Hospital Error Reporting Law Enacted

"Gov. Jon Corzine on Monday signed legislation that requires public reporting of how often serious medical errors occur at individual hospitals and other health-care facilities in New Jersey".

Pro Se Murder Defendant, on Lam for 18 Years, Wins Conviction Reversal

"It took police 18 years to find Brian Wilson and arrest him for a murder in Atlantic City and three trials to convict him. Now there will be a fourth. A New Jersey appeals court has reversed Wilson's conviction, acting in part on a pro se argument that the prosecutor failed to turn over evidence the defense could have used to impeach witnesses."

Appeal To Decide Level of Force Needed To Convict for Criminal Sexual Contact

"A state appeals court has agreed to consider whether New Jersey needs a better jury instruction on criminal sexual contact, one that makes clear to jurors the quantum of physical force or coercion needed to convict a defendant of the fourth-degree crime."

Tax Appeal Ban on Atlantic City Firm Stayed Pending High Court Review

"The New Jersey Supreme Court grants a stay that will allow a law firm to keep almost 200 Atlantic City property owners as clients in 2009 tax appeals pending a ruling on whether the representations are ethical."

Leading Spanish Judge Faces Probe in Jurisdiction Dispute

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