Max Mitchell

Max Mitchell is ALM's Regional Managing Editor for The Legal Intelligencer, New Jersey Law Journal, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Follow him on Twitter @MMitchellTLI. His email is [email protected].

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April 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

We Need Cameras in Court Now More Than Ever

We have advocated for cameras in courtrooms in many editorials over many years. That need has now become urgent.

By The New Jersey Law Journal

3 minute read

April 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court's Recent Consumer Fraud Act Decision Misses the Mark

A fictitious pricing claim is not about actual value, it is about what the retailer represented the value to be to induce the purchase.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

7 minute read

April 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Apple Has Long Been a Target of Questionable Litigation. Does New Antitrust Suit Fall Far From the Tree?

The danger to Apple's future success comes from the DOJ's challenge to Apple's business model: something called the "walled garden" of software features in which Apple products exist but from which others allegedly are excluded.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

April 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Letter to the Editor: Clarion Call or Curmudgeon Complaint?

Although emails and remote communications have lessened pressures and the burdens of travel, sterility and alienation are leading us to a new norm.

By Nicholas Caruso

2 minute read

April 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Adeel Mangi's Background Exemplary, Not Cause for Criticism

Slandered with the tar brush of association with causes he opposes, his nomination regrettably appears to be doomed.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Restrictions on Referral Fees May Harm Clients. State Supreme Court Should Review New Disciplinary Directive

There is no reason to treat out-of-state attorneys differently than in-state attorneys if we want only the more qualified attorneys to receive referrals in specialized areas of work.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Virtual Museum, Case Law Discussions and More: Judiciary Website Isn't Just for Opinions and Orders

We urge lawyers who have not "surfed" the judicial website to do so and attorneys who use it regularly to explore the portions they have not yet seen.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

April 03, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

'How Can It Be Enough?': Thousands Have Agreed to the Risperdal Settlement. A Few Holdouts Remain

According to attorneys leading the litigation, more than 5,600 have agreed to the settlement, which is about 94% of the potential 6,000 claims for the bulk settlement. The lawyers said 99.9% of claimants have chosen to accept their settlement offers.

By Max Mitchell

12 minute read

April 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Letter to the Editor: 'The Spirit of OPRA Must Not Be Diluted'

The path forward must involve a concerted effort to reinforce OPRA's foundations, ensuring that the act is a bulwark against the erosion of transparency.

By Christopher M. Placitella

3 minute read

April 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Up to $1.1 Billion: Inside the Settlement Resolving Most of Philadelphia's Risperdal Cases

According to settlement records, the settlement's group expenses were $33 million, with additional costs expected to be incurred.

By Max Mitchell

7 minute read

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