Med Mal Claim Over Partial Vision Loss Nets $2.5 Million Settlement
The plaintiff alleged that her condition worsened under the doctor's care and that the doctor did the bare minimum to address spikes in her interocular pressure.Below-Market Associates Believe They Deserve the Market Compensation. Are They Right?
Midlevel associates say below-market compensation may cause them to leave, especially when billable hours match expectations at better-paying competitors.Convicted of Theft, Law Firm CFO Denied Bankruptcy Protection
The judge dismissed the bankruptcy after McElroy Deutsch asserted that John Dunlea's "Chapter 11 petition is intended to frustrate the legitimate efforts of a creditor to enforce its rights against the debtor."Can Expunged Records Be Used in Child Abuse Cases?
"Although the criminal investigation records had been obtained from the prosecutor's office, and exchanged with Arlo's counsel, Arlo objected to the use of his expunged records in the Title 9 trial," writes'Plant Your Flag': Pennsylvania-Based Pietragallo Expands Across the River to the Garden State
"If you are not in New Jersey, you are not in New Jersey, even if you are right across the bridge and able to come over," Scott A. Coffina, a Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti partner, said. "We thought having the presence will put us top of mind for potential clients and really make them think that we are in New Jersey as opposed to just capable of working in New Jersey, like other jurisdictions."NJ Justices Mull Insurer's Duty to Defend Employer's Negligence Claim in Workers' Comp Dispute
"I am confused as well by counsel's assertion that there is a long-standing abiding obligation for defense of Superior Court tort claims under part one workers' compensation because I read the language ... and maybe that is the problem," Katherine E. Tammaro, a partner with Wilson Elser, said. "Maybe they haven't read the language."NY's Top Court Mulls Fate of Personal Injury Claims Against NJ Transit Corp.
Katherine L. Pringle, a litigation partner in Friedman Kaplan, made the case that the New Jersey state agency could not be sued in New York.Is Your Award Taxable? A Look at the Taxation of Judgments and Settlements
"Almost any amount received will be considered income unless there is an exception or exclusion contained with the Internal Revenue Code or case law," writes Schenck Price's Douglas Eisenberg.'Bewitched by the Technology': $300K to Settle Faulty Facial Recognition
Sexton likened the Woodbridge police department's handling of facial recognition to early users of GPS technology who drove off a cliff because the technology told them to. "It was like this magic thing. You're kind of bewitched by the technology," he said.Trending Stories
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