November 24, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal
Appeals Court Takes Judge to Task for 1-Cent Remittitur in Remanded CaseSuperior Court Judge Alexander Lehrer got a tongue-lashing last Thursday from the Appellate Division, which said he "paid lip service" to its order to reduce a $3 million verdict found to be excessive. Lehrer did reduce the verdict -- by exactly one cent -- apparently in protest of the appeals court's 2001 order.
By Charles Toutant
3 minute read
September 12, 2005 | Legaltech News
Harness the Power of Video-Enhanced SummationsVideo-enhanced summation, which allows lawyers to virtually recreate a trial on videotape in the order and context they wish, is a growing trend. Its ability to both sway juries, and, possibly, create controversy, is staggering. "It has the potential of really skewing the way jurors look at the evidence," says jury consultant Beth Bochnak. "You can take a quote out of context and make it sound any way you want."
By Charles Toutant
7 minute read
July 20, 2007 | Law.com
N.J. Supreme Court: Lawyer Fee Arbitrations Stay PrivateThe New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected a proposed plan to open fee disputes between lawyers and their clients to public scrutiny. The court gave no reason, but there had been vocal opposition to the proposal from the State Bar Association and county bars. The opponents argued that arbitration is by nature a private forum, designed to allow parties to resolve their differences out of the glare of publicity. The court also declined to adopt proposed amendments to the rules on multijurisdictional practice.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
August 24, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal
Cash-Squeezed Legal Services Offices Are Making Major Cuts in Staff, CasesAs state aid and other sources of operating funds dry up, regional legal services offices — which handle the bulk of noncriminal counseling for New Jersey's poor — are in retrenchment, and several are handing out scores of pink slips.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
October 29, 2002 | Law.com
Removal of Eruv Found Violative of Religious FreedomA town's use of a seldom-enforced ordinance prohibiting attachment of a symbolic religious boundary to utility poles may violate the First Amendment, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The judges reversed the denial of a preliminary injunction against Tenafly, N.J.'s removal of the boundary -- known as an "eruv" -- within which Orthodox Jews perform actions that would otherwise be prohibited on the Sabbath.
By Charles Toutant
6 minute read
October 31, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal
Court Names Panel To Study Expansion Of E-Filing to All Superior Court CasesThe state Supreme Court has formed a committee to come up with a plan for expanding electronic filing - now restricted to the Special Civil Part - to New Jersey's entire court system.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
July 15, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal
Lawyer Who Botched Two Appeals and Didn't Tell the Clients Faces ReprimandDiscipline is urged for a Cherry Hill lawyer who failed to file briefs on time, thereby causing appeals to be dismissed, and didn't notify the clients until they inquired.
By Charles Toutant
4 minute read
November 10, 2003 | New Jersey Law Journal
Gay Marriage Bar May Pave Way for Civil Union LawLast Wednesday's ruling against same-sex couples marrying in New Jersey may give impetus to legislative creation of a new status of domestic partnership that does not disturb the traditional definition of marriage.
By Charles Toutant
7 minute read
August 09, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal
Law Firms' Paperwork Errors Alleged To Have Resulted in Vioxx Claim DenialTwo plaintiffs' firms are being sued for malpractice for misstating the cause of death of a Vioxx user, which allegedly led to denial of recovery from a multibillion-dollar global settlement fund.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
February 09, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal
Reasons for Frivolous Sanctions Found Lacking, Appeals Court Topples ThemUsually, when an appeals court finds a trial judge fails to explain his reasons for imposing sanctions on a party, the remedy is remand. But when a case is already six years old and on its second trip upstairs, the court may take matters into its own hands.
By Charles Toutant
5 minute read
Trending Stories