Michael Booth

November 03, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey appeals court upheld $1.5 million in compensatory damages awarded to a brain-damaged woman whose doctor had an improper sexual relationship with her, but said the jury's decision to award her another $1.7 million in punitive damages must be revisited.

By Michael Booth |

9 minute read

November 02, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A Rio Grande man has received $1.125 million as compensation for injuries he sustained when his car was struck at an intersection.Plaintiff Michael…

By Michael Booth | Charles Toutant | David Gialanella |

6 minute read

November 02, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey elections regulators have charged first-term Newark Mayor Ras Baraka with multiple violations of campaign finance laws.

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

November 01, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Professional Golfers Association of America cannot be held liable for injuries sustained by a 5-year-old girl who was attending a summer golf camp…

By Michael Booth |

6 minute read

October 31, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey man serving a life sentence for marijuana trafficking, and a young girl with epilepsy who uses marijuana for medical reasons, won a minor…

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read

October 31, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, alleging the company used deceptive marketing tactics to push sales of its painkillers without warning of the associated risks.

By Michael Booth |

8 minute read

October 30, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

More than 116,000 New Jersey residents were victims of 676 data breaches in 2016, state Attorney General Christopher Porrino said Monday.

By Michael Booth |

9 minute read

October 30, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey woman who sustained severe teeth and mouth injuries as a teenage softball player will be allowed to sue her coach and the league for…

By Michael Booth |

7 minute read

October 27, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The chairman of the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee has filed an open records lawsuit against the state Attorney General's Office.

By Michael Booth |

5 minute read

October 26, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal jury in Newark on Oct. 26 convicted a Staten Island doctor on allegations he accepted kickbacks from a Parsippany blood-testing lab in exchange…

By Michael Booth |

3 minute read