Michael Booth

April 04, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In addition to paying the state $417,816, Virtua will move internally to enhance its data security practices, according to a statement.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

April 04, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

An online petition is being circulated that demands that a New Jersey judge, already facing charges in an ethics complaint and suing his superiors over allegations that he has been harassed for taking care of his disabled son, be removed from the bench.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

April 02, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Based upon current computer technology and the forward thinking concept of 'telecommuting,' we are satisfied that determining who may be entitled to protection under the [LAD] is a novel question of law that involves highly significant policy considerations," the court said.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

April 02, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Coppola v. Yabon, a man involved in a crash while he was trying to avoid a car stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike was awarded $2.5 million on his under-insured…

By David Gialanella | Michael Booth | Charles Toutant |

6 minute read

March 30, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The judge who presided over the bench trial of the parties' complex claims and defenses examined and ultimately approved the settlement as fair, reasonable, in the public interest and consistent with state statutory policy," said Deputy Attorney General Richard Engel in the state's brief.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

March 30, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"An employee need not wait to be fired when discharge is imminent. At that point, the employee may resign and still be eligible for benefits," the court said.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

March 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A former Jersey City solo, criminally convicted and stripped of his license on charges that he stole more than $1.5 million from three clients over a period of more than a decade, has been sentenced to 26 years behind bars.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

March 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Thursday filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the federal government following the Trump administration's announcement that it would be transferring the provision of medical services to 9/11 responders away from the World Trade Center Health Program.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

March 28, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A three-judge Appellate Division panel said in an unpublished opinion Tuesday that James' conduct while in office, though it did not involve his work with the college, was of such a nature that he should not receive credit for a year he spent as a senior fellow and a department director at Essex County College.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

March 28, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Paul Rodriguez, a New Jersey native, currently advises de Blasio on legal, management and policy objectives.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read