New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Andrew M. Shaw | November 1, 2018
Recent amendments to New Jersey's alimony statute are generally viewed as favorable to the supporting spouse. Their effect, however, may be just the opposite.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Matthew J. Kaiser | October 31, 2018
What is the demarcation between a medical opinion that “directly and adequately addresse[s] the matter of causation” and one that addresses the issue in “conclusory terms”? A line of recent Court of Appeals affirmances may help to define the contours.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 31, 2018
The ruling also sent the case back for the trial court to consider whether the plaintiffs should be able to proceed with punitive damages claims.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Marc A. Schulz | October 30, 2018
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, issued a decision in 'Rickard v. New York Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co.,' that by its terms opens up insurance carriers' litigation files to judicial in-camera inspection, and insurers as well as others ought to be worried. The decision also appears to be a departure from established New York law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas E.L. Dewey | October 26, 2018
Settlement and Compromise columnist Thomas E.L. Dewey discusses a decision which shows that, while courts recognize the important role that class action objectors can play in safeguarding class interests, when an objector or his counsel acts in bad faith to extort a personal payment, sanctions may be imposed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | October 26, 2018
Despite the fact that a man who was partially paralyzed during a charity bike ride signed a waiver, Philadelphia cannot escape liability for the 16-square-foot sinkhole that caused the crash, a judge has ruled in denying the city's efforts to win a new trial in a case that resulted earlier this year in a more than $3 million verdict.
By Andrew Denney | October 25, 2018
The New York Attorney General's Office is pushing for dissolution of the Trump Foundation, alleging that Trump uses it as a “checkbook” to other nonprofits and for personal and political benefit.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sharon M. Porcellio | October 25, 2018
In her Western District Roundup, Sharon M. Porcellio writes: Throughout these opinions, practitioners can glean several “takeaways” for guidance in the discovery process in general and before filing motions concerning allegedly deficient responses. While recognizing every case is fact specific, the facts in these cases illustrate some takeaways that are helpful to both well-seasoned and newly-minted attorneys alike.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Jon Lomurro and Abbott Brown | October 25, 2018
A recent appellate decision may clear up the legal-practice minefield of the Affidavit of Merit Statute and the Patients First Act.
By Jenna Greene | October 25, 2018
Editing is hard, but there's no way a court of appeals wants to read a 17,258-word brief about a prisoner and his kidney stones.
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