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• Employment Suit Tests Reach of LAD's Ban on Bias Based on Gender Identity
• Alleged Conflict Raised in Battle for Bar Secretary Job
• RICO Charges Revived Against Former Prosecutor Accused of Witness Murder
• Lawyer Disciplined for Accumulating Debt on Trusting Client's Credit Card
• No Bar to In-House Counsel Recovering Taxed Legal Fees in Special Civil Part
• Medical Providers May Win Legal Fees Without Showing PIP Insurer Bad Faith
• Court Upholds Indictment Based on Intern's Grand Jury Presentment
• Three Named for Superior Court, Six for Municipal Courts
• Victims' Compensation Fund Officials Immune from Constitutional Rights Suit
• To Collect on Time-Barred Debt Claims, Ask Firmly but Don't Threaten To Sue
• First Amendment Advocates Seek End To Presumed Defamation Damages
• Middleman in Insider Trading Scheme Tied to BigLaw M&A Attorney Pleads Guilty
• N.J. Court May Try Injury Suit Arising From Auto Accident in South Africa
• Divorce Litigant Who Left Country Is Labeled Fugitive, Has Appeal Dismissed
• U.S. Emergency Care Law Pre-empts State Restriction on Cardiac Surgery

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Employment Suit Tests Reach of LAD's Ban on Bias Based on Gender Identity	Top
A wrongful-discharge case in state court in Camden promises to be the first to give a shakeout to New Jersey's four-year-old law barring discrimination against people who have undergone sex change operations.
Alleged Conflict Raised in Battle for Bar Secretary Job	Top
The contested election for the post of State Bar Association secretary, unusual in itself, takes on a new novelty this week as one candidate accuses the other of an incurable conflict of interest.
RICO Charges Revived Against Former Prosecutor Accused of Witness Murder	Top
A U.S. appeals court has reinstated racketeering charges against Paul Bergrin, a New Jersey criminal defense attorney and ex-prosecutor accused of masterminding crimes that included arranging the murder of a government witness.
Lawyer Disciplined for Accumulating Debt on Trusting Client's Credit Card	Top
A Montclair solo has been reprimanded for running up a high balance on the credit card of an elderly, blind client and allowing the account to fall into arrears.
No Bar to In-House Counsel Recovering Taxed Legal Fees in Special Civil Part	Top
Retail-installment creditors can recover legal fees taxed in small-claims court even when they rely on in-house counsel, to collect a debt, an appeals court rules in a precedential decision.
Medical Providers May Win Legal Fees Without Showing PIP Insurer Bad Faith	Top
A medical provider who successfully defends against an insurance carrier's suit over PIP benefits can collect attorneys' fees and costs without having to prove bad faith, a state appeals court rules.
Court Upholds Indictment Based on Intern's Grand Jury Presentment	Top
A state appeals court has approved use of law-student interns to present grand jury indictments so long as prosecutors supervise them and comply with a court rule governing their appearance.
Three Named for Superior Court, Six for Municipal Courts	Top
Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday made three nominations for Superior Court judgeships, along with six nominations to joint municipal courts.
Victims' Compensation Fund Officials Immune from Constitutional Rights Suit	Top
The state's crime victim compensation director and her agency's counsel are immune from suit, a state appeals court rules, dispensing with arguments that a delayed restitution payment created a constitutional claim.
To Collect on Time-Barred Debt Claims, Ask Firmly but Don't Threaten To Sue	Top
Creditors can try to collect a debt even if the statute of limitations is past so long as they do not sue or threaten to sue, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in a case of first impression.
First Amendment Advocates Seek End To Presumed Defamation Damages	Top
Two groups pressing First Amendment rights want the state Supreme Court to ditch the doctrine of presumed damages in defamation cases, calling it an archaic and confusing concept that chills free speech, distorts tort law principles and leads to unjust outcomes.
Middleman in Insider Trading Scheme Tied to BigLaw M&A Attorney Pleads Guilty	Top
The previously unnamed middleman in an alleged insider-trading scheme involving a BigLaw mergers and acquisitions attorney admits his role in a federal courtroom.
N.J. Court May Try Injury Suit Arising From Auto Accident in South Africa	Top
A New Jersey man severely injured in an automobile accident while on a business trip to South Africa may sue in a Bergen County court, the state Supreme Court rules.
Divorce Litigant Who Left Country Is Labeled Fugitive, Has Appeal Dismissed	Top
A wealthy international arms dealer, formerly of Saddle River, will have to return to New Jersey from his native Pakistan if he wants to challenge orders in a divorce action that he surrender his passport and not leave the country.
U.S. Emergency Care Law Pre-empts State Restriction on Cardiac Surgery	Top
A federal law requiring life-saving treatment supersedes a hospital's obligation to obtain a state certificate of need before performing angioplasties, an administrative law judge rules.

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