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New Jersey Law Journal

Professional Malpractice

In this special section, we look at malpractice from different angles: What if the judge makes a mistake, not the attorney? What if the outcome is not what the client wanted, through no fault of the lawyer? Do patients/clients have a right to know the extent of a professional's experience? And avoiding malpractice, right from the intake interview.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Client Intake: Potential Pitfalls to Avoid at the Outset of Retention

Performing the legwork at the beginning of representation can help avoid unfortunate discoveries later on.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Judicial Error: The Forgotten Defense

Sometimes, the trial judge can make an error that may prove decisive in the case. Is this a defense when the attorney is sued by her client for malpractice?
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New Jersey Law Journal

The Immunity of Attorneys for the Occasional Bad Result

It is an unpleasant fact that a bad result may occur when representing a client. Attorneys are not “guarantors,” “backstops” or “insurers” of the outcome of a matter they handle.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Surgical Robots are all the Same, but Robotic Surgeons Aren't

To twist a phrase from the Wizard of Oz, patients need to know “Who is that man behind the robot?”
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New Jersey Law Journal

Best of 2017

The results are in. The attorneys have voted! Click here to view the special section.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Employment Law

Expert practitioners look at whistleblower protections, defending sexual harassment claims, dealing with opioids in the workplace, and much more.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Law 2017

The Law Journal releases NJ Law each fall to present readers with the various data projects produced over the course of the year, from the New Jersey…
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New Jersey Law Journal

Diverse Attorneys of the Year

The Law Journal recognizes 15 diverse attorneys for their exceptional accomplishments.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Further Refines 'Continuous Trigger' in Progressive Injury Claims

The Appellate Division revisited the “last pull of the trigger” recently in its "Air Master" decision -- another important step in New Jersey courts' allocation of risk among successive insurance policies where injury occurs over an extended period of time.
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