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• Fair Debt Collection Practices Firm Chastised for Inflated Fee Requests
• Councilwoman Ousted From Post After Moving Out of Town in Marital Dispute
• Fireman's Release of Confidential Data Is Not Protected Speech, Court Says
• Ex-Convict Sues Over 23 Years Spent In Prison on Bad Murder Conviction
• Court Weighs Community Associations' Power To Ban Political Signs
• Judges Pension Dispute Making Beeline for State's High Court
• Minor Bringing Domestic Violence Case Entitled to Counsel If Defendant Has One
• Court Mulls Federal Fee-Shifting Rule That Could Spell Doom for Rendine
• Judge Who Doubled As Prosecutor Hit With Ethics Charges
• Occupy Trenton Goes to Court To Block Seizure of Property From Protest Site
• Million-Dollar Default Judgment Upheld Against Lawyer in Bank Collection Suit
• Title Insurance Buyers Can Sue Under N.J. Consumer Fraud Act, Judge Rules
• Lawyer's Decamping from Defense to Plaintiffs' Firm Gets Latter Disqalified
• 'Thumbs Up' in Criminal Case Weighed As Possible Furtherance of Conspiracy
• Adequacy of Accutane Labeling at Stake in Product Liability Case
• Law Firm Hit With Racketeering Suit Over Alleged Improper Foreclosures
• Legal Fee Availability Tested for Case Subject to Seminal Arbitration Ruling
• Attorney Given 'Strong Censure' for Facilitating Bogus Mortgage Rescue
• Lawyer Faces Discipline for False Claim on Website

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Firm Chastised for Inflated Fee Requests	Top
A law firm that repeatedly asked too high an hourly rate in fees under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act has drawn a federal judge's rebuke.
Councilwoman Ousted From Post After Moving Out of Town in Marital Dispute	Top
Regardless of the reason, the change of domicile was enough to trigger a provision of the state's municipal vacancy law, a Burlington County Judge ruled.
Fireman's Release of Confidential Data Is Not Protected Speech, Court Says	Top
A fire department acted legally in demoting a captain to the rank of firefighter, and suspending him for 60 days, for leaking a copy of a report he wrote that detailed allegations of sexual harassment by a battalion commander, a state appeals court rules.
Ex-Convict Sues Over 23 Years Spent In Prison on Bad Murder Conviction	Top
An 81-year-old man whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent 23 years in prison has filed a federal suit in Newark for malicious prosecution against Ocean County prosecutors.
Court Weighs Community Associations' Power To Ban Political Signs	Top
The state Supreme Court is considering how far a homeowners' association can go in restricting political signs on properties without violating residents' First Amendment rights.
Judges Pension Dispute Making Beeline for State's High Court	Top
The constitutional battle over whether New Jersey judges can be made to pay more for health insurance and pensions seems to be on a fast track to the state Supreme Court.
Minor Bringing Domestic Violence Case Entitled to Counsel If Defendant Has One	Top
A juvenile domestic violence plaintiff has a right to court-appointed counsel when an adult defendant is represented by a private attorney, a trial judge holds in a case of first impression.
Court Mulls Federal Fee-Shifting Rule That Could Spell Doom for Rendine	Top
The state Supreme Court takes up whether to adopt a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sharply curtails trial judges' power to enhance counsel fees in cases that might never have been filed but for fee-shifting rules.
Judge Who Doubled As Prosecutor Hit With Ethics Charges	Top
A New Jersey judge who declined criminal defendants' requests for a public defender and then tried their case without a prosecutor -- at times acting like one -- is facing a stinging ethics complaint that says his actions "evoked the specter of the backwater 'judge, jury and executioner' figure."
Occupy Trenton Goes to Court To Block Seizure of Property From Protest Site	Top
Occupy Trenton, which has kept up a presence in a public park across from the Statehouse for three weeks, is trying to convince a state judge to stop police from confiscating its cameras, protest signs and other items.
Million-Dollar Default Judgment Upheld Against Lawyer in Bank Collection Suit	Top
A state appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $1 million default judgment against a lawyer who failed to lodge a timely challenge to a bank's collection suit, finding no excusable neglect.
Title Insurance Buyers Can Sue Under N.J. Consumer Fraud Act, Judge Rules	Top
Title insurance meets the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act's definition of a consumer product, even though it's usually not bought directly by the insureds, a federal judge holds in what appears to be the first ruling on point.
Lawyer's Decamping from Defense to Plaintiffs' Firm Gets Latter Disqalified	Top
Side-switching by a defense lawyer in a federal employment discrimination suit has led to disqualification of the plaintiffs' firm, even she was there only about a month.
'Thumbs Up' in Criminal Case Weighed As Possible Furtherance of Conspiracy	Top
The state Supreme Court is wrestling with the legal significance and admissibility of a 'thumbs up' by one criminal defendant to another.
Adequacy of Accutane Labeling at Stake in Product Liability Case	Top
The state Supreme Court is considering how far a pharmaceutical company need go in warning consumers about the possible side effects of their drugs in order to be shielded from suit under the Products Liability Act.
Law Firm Hit With Racketeering Suit Over Alleged Improper Foreclosures	Top
A putative class-action racketeering suit has been filed against a Mount Laurel law firm that was made an example of last year when the judiciary took action against robo-signing and other improper foreclosure practices.
Legal Fee Availability Tested for Case Subject to Seminal Arbitration Ruling	Top
A case in federal court in Trenton poses whether plaintiffs whose suits are dismissed after years of litigation in wake of a recent pro-arbitration U.S. Supreme Court ruling might nevertheless be entitled to legal fees.
Attorney Given 'Strong Censure' for Facilitating Bogus Mortgage Rescue	Top
A real estate attorney held liable for his conduct in a bogus sale-and-leaseback deal has been censured, though ethics authorities stopped short of finding him complicit.
Lawyer Faces Discipline for False Claim on Website	Top
The state Supreme Court is considering whether to sanction an attorney whose cousin jazzed up the firm's website using the seal of the New Jersey Board of Attorney Certification, though no attorney there was certified.

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