Michael Booth

November 13, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The state of New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals claiming the company used deceptive practices in the sale of two powerful opioids, Nucynta and Nucynta ER. The company is denying those claims.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

November 13, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a unanimous ruling on Tuesday, the court said that the technician's failure to properly calibrate the breath-test machines means that 20,667 cases must be either retried, in the case of convictions, or perhaps abandoned, if they are still pending.

By Michael Booth

4 minute read

November 13, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In sum, the committee finds that accurate self-described specialization or expertise, without more, is not necessarily misleading and, if true, may be included in attorney advertising," the committee said. "Lawyers have the burden of demonstrating the necessary education, training and experience to substantiate such claims."

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

November 12, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A husband and wife who suffered back and neck injuries in a collision with a dump truck agreed to a $1.5 million settlement in their Monmouth County…

By Charles Toutant | David Gialanella | Michael Booth

5 minute read

November 09, 2018 | The Recorder

Nicholas Smith, a former group ticket sales employee, claims he was retaliated against for complaining about work conditions at Oracle Arena and treatment by a supervisor.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

November 09, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

James Graziano of Graziano, Piasecki & Whitelaw in Middlesex will begin serving as acting director Nov. 26. Gov. Phil Murphy was expected to formally nominate Graziano to the position, subject to the advice and consent of the state Senate.

By Michael Booth

2 minute read

November 09, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The division announced Nov. 9 that it had issues notices of violation against 28 business in northern New Jersey that it said have improperly offered immigration advice to noncitizens.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

November 08, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Though there is no indication that any influence was actually exerted, the mere fact that such a potential exists constitutes a misuse of the judicial office in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct," the ACJC said in the case.

By Michael Booth

5 minute read

November 08, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Passaic County Superior Court on behalf of Paula Costigan and her son, William DelGrosso, 14, who has been hospitalized for weeks with the illness.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read

November 07, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

A three-judge Appellate Division panel in an unpublished decision brushed aside a slew of objections raised by the ex-lawyer, Eugene Lavergne, to how his 2014 trial was handled.

By Michael Booth

3 minute read