Michael Booth

September 17, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey lawmakers have moved one step closer to allowing successful plaintiffs in fee-shifting discrimination and qui tam cases to claim a gross income tax exclusion for counsel fees and costs.

By Michael Booth

2 minute read

September 17, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a Middlesex County suit, Kowaleski v. Spectraserv, a Manville man has received $4.25 million as compensation for injuries he sustained when a van…

By Michael Booth | Charles Toutant

3 minute read

September 14, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In Essex, eight of the vicinage's 57 allotted seats are vacant; in Bergen, four of 39 seats are vacant; and in Morris, one of 24 seats are vacant, according to statistics provided by the judiciary.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

September 13, 2018 | National Law Journal

In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit majority said the plaintiffs made a sufficient showing that the policy had a "disparate impact" on the park's Latino population.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

September 13, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court won't intervene in a medical malpractice case, already ordered for retrial, where the plaintiff originally was prevented from testifying based on the potentially prejudicial effect of his cognitive impairments.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

September 12, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday kicked off its 2018-19 term by hearing arguments over the enforceability of a mandatory arbitration clause in a consumer contract.

By Michael Booth

4 minute read

September 12, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two former FedEx drivers who claimed they were unlawfully fired because of an argument with another employee and because of social media posts that followed the incident.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

September 10, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a release Monday, Grewal said Deputy U.S. Attorney General Thomas Eicher has been named as the director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

September 10, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a suit against the state Department of Corrections claiming failure to accommodate the religious practices of a trainee who declined to follow DOC rules requiring the shaving of facial hair.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

September 10, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Attorneys are not guarantors of a successful outcome," said Appellate Division Judges Michael Haas and Garry Rothstadt.

By Michael Booth

4 minute read