Legal Research

Judge Hit With Ethics Charges Over Close Political Ties to Case Witness 
" Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Steven Perskie is charged with violating ethics canons by failing to disclose his close political relationship with a witness in a legal malpractice case and not being candid about it during his tenure hearing last year."

Court Upholds $150 Million Settlement in Insurer Price-Fixing Class Action
"A federal appeals court affirms settlements worth $150 million, plus $29.9 million in legal fees and costs, in class action cases alleging that Zurich Financial Services and insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. engaged in price fixing from 1994 to 2005."

Lyndhurst Firm's Malpractice Insurer Says No Coverage for Fraud Suit 
" Scarinci & Hollenbeck's malpractice carrier has taken the Lyndhurst firm to federal court, seeking a declaratory judgment that it does not have to defend a state court suit that alleges two of the firm's attorneys engaged in fraud in a real estate deal."

Denied Access to Alcotest Raw Data, Lawyer Appeals
"Frustrated by New Jersey's slow progress in creating a centralized database of Alcotest readings as required by the state Supreme Court, a drunken-driving defense lawyer is trying to get his hands on the information himself."

Criminal Plea Forms Amended To State Deportation Consequences
"The New Jersey judiciary revises its standard plea form in criminal cases to ensure that aliens charged with committing certain 'aggravated felonies' will be deported if they plead guilty."

Town May Ban Billboard for Aesthetics, But Location Limits Are Unconstitutional
"A state appeals court on Tuesday declared some of a Bergen County municipality's restrictions on billboards unconstitutional but left enough of the ordinance "

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