Michael Booth

October 25, 2018 | The Recorder

A military judge cannot be blocked from releasing portions of mental health records of a civilian victim of a sexual assault, a federal appeals court has ruled, applying sovereign immunity to the judge.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 24, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Given that an ATV cannot be driven on public roads, except to cross a road in order to reach an ATV site, and given that children can drive ATVs, we conclude that no reasonable policyholder would believe that … coverage would extend to an ATV," the Appellate Division said.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 23, 2018 | National Law Journal

A federal appeals court has refused to block the use of toll revenues to complete the construction of a commuter rail linking the Washington, D.C., suburbs and Dulles International Airport.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology and the Transportation and Independent Authorities committees held a joint hearing Monday to consider whether autonomous vehicles should be allowed to be operated and tested in the state.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We conclude that as a school psychologist … plaintiff held a position under Hackettstown's jurisdiction," Appellate Division Judge Mitchel Ostrer wrote. "The critical point is that plaintiff served as a school psychologist in a Hackettstown school."

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Gosselin vs. PVSC Sewerage Commission, a former employee of a contractor for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission is to receive  $2.28 million…

By Michael Booth | Charles Toutant | David Gialanella

6 minute read

October 19, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court will consider the appeal of a doctor who had a medical malpractice no-cause verdict reversed because his trial counsel failed to disclose that his trial testimony significantly differed from prior statements.

By Michael Booth

4 minute read

October 18, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey attorney and local politician has pleaded guilty to accepting an improper referral fee for advising a local police officer in the process of suing the municipal government in a whistleblower matter.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 16, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the landlord of an apartment building had a duty to protect an infant from rolling into a scalding hot radiator, causing extensive and permanent burns and scarring over the child's body.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

October 16, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a legal malpractice claim against a New Jersey lawyer sued by a former client in connection with a devastating 2005 fire that ravaged a historic mansion-turned-condominium complex in Mount Arlington.

By Michael Booth

4 minute read