New Jersey Law Journal

Industrial Outdoor Storage in New Jersey: Navigating Zoning Uncertainty

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:19:59 EST

As demand for strategically located industrial space continues to rise, IOS has emerged as an important component of the state's broader transportation, logistics, and supply chain network. IOS has also posed zoning challenges for developers and land use boards alike.

NJ Courts Prepare for Election Disputes as NJAG Warns of Possible Federal Interference

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:10:05 EST

“As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing transparency, we are now livestreaming all election-related proceedings, including those that involve individual voter registration issues, a court spokesman said.

On the Move and After Hours: Frier Levitt; Spiro Harrison; Greenbaum Rowe; Szaferman Lakind; Rivkin Radler; Capehart Scatchard

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:59:59 EST

Frier Levitt, a national boutique healthcare law firm, announced that Winston S. Kirton has joined the firm as a partner and will lead the firm's FDA Practice, and more moves.

End The Death Penalty Again

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:12:51 EST

A “botched endeavor should prevent the ability to put someone to death a second time as inconsistent with fundamental human rights.

Economic Pressures, Younger Juries Mean NJ Awards Remain Elevated, Lawyers Say

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:44:04 EST

“Some of the older potential jurors are aging out and less likely to serve, so it's a new group of people that are the potential jurors, Peter Espey of Wilson Elser said. “They might see things differently than their parents or grandparents.

Why One New Jersey Ruling Is Exposing Other Online Workplaces to Legal Risk

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:59:59 EST

While the New Jersey ('Tomasello v. ICF Technology') case itself may be challenged, the ruling suggests that the discussion around independent workers, and what actually constitutes a workplace in a digital economy, might not be as straightforward as initially thought.

The Most Dangerous Thing Your Lawyer Can Tell You Is Nothing

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:59:59 EST

The attorney-client relationship depends on an enormous imbalance of knowledge. Lawyers understand how the system operates. Clients usually don't.

Dismissed Legal Mal Suit Against Hill Wallack Heads Back to Trial Court on Discovery Dispute

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:46:19 EST

The unpublished ruling partially remanded the case to determine whether the plaintiffs' counsel complied with proper discovery notice requirements under state law.

As More Defense Lawyers Push for Confidentiality, Judge Issues New Illustrative Ruling

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:59:59 EST

The judge ruled confidentiality is a key term in settlements, not an add-on. In other words, confidentiality shouldn't be expected in settlement bargaining, and needs to be separately negotiated.

'Hello Farms', Goodbye Contract Rights?

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:29:59 EST

What happens when the business operation itself is subjected to scrutiny in federal court? Can federal courts resolve contractual disputes among cannabis operators when the underlying conduct itself remains illegal under federal law? The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in 'Hello Farms Licensing MI v. GR Vending MI' addressed that issue head on.

NJ Deputy AG Arrested in Pa. on Charges of Using AI to Create, Distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:00:54 EST

Brian Richard Fitzgerald faces felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material, dissemination of photos or film of child sexual abuse materials and criminal use of a communication facility.

On the Move and After Hours: Archer & Greiner; Trenk Isabel; Saiber; Einhorn Barbarito; Cole Schotz; Riker Danzig

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:29:59 EST

Archer & Greiner announced the elevation of six attorneys to partner, and more moves.

Justice Versus Revenge: Planning Public Access to a Firing Squad

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:14:03 EST

We remain dismayed that such an abhorrent spectacle could even have been considered in a civilized society, but we commend the president for putting a stop to it.

Common Evidence Issues in Family Part Trials (Part IV)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:59:59 EST

In our three prior articles, we addressed substantive evidence issues, including completeness, hearsay exceptions, cross-examination, and business and public records. This fourth installment returns to substantive evidence.

New Leader Assigned to Oversee Camden Vicinage

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:39:04 EST

The new assignment judge will replace the retiring Judge Steven J. Polansky.

The Medical Record Never Tells the Whole Story

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:59:59 EST

Medicine isn't practiced in neatly organized entries on a computer screen. It's practiced by people, often in complicated circumstances, making decisions based on a combination of clinical information, professional judgment, experience, and conversations with one another.

State Agrees to Pay $22M For Failure to Supervise Father Who Brutally Beat Child

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:03:16 EST

The state of New Jersey agreed to pay $22 million to settle claims on behalf of a child who was severely beaten by her father after state child welfare employees failed to adequately monitor the family. The settlement follows another, for $8 million, alleging medical personnel failed to take proper steps when the child was brought to an emergency room with injuries.

Fox Rothschild Defeats Abuse-of-Process Suit in NJ

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:11:00 EST

Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Samuel J. Ragonese Jr. ordered Grace Adult Day Health Care's claims against the Am Law 100 firm, its partner Christopher C. Fallon III and CEBV dismissed with prejudice.

Your Opinion Matters: Take the Annual NJ Managing Partner Survey

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:36:17 EST

We ask that only law firm managing partners fill out the survey. Also, all responses are CONFIDENTIAL.