further by being amended to tie future pay raises to those given to federal workers.Lower Standard of Care Owed to Commuter in Station Than on Train
A state appeals court throws out a $7.7 million personal injury award to a commuter injured in a PATH station, holding a lesser duty of care applies to people walking through stations than those on or boarding trains.Race at Issue in Opening Arguments of Gun Industry Trial
Lawyers pressing a closely watched lawsuit in federal court in New York on behalf of the NAACP against the gun industry framed their opening statements Monday in racial terms, claiming that blacks are disproportionately harmed by guns that end up in the hands of criminals. But lawyers for the industry claimed an absence of proof that gun manufacturers or distributors had done anything improper in marketing their product.Wired Lawyers Play Crucial Role
The federal investigation of Essex County Executive James Treffinger has taken the classic route. It`s evolved over a three-year period, and was built in layers, from the bottom up. And, like so many political-corruption cases, it was built on tapes � tapes made of him by people who were very close to him. Two of the tapers were lawyers who were confidants of the county executive through their connections in Verona, where Treffinger began his political career.MIIX Directors Had Mixed Motives in Birthing New Company, Suit Charges
Shareholders of The MIIX Group Inc. are suing its officers and directors, who they say gutted the medical malpractice insurer in order to enhance the fortunes of a start-up venture.Apolitical State Employees Are Protected From Patronage Bias, 3rd Circuit Rules
The political spoils system took a hit last week when the 3rd Circuit ruled that government workers can sue over being ousted from their jobs by a new administration, even if they are not affiliated with the opposing party or candidate. The court found that a lower court had erred in dismissing a New Jersey government employee's suit on the ground that she could not establish that she had engaged in "constitutionally protected activity" because she was politically unaffiliated.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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