Donovan Swift

June 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The practice of equal parenting time is now so common that it has brought us to a legal crossroads: Is it time to make shared custody a rebuttable presumption in child custody cases?

By Bari Weinberger

9 minute read

June 02, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The NJSBA's weekly report

By New Jersey State Bar Association

8 minute read

June 02, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

In my ongoing efforts to convince the world that most litigators like to help people—even other lawyers—I am sharing five examples of where we can help our brothers and sisters on the transactional side of things.

By David M. Dugan

6 minute read

June 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

AI is normally embodied in a program. Since computer programmers write, modify, and test code and scripts that allow computer software and applications to function properly, programmers have been found liable for harm caused by programs.

By Jonathan Bick

8 minute read

June 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Scarcini Hollenbeck Hires Partner Scarinci Hollenbeck in Little Falls added depth to its public law practice with the addition of Andrew Brown as partner.…

By Donovan Swift

6 minute read

May 30, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Even though New Jersey has legalized the regulated sale, recreational use and possession of cannabis for adults 21 years and older by way of the Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAAMA), cannabis businesses do not receive the same tax benefits afforded to any other business in the state.

By Michael F. Schaff and Jennie M. Miller

3 minute read

May 26, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judges and attorneys frequently tout New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD) as one of the most protective anti-discrimination laws in the nation. While that is undoubtedly true, the LAD's liability scheme appears to contain a gaping loophole that enables "sole harassers" to avoid liability.

By Brian M. Block

6 minute read

May 25, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Four attorneys land at new firms; a new president for the ACDL-NJ; and more moves.

By Donovan Swift

7 minute read

May 25, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A little-known doctrine called the installment contract method can provide a substantial arrow in the quiver of a commercial litigator, or it may cause a heart attack to a collection attorney who let a book account sit on their desk a little too long.

By Eric H. Lubin

5 minute read

May 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judicial vacancies are at record levels. While vacancies are not a new phenomenon in the New Jersey court system, this void has continued to expand. In some vicinages, divorce cases may last four, five or even six years.

By Alyssa Engleberg, Matheu D. Nunn and Gary R. Botwinick

7 minute read