The New Jersey State Bar Foundation Gets a New President! Would you be excited to learn that more diverse representatives are filling important roles in the legal industry? If so, then you’ll be pleased to learn about the newest presidential appointment to the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. First Latino President of the New Jersey
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New Jersey Extends Statute of Limitations for Sexual Abuse
Unreported Sexual Abuse in New Jersey Recent news trends and exposed controversies have revealed deep seeded issues within our society. Has sexual abuse been rampant and, for the most part, kept quiet all these years? Movements like #MeToo alongside dozens of highly publicized arrests suggest that may be the case. States are responding to these
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Trial Judge’s Failure to Ask Open-Ended Voir Dire Questions in 2 Cases Results in New Trials
Karpuziv. Gallo, et. als, (A-4281-14T3), decided Mach 8, 2017 ln Karpuzi, the plaintiff appealed on the grounds that the Trial Court failed to ask at least three open ended question during jury selection according to the directive requirements of the AOC. (See Administrative Directive #4-O7ll. At trial, the Judge did not ask any open ended
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Failure to File Notice of Claim Results in Dismissal
Feltvnowski v. Kaufman,2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1538 Plaintiff Feltynowski appealed from a Law Division Order granting defendant Kaufman M.D.’s motion for Summary Judgment and dismissing her Complaint with prejudice for her failure to timely serve a Notice of Claim pursuant to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA), and, a denial of her application
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Pediatric Brain Injuries: Common Causes and Prognosis
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injuries No parent ever wants to hear that their child has suffered a traumatic brain injury and that it may impact their development in life. This news can be especially overwhelming to hear when another person’s negligence is the cause of the injury. Unfortunately, thousands of children are hospitalized each year due
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