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Judge Exhorts Class Action Lawyers To Forestall Feeding Frenzy for Fees
" A federal judge warns a growing roster of plaintiffs' lawyers in a multibillion-dollar health insurance class action not to muddy up the case with jockeying over fees and orders them to come up with a cooperative case management system."

Home Buyers' Suit Seeks To Bar Overcharges by Title Insurers 
"Plaintiffs in a consumer fraud class action are trying to convince a federal judge in Newark to enjoin a dozen title insurance companies from overcharging home buyers on recording fees."

Bulk Public Records Come at a Price
" In a setback to wide-scale requesters of public documents, the Supreme Court rules that the release of millions of pages of title records may be conditioned on the redaction of Social Security numbers, and that the $460,000 redaction cost may be charged to the requester."

Future of Abbott Districts in Balance as School-Funding Debate Hits High Court
"Since 1975, when the state Supreme Court shut down New Jersey's public schools to force the Legislature to establish a statewide funding scheme, the attorney general and advocates for the state's poorest school districts have been jousting over the sufficiency of statutory remedies. On Tuesday, the debate centered on the latest one -- the $7.8 billion School Funding Reform Act of 2008 "

Senate Panel Approves Two New Judges, Tenure for Five and Salem Prosecutor for Second Term
"The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended confirmation of two nominees to the Superior Court, Donald Kessler for Essex County and Kimarie Rahill for Warren."

Justices Ponder PIP Carrier's Right to Share in Insured's Third-Party Recovery
"Lawyers asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to decide whether a PIP policyholder who recovers in a tort suit against a third party must reimburse his carrier for benefits already advanced"