Two partners in a now-defunct personal-injury law firm argue in a petition filed with the New Jersey Supreme Court that their payments to an office administrator were bonuses rather than…
A state disciplinary panel has accused a New Jersey judge of unleashing a profanity-laced tongue-lashing as he ordered a lawyer out of his courtroom, New Jersey…
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a law firm can be liable for representing a nightclub that improperly sued neighbors who publicly opposed the business’s expansion.
A beleaguered New Jersey judge has resigned, amid allegations that he twice came to court under the influence of alcohol and issued a search warrant in a case that should…
The longtime mistress of a New York City ophthalmologist is contending their relationship—which never involved cohabitation—makes her eligible for palimony.
New Jersey has allowed actions for palimony by those cohabiting…
Oops. Somebody apparently got their wires crossed at a business telecommunications firm in an upscale area of northern New Jersey. After offering Anthony Armatys a job in 2002, which he…
A law firm that picked up the cases of a disbarred lawyer can’t keep referral fees it promised him before his practice closed, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled.
It’s something of a musical chairs situation in central New Jersey as Pennsylvania law firms strive to establish a significant presence in the booming corporate area by raiding one another’s…
A federal judge in New Jersey has approved $9.5 million in attorney fees in an investor suit against Schering-Plough Corp. even though no money damages were awarded.
A subsidiary of American International Group Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up environmental contamination at four industrial facilities that had been owned by Fruit of the…
Prosecutors are raising questions about whether a criminal defense lawyer helped facilitate the intimidation of witnesses who were to testify against defendants he represents, the New…
A controversial malpractice suit filed by a New Jersey town against its former municipal attorney over a real estate deal that was part of an environmental cleanup effort is also…