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• After Year of Retrenchment, N.J. Top 20 Firms Rebound
• Wielding Evidentiary Bludgeon, Court Enjoins Police Destruction of Notes
• Soon-To-Take-Effect Statute Bars Bias Against Unemployed in Job Advertising
• Widow's Suit Claims Estate Lawyer Mishandled Millions in Assets
• Police Dispatcher's Misidentification Is Held Ground for Suppressing Evidence
• Law Firm Can Be Sued for Malpractice For Bungling Client's Proxy Statement
• J&J Unit Sued Over ASR Hip Implants Kept on Market Despite Known Defects
• Wild Real Estate Market Warrants New Look at Broker's Alimony Deal
• Requester Overcharged for Copies Is Entitled to Lawyers' Fees Under OPRA
• Appeals Court Finds Fees Too Steep for Handling Appeal on Frivolous Claim
• Attorney Sued Over Credit Card Debt Not His Own Wins Round in Court
• 'Pen Palimony' Law Not Retroactive, Court Says
• Seton Hall Law Dean Hobbs Named SCI Chairman
• U.S. Courthouse in Trenton Compiling Security Database
• Dow Queries Feds on State Workers' Liability Under Medical-Marijuana Law
• Offensive Language Alone No Basis for Domestic Violence Restraining Order
• Candidate Stripped of E-Mail Privileges For Making Election Use of Bar System
• Continuing With Claim in Vain Draws Sanction, No Sympathy, on Appeal
• Justices To Decide on Criteria for Disqualification of Side-Switching Firm
• Employer Not Liable for Fatal Accident Caused by Off-Duty Traveling Salesman
• U.S. High Court To Review Legality of Jails' Blanket Strip-Search Policies

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After Year of Retrenchment, N.J. Top 20 Firms Rebound	Top
Reversing an unprecedented slide in 2009, New Jersey's largest firms showed a robust comeback last year in key performance categories: a strong sign that the "great recession" was little more than a temporary setback.
Wielding Evidentiary Bludgeon, Court Enjoins Police Destruction of Notes	Top
The state Supreme Court puts law enforcement on notice to stop destroying contemporaneous notes taken during an investigation, lest criminal juries be told they may draw negative conclusions from such an action.
Soon-To-Take-Effect Statute Bars Bias Against Unemployed in Job Advertising	Top
New Jersey has a new law, effective in June, that penalizes employers for want ads that say, in essence, unemployed persons need not apply.
Widow's Suit Claims Estate Lawyer Mishandled Millions in Assets	Top
A Cherry Hill lawyer hired by an elderly widow to administer her husband's estate got her to place millions of dollars worth of in assets in a trust with his firm as trustee, even though a professional corporation cannot serve in that role, a Camden County suit charges.
Police Dispatcher's Misidentification Is Held Ground for Suppressing Evidence	Top
Police departments across New Jersey got a stern warning Tuesday that evidence seized as the result of bad information relayed by dispatchers will likely be suppressed in criminal trials.
Law Firm Can Be Sued for Malpractice For Bungling Client's Proxy Statement	Top
A law firm can be sued for preparing a misleading proxy statement for a corporate client that had to pay more than $30 million to minority shareholders as a result, a federal appeals court rules.
J&J Unit Sued Over ASR Hip Implants Kept on Market Despite Known Defects	Top
A federal putative class action filed in Trenton alleges that a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary knowingly sold faulty hip implants, often leading to painful corrective surgery.
Wild Real Estate Market Warrants New Look at Broker's Alimony Deal	Top
A couple whose divorce also meant the end of their real estate business must return to court for an examination of how swings in the housing market caused fluctuations in their individual incomes, an appeals court says.
Requester Overcharged for Copies Is Entitled to Lawyers' Fees Under OPRA	Top
The plaintiff who prompted a seminal ruling that reduced the cost of government records to a nickel per page is a prevailing party entitled to legal fees under the Open Public Records Act, a state appeals court says.
Appeals Court Finds Fees Too Steep for Handling Appeal on Frivolous Claim	Top
If there's one thing appellate judges know well, it's how much work — and legal fees — it takes to appeal a case. So it was that a panel rejected a request for $166,812 in fees for an appeal in a case that it found to have been overstaffed.
Attorney Sued Over Credit Card Debt Not His Own Wins Round in Court	Top
A state appeals court on Monday ordered a new hearing for a North Brunswick solo fighting a collections lawsuit filed by a credit card company for charges on a card he says he doesn't own.
'Pen Palimony' Law Not Retroactive, Court Says	Top
A 2010 law requiring palimony agreements to be in writing to be enforceable applies only prospectively, a state appeals court rules, resolving conflicting trial court decisions.
Seton Hall Law Dean Hobbs Named SCI Chairman	Top
Patrick Hobbs, dean of Seton Hall University School of Law, was named chairman Thursday of the State Commission of Investigation, the state's independent watchdog agency.
U.S. Courthouse in Trenton Compiling Security Database	Top
Lawyers and litigants arriving at the federal courthouse in Trenton might find it takes a little longer to get in, as the result of a new visitor screening process begun on a pilot basis.
Dow Queries Feds on State Workers' Liability Under Medical-Marijuana Law	Top
New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow is seeking guidance from above on whether the state's nascent medical-marijuana program could expose state workers implementing it to liability under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act and other federal laws.
Offensive Language Alone No Basis for Domestic Violence Restraining Order	Top
Domestic violence can take many forms, but offensive speech alone isn't one of them, unless its purpose is "to alarm or seriously annoy," a state appeals court says in striking down a final restraining order.
Candidate Stripped of E-Mail Privileges For Making Election Use of Bar System	Top
A candidate for a State Bar Association trustee seat who sent campaign literature via the organization's e-mail distributor has been banned from using it for the rest of the election, while her opponent gets one shot at a fair response.
Continuing With Claim in Vain Draws Sanction, No Sympathy, on Appeal	Top
A lawyer who persisted with a case even when it became clear it had little or no chance of success deserves no quarter, a state appeals court rules in imposing sanctions.
Justices To Decide on Criteria for Disqualification of Side-Switching Firm	Top
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that will impact which matters law firms can take against ex-clients without creating a conflict of interest.
Employer Not Liable for Fatal Accident Caused by Off-Duty Traveling Salesman	Top
An employer is not responsible when a chronically intoxicated employee is involved in a fatal car crash on his own time, a state appeals court rules.
U.S. High Court To Review Legality of Jails' Blanket Strip-Search Policies	Top
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a jail's uniform policy of strip-searching inmates, even those arrested on minor, nonviolent offenses, violates the Constitution's Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

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