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December 19, 2002 | Law.com

Discovery in Lead Paint Litigation

In representing children suffering from lead poisoning, plaintiff's counsel will invariably encounter defense counsel seeking the records of non-parties and broad discovery of records concerning the injured plaintiff. The defendant may not engage in an impermissible fishing expedition, however -- the commencement of a personal injury lawsuit is not a wholesale waiver of privilege of all information about the plaintiff's entire mental and physical conditions.
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December 07, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

How Technology is Making Corporate Lawyers More Powerful

In 'Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change,' Jeffrey Rosen looks at how technological developments are driving legal battles to come, and making in-house counsel more powerful than the Supreme Court.
5 minute read
September 29, 2003 | National Law Journal

Mastering the Court

Ralph Lancaster Jr. is one of a handful of lawyers tapped by the Supreme Court for the prestigious job of special master, a shadowy position that flows from the Court's rarely invoked original jurisdiction.
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March 14, 2005 | Law.com

The Price of Admission

Admit it. Requests for admission evoke a bit of terror. Your opponent is setting you up for disaster. Admit and your opponent will use your admissions to obtain summary judgment or make her life easier and yours much more uncomfortable at trial. If your opponent asks you to admit a fact that she is able to prove, there is no less painful way to make that admission than via Rule 36. And you may actually be able to turn the exercise to your advantage.
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October 11, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Obama-fueled mortgages boost profit at biggest home lenders

Lenders are generating revenue as middlemen between government-controlled mortgage firms such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which provide about 90 percent of the funds to the housing market, and borrowers looking to take advantage of record-low interest rates.
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April 22, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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July 28, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Marika Tolz's Holocaust history invoked to lighten sentence

Marika Tolz's attorney portrays the fallen receiver as the daughter of Holocaust survivors who 'lost her way.' The claimed motive was one of the many revelations in a motion filed by her attorney to urge the judge to go light on her. Federal prosecutors say over an 11-year period, Tolz misappropriated $16 million, pocketing $2.4 million.
5 minute read
November 30, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Announcement of Vacancies on Criminal Justice Act Panel

Since 1971, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has maintained a list of attorneys to be appointed as counsel for eligible defendants pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act ("CJA"), 18 U.S.C. §3006A. The Court has adopted a CJA Plan, revised as of December 10, 1997 and effective September 11, 1998, which "particularize(s) the requirements of the CJA, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 ... and the CJA Guidelines in a way that meets the needs of this district." In summary, the CJA Plan has established a Panel Selection and Management Committee which meets annually to consider applications for the District's CJA Panel. The District's CJA Panel consists of 100 attorneys, divided by Vicinage who are members in good standing of the Bar of this District, and have trial experience and knowledge of the Federal Rules of Criminal and Appellate Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the Local Rules of both the District and Circuit Courts. The CJA Committee selects the 100 attorneys for the CJA Panel based upon merit and experience. Membership on the CJA Panel is ordinarily for a term of three years. On March 11, 2012, the term of one-third of the members of the CJA Panel will expire. The Court invites all attorneys interested in becoming members of the CJA Panel to submit an application to William T. Walsh, Clerk, United States District Court, Clarkson S. Fisher Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Room 2020, Trenton, NJ 08608, on or before January 20, 2012. Applications will also be accepted via e-mail at [email protected] ; however, the document must be in PDF format. Application forms and copies of the CJA Plan may be obtained from the Clerk of Court in Newark, Trenton and Camden, or may be downloaded from the Court's website at: www.njd.uscourts.gov , located under "CJA". No application will be considered unless it is received no later than January 20, 2012.
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November 24, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Advancing the Right to Counsel For Children

In a landmark 1967 case, In re Gault, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution guarantees youth charged with delinquency a right to counsel. Lawyers help make sure that juvenile courts hold the right youth accountable, that any sentence meets their needs, and that sanctions are proportionate to what they have done.
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December 03, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Rules Against Casino's Bid to Speed the Plows

In a departure from its recent rulings on gaming issues, the state Supreme Court has put the brakes on casino efforts to accelerate the process and ruled against Foxwoods Casino's push to start the building process of its waterfront casino, kicking the ca
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