Michael Booth

June 04, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Danja Invest Corp. v. Zaytsev, a Bergen County judge rendered a $1.168 million judgment on May 17 in favor of a Belize-based company that sought…

By Michael Booth |

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June 01, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The seemingly unending saga of the litigation between the Wilf family, co-owners of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, and their former real estate business partners continues.

By Michael Booth |

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May 31, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The nomination, which must be approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate, would mean that Patterson will be eligible to serve until the mandatory retirement age of 70.

By Michael Booth |

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May 31, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The legislation garnered support from the New Jersey State Bar Association's Family Law Section.

By Michael Booth | David Gialanella |

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May 31, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The guilty plea comes as the state continues to pursue litigation against Insys Therapeutics Inc., the Arizona-based pharmaceutical company that has become the central target of the state's efforts to combat opioid abuse.

By Michael Booth |

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May 30, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday held 2014 amendments to Megan's Law enhancing certain penalties for sex offenders who violate parole requirements unenforceable against four defendants based on the ex post facto clauses of both the state and federal constitutions.

By Michael Booth |

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May 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred a Jacksonville lawyer for engaging in sex with two of his female clients while interviewing them in the Duval County jail.

By Michael Booth |

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May 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We hold that a petitioning attorney may obtain a judgment against his or her client for the reasonable amount of unpaid legal fees in the underlying action without filing a separate action in the Law Division," Judge Richard Geiger said, joined by Judges Carmen Alvarez and Heidi Currier.

By Michael Booth |

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May 25, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a per curiam, unanimous ruling released May 24, the court said the language of the statute that criminalizes the unauthorized release or encouraging the release of confidential child abuse information is ambiguous in that it is unclear as to whether the statute applies to anyone or only to employees of the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.

By Michael Booth |

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May 24, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a unanimous ruling, the court, overturning the Appellate Division, said persons who purchase seized items from public agencies may have their names and addresses released under the state's Open Public Records Act.

By Michael Booth |

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