Pro se litigants who mishandle their own cases have the same right to seek redress as those hurt by negligent lawyering, a New Jersey appeals court has said in a precedential ruling.
The Appellate Division on Aug. 12 reversed a trial judge who refused to reopen the case of a private golf club member against whom a $260,000 judgment had been entered after he mishandled the matter.
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