Former Newark, N.J., Mayor Sharpe James has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy in connection with the sale of nine city lots to his mistress at bargain prices, the Apr 16, 2008 4:21 PM CDT
A New Jersey judge has ordered a plaintiffs lawyer to pay $2,500 plus attorney fees for filing a frivolous lawsuit alleging his opponent’s deposition questions caused his client emotional distress.
Here’s the scenario that culminated in a $1.8 million settlement in New Jersey this week: Family takes plot of land that had been vacant for 20 years; developer builds condos;…
Canadian pet food distributor Menu Foods has reached an agreement in principle to settle pet food lawsuits consolidated before a federal judge in New Jersey.
An anonymous campus gossip website that is now the subject of at least two state attorney general investigations has responded to claims that it may have violated its own terms…
Updated: The attorney general of Connecticut is following the lead of his New Jersey counterpart and has launched an unusual investigation of an anonymous campus gossip website on a cutting-edge…
Within the past week, the governor and former attorney general of New York has resigned over a sex scandal that also reportedly may have involved illegal payments to prostitutes.
In what may be the first such investigation in the nation, prosecutors in New Jersey reportedly are investigating a controversial no-holds-barred college campus gossip website for possible consumer law violations.
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a judge was too quick to dismiss a malpractice suit against Drinker Biddle. The firm is accused of failing to find an…
A politically connected law firm and its developer client were criticized in a report issued yesterday by New Jersey’s inspector general detailing the failure of a project to clean up…
When opinion letters apparently written by a prominent New Jersey lawyer were sent to Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services in 2004 along with alleged fake financial statements, the bank reportedly…
U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie has an impressive record of battling political corruption, but opponents say he has resorted to the same kind of bullying and cronyism for which he has…