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Max Mitchell

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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February 23, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Novel Prosecution, Parent Rightly Held Accountable for School Shooting

Days before the shooting, Mrs. Crumbley took Ethan to a gun range and, as a video showed, mother and son alternated shooting targets. On social media, the mother wrote, "Mom & son day testing out his new Xmas present."

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Navalny Death Underscores How Much the Rule of Law Depends on People of Courage

Long an opponent of Vladimir Putin and the ruling United Russia Party, Navalny organized huge anti-government protests, ran for office, and worked tirelessly to expose corruption at every level of the political hierarchy.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Should Change Animal Testing Laws to Better Fit ABA Resolution Seeking to 'Replace, Reduce and Refine' Methods

Significantly, the statute expressly excepts application of this "to any animal test conducted for the purposes of medical research."

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

February 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Why Must Patients So Often Sign Medical Records Before Reading Them?

Shouldn't medical providers be required to provide pre-signature access to forms concerning medical treatment and payment, affording the ability to read them before we sign them?

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Don't Count Your Chickens': Supreme Court Ruling Ends Anticipated COVID Litigation Bonanza

One can anticipate that, with the finality with which COVID business loss claims have been, for all practical purposes, extinguished, COVID's litigation bonanza has now proved to be an expensive and hollow area for law firms.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

February 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'The Machinery of Death' Gets Worse

We know that Oklahoma and Mississippi have approved use of the nitrogen hypoxia execution method but not yet carried it out. Ohio and Louisiana are among the states that are considering it. We hope that none of them fall prey to the Alabama attorney general's hucksterism.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

February 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Real and Significant Consequences: Will the 'Chevron' Doctrine Survive?

If "Chevron" is overruled, there is the risk that there would be a wide disparity in the way hundreds of federal judges interpret a regulation of an agency.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

February 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

By Extending 'Henderson,' NJ Justices Staunch Problematic Eyewitness Identification Issue

Why would an impermissibly suggestive identification procedure on the eve of trial be less pernicious than one occurring earlier in the case?

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

February 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Remote Teamwork: Stark & Stark's New Personal Injury Co-Chairs Work in Different States

Although the move does require a high degree of coordination and communication, the new practice leaders say the arrangement provides a unique opportunity to bolster the firm's footprint and client services.

By Max Mitchell

3 minute read

January 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Regulating Hidden Fees Can Improve Competition and Fight Inflation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has shown that effective regulation can provide significant benefits at minimum costs.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read