Michael Booth

May 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In the case of a Jersey City teacher killed along with his 5-year-old daughter in a car accident at a New Jersey Turnpike toll plaza, the state Supreme Court has taken up the issue of whether a lawyer's service of process error amounts to extraordinary circumstances sufficient to skirt dismissal because of a late tort claims notice.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

May 21, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday he has moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed in federal court by the state of Texas seeking an end to the "Dreamers" immigration program.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

May 21, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a yearslong dispute between a PSE&G subsidiary and its steel supplier, a New Jersey appeals court on Monday, reinstating the action, said a trial judge erred in blocking an executive's testimony and requiring an expert report.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey judge who last year sued the state judiciary, and who is now accused of violating ethics rules for his conduct in Family Court, is pushing back against those ethics charges.

By Michael Booth

4 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday overturned a trial judge's decision not to dismiss a putative class action targeting the service contract signed by the plaintiff when he bought a used pickup truck.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The governor also urged the Legislature to increase the minimum wage for all workers to $15 an hour.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

May 17, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

On the eve of a scheduled trial in Bergen County Superior Court, the settlement, whose terms are confidential, was reached, ending four years of litigation.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

May 16, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a published opinion covering a trio of consolidated cases, a three-judge panel said the state Legislature, in enacting OPRA, didn't mean for it to appeal to in-state residents only.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

May 14, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The nominations of the three judges—Keith Bachmann, Terry Bottinelli and Christine Farrington—must still be approved by the full Senate. None of the nominees faced any opposition in the committee hearing.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

May 14, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Tortorella v. Ong, a Middlesex County jury on April 20 awarded a Scotch Plains woman $5 million in damages as compensation for spinal injuries…

By Michael Booth | David Gialanella |

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