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• Paralegals Given Wider Latitude in Signing Business Correspondence
• New Rules on Eyewitness Identification May Be in the Offing
• Court Affirms Dismissal of Judge's Suit Claiming Bias in Judicial Assignments
• Municipal Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Moonlighting as Mayor's Lawyer
• Sanction Upheld for Abusive and Obstructionist Discovery Conduct
• Attorney Draws Suspension, Not for Bad Bookkeeping but for Lying About It
• Supreme Court Places Strictures on Police Offering Lay Opinions at Trial
• Pipeline Retroactivity Given to Mandate On Translating Breath-Test Instructions
• Plaintiffs in Condo-Stabbings Suit Say Police Chief Tampered With Witnesses
• Muslim Woman Can Sue Over MVC Not Allowing License Photo in Head Scarf
• EMT Immunity Statute To Be Read by Level of Care Provided, Court Says
• Informal Talk With Eventual Defendant Should Not Disqualify, Lawyer Argues
• Court Ponders How To Make Valuation Of Marital Home Long After Divorce
• Court Weighs Eternal Question: Is it a Judge's Prerogative To Change His Mind?
• Court Imposes Censure, Rather Than Reprimand Sought by DRB, for Neglect

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Paralegals Given Wider Latitude in Signing Business Correspondence	Top
It's time to lift New Jersey's longstanding ban on paralegals signing nonsubstantive correspondence, say two state Supreme Court committees.
New Rules on Eyewitness Identification May Be in the Offing	Top
The state Supreme Court may be on the verge of adopting tougher standards for the admissibility of eyewitness identifications in criminal trials.
Court Affirms Dismissal of Judge's Suit Claiming Bias in Judicial Assignments	Top
A federal appeals panel affirms dismissal of a suit by former Superior Court Judge Patricia Talbert, who claimed race and gender biases were at the heart of her assignment to inferior positions and ultimately led to her descent from the bench.
Municipal Judge Faces Ethics Charges For Moonlighting as Mayor's Lawyer	Top
A former municipal judge accused of doing legal work for his town's mayor while serving on the bench has been charged with judicial ethics violations.
Sanction Upheld for Abusive and Obstructionist Discovery Conduct	Top
A federal appeals court has affirmed an $18,386 sanction against a firm for an associate's repeated interjections during the deposition of her expert witness, conduct the court called "abusive, unprofessional, and obstructionist."
Attorney Draws Suspension, Not for Bad Bookkeeping but for Lying About It	Top
The state Supreme Court has suspended for three months a West Orange attorney who didn't cook the books but did cook up a story to cover up negligent misappropriation of trust funds.
Supreme Court Places Strictures on Police Offering Lay Opinions at Trial	Top
The New Jersey Supreme Court hands a victory to criminal defense lawyers, holding that a police officer not qualified as an expert can't proffer lay opinion that goes to the issue of the defendant's guilt.
Pipeline Retroactivity Given to Mandate On Translating Breath-Test Instructions	Top
The Appellate Division applies retroactively a state Supreme Court decision that requires informing drivers of the testing process, and warning of the consqeuences of refusal, in a language they can understand.
Plaintiffs in Condo-Stabbings Suit Say Police Chief Tampered With Witnesses	Top
The family of the victims of stabbings at a Linwood retirement community, having recovered more than $1 million from the assailant, is now proceeding against the city and its police chief, alleging that the chief tried to tamper with police witness testimony.
Muslim Woman Can Sue Over MVC Not Allowing License Photo in Head Scarf	Top
A Muslim woman who claims she was denied a driver's license because she refused to remove her headdress for the photograph and then was arrested can go forward with her discrimination suit.
EMT Immunity Statute To Be Read by Level of Care Provided, Court Says	Top
A state appeals court extends statutory immunity for intermediate-level emergency medical technicians to basic-level EMTs who provide advanced service.
Informal Talk With Eventual Defendant Should Not Disqualify, Lawyer Argues	Top
The state Supreme Court will decide whether a late-night conversation with the owner of a karaoke bar is enough to disqualify a lawyer from representing a plaintiff in a suit against him.
Court Ponders How To Make Valuation Of Marital Home Long After Divorce	Top
The state Supreme Court tackles the question of how to divide, decades after a divorce, marital property that has since mushroomed in value.
Court Weighs Eternal Question: Is it a Judge's Prerogative To Change His Mind?	Top
It's said that intelligence allows for a change of mind, but a judge who rethought and reversed his own summary judgment ruling after hearing new evidence has caused consternation enough to demand the state Supreme Court's intervention.
Court Imposes Censure, Rather Than Reprimand Sought by DRB, for Neglect	Top
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday censured a Jersey City attorney for neglecting a client and flouting the disciplinary process, despite a call for sympathy from disciplinarians over his personal tribulations.

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