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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 21, 2017
Plaintiff's allegations were sufficient to establish that the defendant attorney's publications accusing him of criminal conduct constituted per se defamation, but he was not absolved of his burden of proving damages. The trial court recommended affirmance of its decision granting defendant summary judgment.
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By Louis Locascio | July 17, 2017
On June 9, the Appellate Division held that a defendant who pleads the Fifth Amendment at his retrial, and thereby exercises his right to remain silent, cannot offer into evidence his testimony given during his first trial.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 14, 2017
Commonwealth Court erred in finding that a terminated employee had a right to review her personnel files under the Personnel Files Act because former employees, who were not laid off with re-employment rights and who were not on a leave of absence, were not "employees" and had no right to access their personnel files. Reversed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 14, 2017
There was arguable merit to defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on counsel's failure to challenge DNA evidence offered by the Commonwealth; however, defendant failed to establish a reasonable probability that the verdict would have been different had counsel provided more able stewardship relative to this evidence. The court affirmed an order denying defendant relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act.
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By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 13, 2017
Mobile Phone Users Did Not Have Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Their Aggregate Historical Cell Site Location Information
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By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 13, 2017
Federal Standard Not Requiring Reasonable Suspicion for Canine Sniff That Does Not Prolong Legitimate Traffic Stop Adopted
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By Rebecca Cohen | July 12, 2017
Friends and family of murdered attorney James Gilliland said Wednesday they will offer a $100,00 reward for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of his killer.
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By Cogan Schneier | July 12, 2017
In a rare glimpse of what it might be like to be their clients, Mayer Brown partners Richard Ben-Veniste and Andrew Frey offered some words of wisdom for lawmakers Tuesday on their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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By Russ Bynum | July 12, 2017
The civil trial of a railroad company accused of negligence in the 2014 death of a movie worker opened Tuesday with jurors watching video of the film crew fleeing a freight train moments before the fatal crash on a Georgia railroad bridge.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | July 12, 2017
Acceptance of Belatedly Proffered 'Rebuttal' Materials Denied; Materials Not Newly Discovered
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