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• Law Protecting Psychiatric In-Patients Does Not Create Whistleblower Action
• No Recourse for Lawyer Stalked by Ex-Client She Dated
• Chinese Company Accuses Pfizer of Chickening Out of Animal Feed Deal
• Plaintiff's Lack of Diligence Means No Replacing of John Doe With Real Party
• Court To Revisit Duty To Advise About Deportation Consequence of Guilty Plea
• Arguments Rage Over Constitutionality of Hiking Judges' Pension Plan Pay-ins
• Nissan Transmission Flaw Causes Breakdowns, Class Action Claims
• Tax Exemptions Wrongly Rescinded on Group Homes for the Mentally Disabled
• Drug-and-Alcohol-Fueled Chatter Held Admissible in Actress's Homicide Trial
• Pru Seeks To Disqualify Plaintiffs' Lawyers in 'Secret Deal' Case
• U.S. Courts Need Not Cede Jurisdiction To State DEP in Remediation Litigation
• 'Knowing and Informed' Waivers of Wage-Execution Notices Pass Muster
• Lawyers May Drop Elevator Company Over Discovery Hold-Up, Court Says
• Court Trims 'Psychological' Parent's Right To Restrict Child Visitation
• Senate Passes Bill That Would Allow Suit Over Invasion of Trade Secrets
• Tax Judge Chastises Defense Counsel For Overdoing it With Interrogatories
• Archer & Greiner Hit With Sanction Over Charge That Adversaries Lied
• Case Tests Local Government Liability For Failure To Police for Potholes
• Appeals Court Nixes Divorce Lawyer's Bid To Collect Fees Via Charging Lien
• Court Revives Suit Claiming Newark's Residency Rules Have Non-White Bias
• Bulk of N.J.'s Answers Stricken in Suit Against Forced Medication of Patients
• Malpractice Carrier Need Not Cover Solo's Legal Work at Accounting Firm
• Cop's Sniffing of Party Guest's Breath Was Custodial Questioning, Court Says
• Prosecutor Seeks Narrower Reading Of Statute Controlling Lane Changing
• Court Asked To Define 'Exoneration' for Purposes of Suing P.D. for Malpractice
• Prosecutor Suggests Relying on Tape, Not Transcript, To Settle the Record
• Ex-Port Authority In-Houser Revives Whistleblower Suit
• Finding Settlement With Nextel Created Conflict for Firm, Circuit Revives Suit

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Law Protecting Psychiatric In-Patients Does Not Create Whistleblower Action	Top
A civil rights law banning retaliation against those reporting illegal conditions at psychiatric hospitals creates no private cause of action by the whistleblower, a U.S. court rules in a Third Circuit case of first impression.
No Recourse for Lawyer Stalked by Ex-Client She Dated	Top
An appellate ruling serves as a lesson to attorneys that getting romantically involved with a client — never a good idea to begin with — can be particularly perilous in a matrimonial case, where parties are often distraught and unstable
Chinese Company Accuses Pfizer of Chickening Out of Animal Feed Deal	Top
Pfizer's decision to pull from the market a 60-year old animal food additive, after a government study found chickens contaminated with arsenic, has landed it in trouble with the Chinese company that makes the drug.
Plaintiff's Lack of Diligence Means No Replacing of John Doe With Real Party	Top
A John Doe defendant can't be replaced with a real one after the statute of limitations has run out where the plaintiff failed to exercise due diligence, a state appeals court rules in releasing Hess Corporation from a suit.
Court To Revisit Duty To Advise About Deportation Consequence of Guilty Plea	Top
Two years after the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered a noncitizen's guilty plea vacated because his lawyer misinformed him about the deportation consequences, the justices are set to review two other cases that question the scope of a defense attorney's duty.
Arguments Rage Over Constitutionality of Hiking Judges' Pension Plan Pay-ins	Top
Lawyers battled in a Mercer County courtroom Wednesday over whether a law increasing judges' relative contributions to their pension and health-benefit plans violates a state constitutional proscription against reducing judges' salaries during their time in office.
Nissan Transmission Flaw Causes Breakdowns, Class Action Claims	Top
An allegedly defective transmission has some Nissan owners stuck in neutral, and they claim the carmaker knew of the problematic component but sold models equipped with it anyway.
Tax Exemptions Wrongly Rescinded on Group Homes for the Mentally Disabled	Top
A non-profit organization that provides housing and counseling services to people with psychiatric disabilities should have been granted property tax exemptions, the state appeals panel rules, reversing a tax court judge.
Drug-and-Alcohol-Fueled Chatter Held Admissible in Actress's Homicide Trial	Top
Former "Melrose Place" actress Amy Locane's unguarded and at times garrulous remarks to police and paramedics in the aftermath of a fatal 2010 crash will be heard by the jury in her upcoming trial on vehicular homicide charges.
Pru Seeks To Disqualify Plaintiffs' Lawyers in 'Secret Deal' Case	Top
A state judge is weighing a request to disqualify three law firms that represent plaintiffs who claim Prudential Life Insurance Co. paid their lawyers millions of dollars to keep their case out of court and limit recovery.
U.S. Courts Need Not Cede Jurisdiction To State DEP in Remediation Litigation	Top
An environmental remediation suit against alleged polluters and several government entities dismissed on abstention grounds has been revived, as the Third Circuit rules federal courts need not cede jurisdiction to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
'Knowing and Informed' Waivers of Wage-Execution Notices Pass Muster	Top
A state appeals court gives its blessing to a form of consent judgment that allows the creditor to execute on the debtor's wages without further notice.
Lawyers May Drop Elevator Company Over Discovery Hold-Up, Court Says	Top
Two lawyers have been permitted to withdraw as counsel in a patent dispute between elevator giants because their client refused to comply with court-ordered discovery.
Court Trims 'Psychological' Parent's Right To Restrict Child Visitation	Top
A third-party "psychological" parent does not have the same autonomy as the child's legal parents did before ceding custody, a state appeals court said Friday in a precedential decision.
Senate Passes Bill That Would Allow Suit Over Invasion of Trade Secrets	Top
Legislation that would create a civil action in New Jersey for the misappropriation of trade secrets has been passed by the Senate and may be on its way to final legislative approval before the current term ends.
Tax Judge Chastises Defense Counsel For Overdoing it With Interrogatories	Top
A tax court judge has slapped the wrist of a prominent tax-appeal defense lawyer for demanding too much in discovery and for resorting to motions instead of talking to his adversary.
Archer & Greiner Hit With Sanction Over Charge That Adversaries Lied	Top
A federal judge has sanctioned Archer & Greiner $5,000 over an assertion by one of its attorneys that opposing counsel proffered false testimony in a dispute between ex-Trans World Airlines pilots and their union.
Case Tests Local Government Liability For Failure To Police for Potholes	Top
In a case argued Monday, the state Supreme Court is considering whether county and local governments can be held liable for not fixing potholes they might not know about, or for not having detection systems in place to spot them.
Appeals Court Nixes Divorce Lawyer's Bid To Collect Fees Via Charging Lien	Top
In what may be a cutting back of divorce attorneys' use of a near-century-old lawyers' lien statute to collect their fees, an appeals court finds such a charging lien unenforceable.
Court Revives Suit Claiming Newark's Residency Rules Have Non-White Bias	Top
A federal appeals court reinstates a reverse-discrimination challenge to Newark's residents-only hiring policy, finding the judge below conducted a faulty analysis in granting the city summary judgment.
Bulk of N.J.'s Answers Stricken in Suit Against Forced Medication of Patients	Top
New Jersey's buckshot answer to a suit claiming drugs were involuntarily given to state psychiatric hospital patients was an exercise in bad pleading, one that will cost the state legal fees and costs.
Malpractice Carrier Need Not Cover Solo's Legal Work at Accounting Firm	Top
A malpractice insurer isn't required to indemnify a Cranford solo for work he did outside his law practice as an accounting firm's employee, a federal judge in Newark rules.
Cop's Sniffing of Party Guest's Breath Was Custodial Questioning, Court Says	Top
A police officer's sniffing of a teenage partygoer's breath for alcohol constituted custodial questioning that triggered the right to a Miranda warning, a state appeals court says in reversing a conviction.
Prosecutor Seeks Narrower Reading Of Statute Controlling Lane Changing	Top
The state Supreme Court is being asked to put the brakes on a liberal construction of a statute prohibiting careless lane changing, which prosecutors say makes it more difficult to score convictions.
Court Asked To Define 'Exoneration' for Purposes of Suing P.D. for Malpractice	Top
A former criminal defendant's malpractice suit over an abortive wardrobe-switching ploy cooked up by his public defender will go forward or not based on how strictly the state Supreme Court interprets the term "exoneration."
Prosecutor Suggests Relying on Tape, Not Transcript, To Settle the Record	Top
An appeal in a criminal case raises the issue of whether appellate courts can rely on the written transcript or should listen to the audiotape where the accuracy of the stenographer is in doubt.
Ex-Port Authority In-Houser Revives Whistleblower Suit	Top
A lawyer who claims the Port Authority fired him for disclosing that a colleague misled a judge on the law has renewed the civil rights suit he filed and withdrew last year.
Finding Settlement With Nextel Created Conflict for Firm, Circuit Revives Suit	Top
A putative class action charging a plaintiffs' firm with striking a collusive settlement of employment discrimination claims with Nextel Communications has been brought back to life.

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