John Zen Jackson

February 12, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

The long and continuing struggle to obtain and protect the right to vote for African-Americans has its New Jersey moments. These include the efforts of John S. Rock, born in New Jersey in 1825.

By John Zen Jackson

7 minute read

March 25, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The use of mandatory isolation and quarantine remedies has generated concerns and much debate regarding infringement of individual liberties. These challenges have met with limited success in New Jersey.

By John Zen Jackson and James A. Robertson

12 minute read

February 12, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Slavery existed in New Jersey from early colonial times until the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in 1865.

By John Zen Jackson

9 minute read

February 19, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

A tribute to John S. Rock, the first black lawyer admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, who happened to be from New Jersey.

By John Zen Jackson

5 minute read

July 29, 2008 | New Jersey Law Journal

The video captures the moment of shocked silence when the defendant is confronted with a compromising fact or discomfort of an unreviewed document.

By John Zen Jackson

10 minute read

June 08, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

When physicians who are shareholders or principals in a practice entity are named defendants, recourse should be made to the "supplemental" summary judgment procedure of the affidavit of noninvolvement in the new Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act.

By John Zen Jackson and James V. Hetzel

13 minute read

July 10, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

Recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court made it easier for the attorney general and insurance companies to prove insurance fraud.

By Robert B. Hille and John Zen Jackson

8 minute read

December 06, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Toxic torts involving pharmaceutical products and medical devices occasionally have extraordinarily long lead times before there is a manifestation of injury or disease. This period of latency has implications for physicians who have been involved in the prescription or recommendation of any such drug or device.

By John Zen Jackson

16 minute read

December 13, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

Much has been done since the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. These initiatives together with longstanding provisions of New Jersey law supply substantial guidance to the concerns involved in preparedness for bioterrorism. But any gap analysis shows that there is still much to do.

By John Zen Jackson, Andrew F. McBride III and James A. Robertson

14 minute read

December 08, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

The so-called Anderson v. Somberg case typically involves multiple defendants with combined product liability and medical malpractice claims and a shift in the burden of proof so defendants have the burden of persuasion to establish nonliability. A point not examined in the reported case law, however, is how an Anderson determination impacts on the order of closing argument.

By John Zen Jackson

8 minute read