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Rule 4:23-5 describes a two-step process regarding applications to dismiss a party’s pleadings for failure to produce discovery.  The first step allows for a dismissal without prejudice, such as seen...

Essure is a form of birth control that is implanted into women to be used as a contraceptive. It consists of two nickel-titanium coils inserted into the fallopian tubes to block sperm from fertilizing a woman’s eggs. There...

Elizabeth Barrow, a 100 year old woman, was suffocated and strangled by her 97 year old roommate, Laura Lundquist, with a shopping bag.  Ms. Lundquist was charged with murder, found unfit to stand trial and was committed...

Rule 4:50-1 states that a court can relieve a party from a final judgement or order for reasons such as: mistake or inadvertence; certain newly discovered evidence; fraud; the judgment or order is void; or the judgment...

There has been much controversy as to the validity of the Adverse Event Reporting System by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  This database is highly used for collecting side effect data from both doctors and...

In 2015, police officers responded to nearly 290 reports at Bergen Regional Medical Center, a 38% increase from 2014.  There have been so many assaults on staff that the Federal Occupational Safety and Health...

Following a divorce proceeding, the husband filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition and asked for confirmation of his plan.  The Bankruptcy Court said its decision depended on the value of the husband’s minority share...

Health groups, such as hospitals and doctors’ offices agreed to start taking steps to make electronic health records easier to access and use by consumers (patients).  Most hospitals and doctors’ offices have gone...

The new alimony statute was enforced in 2014, specifically section (n) regarding cohabitation.  It briefly states, “Alimony may be suspended or terminated if the payee cohabits with another person.” When assessing...

Adventist Health System has been accused of improperly distributing a chemotherapy drug for those with cancer.  The Department of Justice states that this certain drug is only supposed to be used once per patient in a...

One would believe when they are in the hospital that they are there to have their health improve.  However, that is not always the case.  It has been estimated that up to 440,000 Americans experience a medical...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has to pay $62 Million award to the family of Jamie Fox, who died of ovarian cancer last year and $10 million in compensatory damages.  Jamie Fox died of ovarian cancer after using...

Alimony is an “economic right that arises out of the marital relationship and provides the dependent spouse with a level of support and standard of living generally commensurate with the quality of economic life that...

Relocation can be defined as a family, or someone, moving to a different place to live.  When discussing relocation in divorce cases, it’s a difficult situation to handle.  Two reasons for relocating could be new...

The new alimony statute regarding retirement states: “There shall be a rebuttable presumption that alimony shall terminate upon the obligor spouse or partner attaining full retirement age.”  However,...

According to Time Magazine, marriage may impact the health of each spouse, negatively and/or positively.  Married people are healthier and tend to live longer than single people.  The reason for this is because...

On January 19, 2016, Governor Christie signed S-1046/A-2721 into law. The effective date of the new law is February 1, 2017, and it applies to all NJ child support orders (i.e., child support orders issued prior to, on, or...

Emancipation of a child terminates a parent’s child support obligation for that child. An emancipated child is one who has obtained an independent status of his or her own and has moved beyond the scope of the...

Domestic Violence is a serious issue that is prevalent in today’s society.  Harassment is a type of domestic violence.  Harassment is defined to include when a person, acting with the purpose to harass another,...

Alimony and child support duties can always be subject to review and modification if the spouse seeking the modification can show changed circumstances.  The party seeking a decrease of his or her obligations must...