From sending rejection letters by e-mail instead of regular mail to eliminating bottled water and investigating alternative energy sources, a growing number of law firms throughout New Jersey are increasingly…
The New Jersey Supreme Court has opted for disciplinary probation rather than a license suspension in the case of three lawyers who shared legal fees with office employees.
Considerably expanding what some understood to be the scope of permissible malpractice claim against a law firm after the underlying case at issue has settled, a New Jersey appeals court…
A New Jersey woman has sued the doctor who operated on her back for a herniated disk–not because of any issue with the surgery, but because of what she found…
A New Jersey disciplinary board says a lawyer should be reprimanded for missing deadlines to file appellate briefs in two cases and then failing to tell his clients about it.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that cohabitation is not an essential requirement for a palimony suit, although it is a factor that should be considered.
A federal lawsuit contends at least 74 towns in New Jersey are enforcing statutes against public intoxication even though they were repealed by a state law adopted in 1975.
A Texas appellate court today has overturned a verdict against Merck & Co. concerning its popular Vioxx painkiller, eliminating the $26 million judgment that remained after a previous $253 million…
Only a few of Chelsea Gorman’s closest friends knew she had been raped one night as the freshman was walking back to Vanderbilt University. Yet, months after the attack, the…
Although a former New Jersey governor and his soon-to-be ex-wife have been going at each other publicly for months, the first three days of their divorce trial, which started today,…
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