Michael Booth

April 04, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

An attorney may void a real estate contract on behalf of a client by fax or email, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday, updating a 1983 ruling requiring contracts to be voided by certified mail, telegram or personal delivery.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

April 03, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

An attorney may void a real estate contract on behalf of a client by fax or email, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday, updating a 1983 ruling requiring contracts to be voided by certified mail, telegram or personal delivery.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

March 31, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey judge has lifted another judge's restraining order barring a local paper from reporting on a purported case of child abuse.

By Michael Booth and David Gialanella

9 minute read

March 30, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The loan of $600,000 from a bankrupt company to a contractor that did not repay the debt and was relieved of its obligation amounts to a fraudulent conveyance, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

By Michael Booth

10 minute read

March 29, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering how much discovery prosecutors must provide to defendants if they are seeking to have those defendants held without bail pending trial under the state's nascent bail reform system.

By Michael Booth

9 minute read

March 28, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey is preparing to join a growing number of states that allow for the use of marijuana for medical purposes to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

By Michael Booth

5 minute read

March 24, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey State Assembly has approved a bill that would bar the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from enforcing the president's recent executive orders on immigration.

By Michael Booth

5 minute read

March 23, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey governor signed a bill into law Wednesday restricting the use of so-called payment assurance mechanisms on cars and trucks.

By Michael Booth

6 minute read

March 23, 2017 | National Law Journal

A former New Jersey judge turned Fox News commentator could find himself in some ethical trouble over recent statements about wiretapping and President Trump.

By Michael Booth

17 minute read

March 21, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys in New Jersey have questions for U.S. Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch, but they doubt they'll get answers in this week's hearings.

By Michael Booth

8 minute read