Michael Booth

June 08, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey residents have the right to walk around their homes and answer the door with a weapon—including those other than firearms—so long as they are not using them in a threatening manner.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

June 07, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The state Attorney General's Office may not issue administrative subpoenas in qui tam cases after the statutory deadline for government participation has passed, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled.

By Michael Booth

5 minute read

June 06, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey legislative committee has recommended passage of a bill that would provide immunity from civil damages for first responders who cause property damage during an emergency forced entry.

By Michael Booth

2 minute read

June 06, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether a county's policy of giving historic preservation grants to local churches violates state constitutional requirements mandating the separation of church and state.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

June 05, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The state Supreme Court has been asked to reinstate a $166 million verdict against the state in the case of a child who was severely abused by his father after child-welfare authorities left him in the father's custody.

By Michael Booth

8 minute read

June 05, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers and activists protested to New Jersey lawmakers on Monday about the federal government's recent moves to seize and detain undocumented immigrants who appear at the state's courthouses.

By Michael Booth

7 minute read

June 03, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gov. Chris Christie nominated seven—including Gregory Acquaviva, his chief counsel since March—to the Superior Court bench. He also nominated a sitting Superior Court judge and a Tax Court judge for tenure.

By Michael Booth

16 minute read

June 02, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A committee of the New Jersey Senate has recommended passage of a bill, aiming to promote pay equity for women, that would bar employers from asking would-be workers about their wage histories.

By Michael Booth

6 minute read

June 01, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey appeals court ruled Thursday that injured motorists who opted for the $15,000 minimum in personal-injury-protection benefits in their insurance policies may recover medical expenses exceeding that amount.

By Michael Booth

9 minute read

May 31, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge has ruled that a qui tam suit on behalf of more than two dozen states, accusing a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary of off-label marketing of HIV/AIDS drugs, can move ahead in pared-down form.

By Michael Booth

8 minute read