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Federal Law: Saving Bernie’s Amendment I wrote an op-ed about campaign financing law that appeared on  May 8, 2015, in the Caledonian Record, a Vermont newspaper. Below are excerpts. You can read the full column here. An activist court decision must be lousy when even Bernie Sanders hates it. Senator Sanders detests the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Read More

A nursing home attorney must be concerned with not only how a jury will see his client’s case. He also must worry about how judges will react to whatever verdict the jury renders. A 2015 appellate decision in a nursing home attorney case illustrates this. On June 13, 2006, following a fall at her home, Read More

New Jersey Judge Rules That An Alleged Profanity-Laced Pink Concert In an unusual case, New Jersey judge rules that an alleged profanity-laced pink concert was appropriate for an 11-year-old girl. I wrote an op-ed in response. Based on a recent court case, below is an excerpt of an op-ed I wrote for the Courier-Post and The Daily Journal. It is a satire. Read More

Tree Falls On Car, Injuring Passenger. Was Driver Responsible? An unusual negligence lawyer case: On April 16, 2011, at about 7:00 p.m., Louise Gorrie was a passenger in a car driven by Mary Allen. As Allen was slowing down to allow Gorrie to exit, a tree fell on the car’s roof and windshield. Gorrie claimed she suffered permanent Read More

Surgeon Seemingly Makes Admission But the judge doesn’t let the jury hear about it and a medical attorney in New Jersey wins the new trial. An actual medical attorney case in New Jersey that was recently decided: Mrs. Frances Parker sued her late husband’s surgeon, John W. Poole, M.D., for medical malpractice. Mr. Parker was diagnosed with colon Read More

Has Gov. Christie become unhinged? I recently wrote an op-ed for the Times of Trenton. Below is an excerpt. (Warning: The column is a satire). Chris Christie is desperate. The Garden State’s governor wants to be president. He may even make an official announcement someday. But his poll numbers are dropping. So Christie now spends his Read More

Newark cop driving police cruiser can’t avoid liability for hitting a boy on a bicycle. NJ Accident Attorney Obtains $2.4 Million Jury Verdict Under New Jersey law, a public official is not responsible for an accident if he acts in good faith in the execution or enforcement of any law. A Newark, New Jersey police Read More

Generally, an injury attorney representing a car accident victim sues the other driver. Occasionally, though, there may be other responsible parties. In fact, a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision arose from such a case. Alvin Townsend was riding a motorcycle in Willingboro. He approached an intersection. At the same time, Noah Pierre was driving a Read More

Most clients of any Mesothelioma lawyer in New Jersey worked with asbestos. Asbestos exposure can lead to Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer. Often, victims worked in manufacturing or construction. But, sometimes, the victim worked in a different industry. An industry that you would not normally associate with exposure to asbestos or other harmful substances. For example, a Read More

Medical Lawyer Must Consider Type Of Hospital Being Sued Damages are limited if a hospital is a non-profit. No such limit applies to for-profit facilities. A medical lawyer bringing a case against a hospital must consider the type of hospital involved. Is it a for-profit hospital? Is it a nonprofit? Or is it a charity? You see, Read More