Behind Every Successful Man You’ll Find A Successful Woman
A woman in a long-term marriage who has been supported by her husband is usually entitled to receive alimony after…
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Parent Using Cocaine And Marijuana Before Visitation Time With Child
A father was recently charged with child neglect. As is often the case in this type of litigation, the names…
No Federal Civil Rights Remedy Against Public Drunkenness Laws
In 1977, New Jersey passed a law that prohibited municipalities from making public drunkenness a punishable offense. Even so, many…
The Case of the Tilting Swimming Pool
One of the main reasons that business owners form corporations is to protect their personal assets. If the business is…
State Court Will Not Force Husband To Give Wife Religious Divorce
Marriage is a unique institution. It is regulated by state law. But it also can be a religious sacrament. Secular…
Former Employer Not Liable For Giving A Negative Reference
A South Jersey physician’s assistant recently sued his former employer over a bad job reference. The man accused the employer,…
Police Chief Can’t Sue Borough For First Amendment Violation
The Borough of Duryea (in Pennsylvania) fired its police chief. He then filed a complaint with the police union that…
Special Jury Instruction If God Told You To Do It
A New Jersey man was convicted at trial of murdering his pregnant girlfriend after God told him to do it.…
Judge Rotation
The New Jersey court system rotates judicial assignments. Every summer the New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice issues an order…
False Claims Act Not Retroactive
In early 2008, New Jersey adopted its own version of a federal law called the False Claims Act. The law…