By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
I recommended that the Legislature amend the insurance statutes to provide that the minimum liability and UM/UIM coverage for automobiles and all motor vehicles be increased to $100,000. The action of the Legislature in increasing the compulsory insurance limits to $25/50,000 on Jan. 1, 2023 and $35/70,000 on Jan. 1, 2026 is welcome, but is not enough.
By Jennifer Weisberg Millner | January 17, 2023
When a family has a child with special needs or disabilities, particular attention must be paid to how the obligation to maintain the child is structured.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Crystal West Edwards | January 17, 2023
Regardless of the actual statistics, is it important to understand how divorce terms within these families could affect the ability of an unemancipated adult child to establish and maintain eligibility for much-needed government assistance.
By Rebecca Frino | January 17, 2023
Have you smoked marijuana or taken edibles lately? If you have, you probably didn't think twice about your actions since it's legal to buy and consume cannabis in New Jersey. Your former significant other, however, may be stewing about it if you're embroiled in custody litigation.
By Eliana T. Baer and Lindsay A. Heller | January 17, 2023
Parties to a prenuptial agreement should consider contracting for the custody of the embryo itself, whether to continue storage and the payment of storage fees.
By Tracy Julian and Katherine Beilin | January 17, 2023
If the Senate ultimately passes the bill, decades of "black hole" litigation will come to a close and the issue will no longer plague divorce litigants and estates of divorce litigants in the event a divorcing party dies.
By Carl J. Soranno and Kristen E. Marinaccio | January 17, 2023
A discussion with your forensic accountant or appraiser is warranted to determine how these changes affect a business valuation for matters filed prior to 2022 but have not yet been settled or fully adjudicated.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Nora E. Wolf and Susan M. Kritzmacher | December 12, 2022
The innovative bellwether mediation process is a proven tool for identifying representative cases, determining their true value, and driving mass tort resolution faster and more efficiently than a bellwether trial. While the bellwether trial approach has its benefits, it frequently generates inconsistent results, requires an incredible amount of resources, strains an already burdened court system, and delays resolution for non-bellwether plaintiffs.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Michelle A. Schaap | November 23, 2022
Attorneys have not only an ethical duty to keep their client's data confidential, but also a duty to keep abreast of the latest resources (technology) available to do so. Attorneys are further ethically required to notify clients of a data breach that compromises clients' data.
By James Vezeris | November 23, 2022
Given the increasing frequency of ransomware attacks, organizations need to have appropriate policies and procedures in place before an attack occurs to limit data exposure and data loss and minimize the organization's downtime in the event of a ransomware attack.
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