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- Supreme Court Will Tackle Legality of Hike in Judges' Pension Contributions
- Indicted N.J. Lawyer Arrested in Alabama, Apparently on the Lam
- Justices Revisiting Extent To Which Puder Bars Legal Malpractice Suits
- Occupy Trenton Wins Injunction Against Seizure of Belongings at Protest Site
- Flawed Peremptory Rulings on Race Prompt New Attempted Murder Trial
- Claim That Clients Bullied Him Softens Lawyer's Discipline for Case Neglect
- Prior N.Y. DWIs Count at Sentencing in N.J. Because of Likeness in Laws
- Economic Damages Are Affirmed Though Plaintiff's Earnings Rose After Accident
- Justices Ponder Duty To Advise About Guilty Plea's Deportation Consequence
- Appellate Watch: Justices Weigh Abolishing Doctrine of Presumed Defamation Damages
Supreme Court Will Tackle Legality of Hike in Judges' Pension Contributions | Top |
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the state constitution was violated by a law that increased state judges' pension and health-benefit contributions without concomitantly increasing their salaries. | |
Indicted N.J. Lawyer Arrested in Alabama, Apparently on the Lam | Top |
A Cherry Hill lawyer indicted on charges he pilfered $1 million from an elderly client is apprehended in Alabama after an apparent attempt to flee prosecution. | |
Justices Revisiting Extent To Which Puder Bars Legal Malpractice Suits | Top |
The perpetual quandary of whether and when a litigation party who agrees to a settlement can sue her lawyer for malpractice is again before the state Supreme Court. | |
Occupy Trenton Wins Injunction Against Seizure of Belongings at Protest Site | Top |
A Mercer County judge has lifted some state-imposed restrictions on the Occupy Trenton protesters encamped at Veterans Park near the State House and ordered the return of belongings seized from them. | |
Flawed Peremptory Rulings on Race Prompt New Attempted Murder Trial | Top |
A state appeals court throws out an attempted murder conviction, finding the trial judge should have discharged the jury panel after a showing was made of race bias at voir dire. | |
Claim That Clients Bullied Him Softens Lawyer's Discipline for Case Neglect | Top |
A Newark lawyer who insisted he was bullied into filing a workers' compensation petition has been censured for abandoning the case and for not informing the client of his action. | |
Prior N.Y. DWIs Count at Sentencing in N.J. Because of Likeness in Laws | Top |
A DWI defendant was properly sentenced in New Jersey as a multiple offender based on decades-old drunken-driving convictions in New York, an appeals court rules. | |
Economic Damages Are Affirmed Though Plaintiff's Earnings Rose After Accident | Top |
The Appellate Division lets stand a $1.44 million award for economic damages from an auto accident even though the plaintiff's earnings climbed steadily after the crash. | |
Justices Ponder Duty To Advise About Guilty Plea's Deportation Consequence | Top |
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday continued to grapple with the effects of two rulings — one of its own and one by the U.S. Supreme Court — on what noncitizen criminal defendants need be told about immigration consequencs of pleading guilty. | |
Appellate Watch: Justices Weigh Abolishing Doctrine of Presumed Defamation Damages | Top |
The state Supreme Court hears arguments for and against upsetting the doctrine of presumed damages in defamation cases that involve private figures and interests. | |
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