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December 12, 2018 | Litigation Daily
USC Student Expelled Over Rape Charge Granted New HearingA three-judge panel of District Seven of the Second Appellate District on Tuesday overturned a prior ruling by a Superior Court judge who said the expelled student was not deprived of a fair investigation and hearing.
By Michael Booth
4 minute read
December 12, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
Kia Class Action, Going Into 18th Year, Motors On to NJ Supreme CourtThe litigation concerns the braking system of the Kia Sephia, discontinued in 2003.
By Michael Booth
4 minute read
December 11, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
In Latest Bail Reform Ruling, High Court Sets Standard for Reopening Detention ProceedingsIn the latest decision implicating New Jersey's revamped bail system, the state Supreme Court reiterated the mandate that prosecutors must release all exculpatory information to criminal defendants before pretrial hearings, and set guidelines for situations in which judges should reopen detention proceedings.
By Michael Booth
3 minute read
December 10, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
Justices Affirm Right to Self-Representation When Parental Rights at Risk"We affirm New Jersey's long-standing adherence to the principle that a competent litigant may represent himself or herself in a matter in which he or she is a party," wrote Justice Anne Patterson for the court in "Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. R.L.M. and J.J."
By Michael Booth
3 minute read
December 07, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
Union County Jury Awards $20 Million in Fetal Brain Injury CaseA Union County jury returned a $20 million verdict in a medical malpractice suit, Tapia v. Alam, on Oct. 24, though the plaintiff is to recover…
By Charles Toutant | David Gialanella | Michael Booth
5 minute read
December 07, 2018 | The Recorder
Beverly Hills Doctor's Suit Claims Dun & Bradstreet Credit Report Falsely Flagged Sex CrimesA Beverly Hills doctor is seeking more than $22 million in damages from business intelligence giant Dun & Bradstreet, claiming the New Jersey-based company defamed him by falsely documenting an arrest for sending sexually explicit material to an undercover cop posing as a teenager.
By Michael Booth
3 minute read
December 07, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ-Based Dun & Bradstreet Subject of California Doctor's Suit Claiming Credit Report Falsely Flagged Sex CrimeA Beverly Hills doctor is seeking more than $22 million in damages from business intelligence giant Dun & Bradstreet, claiming the New Jersey-based company defamed him by falsely documenting an arrest for sending sexually explicit material to an undercover cop posing as a teenager.
By Michael Booth
3 minute read
December 07, 2018 | Litigation Daily
In $22M Suit, Beverly Hills Doctor Claims Dun & Bradstreet Credit Report Falsely Flagged Sex CrimesA Beverly Hills doctor is seeking more than $22 million in damages from business intelligence giant Dun & Bradstreet, claiming the New Jersey-based company defamed him by falsely documenting an arrest for sending sexually explicit material to an undercover cop posing as a teenager.
By Michael Booth
3 minute read
December 07, 2018 | National Law Journal
Virginia Beach Ordered to Open Up Records on Counsel Fees Racked Up in Real Estate DisputeThe Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the city of Virginia Beach must be more forthcoming in detailing how it spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees in a dispute involving an office building it purchased and a local dentist who had been a tenant.
By Michael Booth
4 minute read
December 06, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Judge Russo Reinstated and Reassigned, But Ethics Charges RemainNew Jersey Superior Court Judge John F. Russo Jr., off the bench for nearly 20 months and accused of courtroom impropriety in his questioning of a sexual assault victim on the witness stand, is back on the job.
By Michael Booth
4 minute read
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