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Recently, there have been many reported cases of a deadly “superbug” resulting from the incomplete cleaning of duodenoscopes.  The superbug, formally known as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, has...

The National Safety Council (NSC) recently reported that deaths and serious injuries from auto collisions are on the rise for the first time since 2007.  According to Yahoo! Autos, the number of traffic fatalities...

After giving birth to twin girls, a mother in the case T.M. v. A.S. sought child support from the man she believed to be the father of her babies, A.S.  The Passaic County Board of Social Services filed an...

In issuing the judgment of divorce in Terry v. Terry, the trial judge made two interesting decisions when dividing up the marital property.  First, he decided that a rental property in only the husband’s name was...

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently decided N.J. Div. of Child Protection and Permanency v. M.H.  When a man went to pick his three daughters up from their maternal grandmother’s house, a physical and...

While grandparents may play a big role in the lives of their grandchildren, a parent may object to the grandparents’ involvement.  Unless the kids would suffer a real harm without their grandparents, a competent parent...

There are fourteen different acts that constitute domestic violence under N.J.S.A. § 2C:25-19(a).  Domestic violence is often thought of as the use of physical force, but that is not always the case. ...

Last week, the New Jersey Appellate Division decided the case Yannuzzi v. Yannuzzi.  After a couple with three kids got divorced in 2004, they entered into an agreement that the husband would pay the wife $120,000...

The third-largest nursing home chain in the United States, with homes in 21 states, is in trouble with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.  According to Philly.com, Golden Living has 36 facilities in...

After the trial court in a divorce case Perry v. Jones awarded the wife a lump sum of $50,000 as “additional child support,” the husband appealed the decision.  The wife cross-appealed, saying that the...

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is trying to discourage consumers from using spray-ons, noting the inhalation concerns associated with the aerosol application.  Additionally, it is hard to get an adequate coating...

In about half a million procedures annually, surgeons use devices known as duodenoscopes to diagnose and treat blockages of the bile and pancreatic ducts.  These scopes have a specialized tip and a flexible tube, and...

In the midst of a divorce, the couple in Mantle v. Mantle entered into a voluntary consent agreement.  One provision of the agreement stated that neither party would allow any new boyfriends or girlfriends...

New Jersey, via N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23, recognizes four types of “final award” alimony that can be ordered upon divorce.  These include permanent alimony, rehabilitative alimony, limited duration alimony, and...

Annulments are a much less common alternative to divorces.  Rather than terminating the marriage, an annulment treats the marriage as if it never happened.  Still, getting the court to grant an annulment involves...

The use of surgical robots is not as safe as one might think.  A study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Chicago’s...

In two tragic and fatal accidents last year, Ikea chests tipped over and fell on two boys, both about two years old.  The chests had not been properly secured to the wall.  Since 1989, at least three other...

Domestic violence is not limited to people in the same family or in a romantic relationship.  It extends to other domestic relationships, including cohabitants renting rooms in the same house.  In A.N. v. W.D.,...

After four years of marriage, country music’s favorite couple is divorced effective July 20, according to TMZ.  Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert issued a joint statement regarding their split: “This is not the...

Verbal attacks sometimes feel just as threatening as physical attacks.  Especially if it occurs in the midst of a contentious divorce, a screaming match between soon-to-be ex-spouses can be frightening.  Last week,...