Michael Booth

February 06, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Under such a contract, a woman agrees to carry the fertilized egg of another woman through pregnancy. The bill requires the surrogate mother to immediately forfeit all maternity rights.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

February 06, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A three-judge Appellate Division panel, in a published ruling released on Monday, said the plaintiff, Sharon Ben-Haim, of Englewood, cannot sue the Israeli court because the U.S. State Department conferred conduct-based immunity on foreign governmental institutions acting within their official capacities.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

February 05, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The bill was moved without discussion. Appearing in favor of the measure, but not testifying, were representatives of the judiciary's Office of Government Services, the New Jersey State Bar Association and labor unions. None appeared in opposition.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

February 05, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A roundup of notable case results in New Jersey.

By Michael Booth | Charles Toutant | David Gialanella |

6 minute read

February 02, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We fully understand the economic realities our state faces," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote in a letter dated Wednesday to the Legislature. "At the same time, the fact remains that New Jersey judges have not received any pay increase for all of nine years."

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

February 01, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The majority, in a ruling written by Justice Anne Patterson, said a 2015 amendment to the state's Unemployment Compensation Law, enacted while the petitioner's case was pending, does not apply retroactively.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

January 31, 2018 | The Recorder

A federal appeals court in California ruled Wednesday that the families of two defense contractors killed in a 2015 terrorist attack in Jordan cannot sue Twitter for allegedly enabling terror group ISIS.

By Michael Booth |

4 minute read

January 30, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The waiver provision in CEPA bars plaintiff from bring a parallel claim under New Jersey common law when both claims are based on the same conduct," U.S. District Judge John Vazquez said.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

January 30, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey appeals court handed Swiss pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann-La Roche a minor victory when it affirmed a trial judge's ruling that four plaintiffs in the Accutane litigation blew the statute of limitations in filing their product liability lawsuits.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

January 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office's appeal in a case examining whether the public can access videos recorded by police dashboard cameras.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read