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February 02, 2010 |

Suit May Proceed Alleging Cancer Risk In J&J, Wal-Mart Baby Bath Products

A federal judge in Newark has ruled plaintiffs can pursue a class-action suit alleging that Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart baby bath products are unfit for sale because they contain a banned chemical that could cause cancer.
4 minute read
December 13, 2012 |

'Tis the Season When Gifts Become Bribes

Getting ready to send out seasonal gifts to business partners? Here are some simple tips to help your company have a very compliant gift-giving holiday.
4 minute read
August 06, 2009 |

Judge Tosses Suit Against Coroner Over Unwanted Cremation

A county coroner who clears an unclaimed corpse for cremation cannot be accused of constitutional rights violations for failing to notify the next of kin because the courts have never offered any guidance on the sort of notification process required when relatives are hard to find, a federal judge has ruled.
6 minute read
April 06, 2009 |

Legislative Scorecard

Bills of interest to lawyers pending in the Texas Legislature.
3 minute read
May 13, 2009 |

Wiseacre Judge Says He's Suffered Enough for His Barbs From the Bench

James Convery, an Essex County judge whose wisecracking from the bench landed him in disciplinary proceedings, has asked to be spared from punishment because he conceded his error, apologized for it and has already been punished due to public embarrassment.
3 minute read
June 03, 2013 |

Private-Public Partnerships: The Way To Get Large Projects Done

From state agencies to local governments, private-public partnerships are becoming the way to finance infrastructure upgrades and build revenue-generating projects on public land.
10 minute read
July 01, 2011 |

Q&A: Susan Schultz Laluk

7 minute read
March 03, 2003 |

New Jersey's Muzzle on Judges Is at Odds With Free-Speech Rulings

For New Jersey judges, even a simple invitation to a banquet demands careful weighing of potential consequences. The state's Code of Judicial Conduct requires judges to abstain from partisan politics and take great care in social interactions that might create an appearance of impropriety. New Jersey's hermetically sealed bubble may be burst if a Feb. 20 federal court ruling striking down New York's judicial gag rule on First Amendment grounds becomes the law of the land.
6 minute read
November 30, 2012 |

Suit Allowed, but Damages Cut in Doctor's Affair With Patient

Finding a patient could bring a malpractice suit against a physician with whom she had a nine-month affair while he was treating her, the Court of Appeals nonetheless threw out a punitive damage award in her favor on the grounds she failed to show the doctor engaged in "evil or malicious conduct" beyond any breach of professional duty.
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