Blogs

We have previously blogged about the ongoing debate over the use of power morcellators in a number of gynecological surgeries.  In particular, the device is typically used in laparoscopic surgeries of women...

The Associated Press has recently reported that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to keep a suicide warning label on the anti-smoking drug Chantix.  The label will also include updates such as...

Many people have a fear of the dentist.  Dental visits can be not only uncomfortable, but also painful.  A recent case involving a Connecticut dentist, Dr. Rashmi Patel, would be the worst nightmare of those that...

Bloomberg Business recently reported that Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $5.7 million in damages in a case involving an incontinence implant.  The jury decided that the implant had a defective design...

A recent study in the Journal of Patient Safety reported that deaths from medical negligence may be higher than previously thought.  A toxicologist that works for NASA and runs a program...

When it comes to family law cases, many people do not realize how important it is that the numbers being utilized are accurate.  Nevertheless, in cases involving issues such as alimony, child support,...

Under N.J.S.A 3B:3-14, the New Jersey legislature has provided that any interest that a person may have designated to his or her spouse during the marriage is automatically revoked upon the couple’s divorce.  In...

In today’s changing society, many couples choose not to get married.  The question arises, however, whether these partners can receive support from one another during their relationship, or after their relationship...

When it comes to determining child support or alimony, if a party is not earning up to their full potential, income will often be imputed to that party.  The imputation of income often makes parties nervous because their...

Child support is often a contentious issue in any matrimonial case involving children.  Child support is the obligation of parents to provide for their children financially.  The New Jersey Appellate...

We have previously blogged about changes to the New Jersey alimony statute last fall.  Courts are now beginning to see the effects of that amendment in practice.  For instance, in the recent...

In a modern age with various types of families, grandparents often raise their grandchildren.  In some situations, parents have little interaction with their children and the grandparents become the primary...

Sherri Shepherd, former co-host of the “The View,” and her husband, Lamar Sally, entered into a surrogacy agreement in order to have a child.  The child was conceived using Sally’s sperm and the egg of a...

It is well-established that one parent’s substance abuse can affect his or her child custody case.  Since medical marijuana, and marijuana more generally, has become legal in many states, however, it is uncertain how...

Recent reports of a child support scam in Minneapolis would likely cause outrage among most men.  Reports indicate that T.K. met Jhona Vandemore on an online dating website and eventually met in person.  A...

We have previously blogged about relocation when parents are divorced and share custody of their children.  In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Court case, Schwager v. Schwager, the...

Huffington Post recently posted a throwback photo—a picture of a couple in 1999 dividing their Beanie Babies on the floor of a courtroom as part of their divorce.  The Las Vegas couple was ordered to divide their...

E-cigarettes and their safety is a topic that is currently being hotly debated.  California’s top health official recently released plans for a public awareness campaign advertising the dangers of e-cigarettes. ...

A federal judge in New Jersey recently ruled that a bank owes a duty of care to a potential homebuyer who is viewing a foreclosure owned by the bank.  The prospective buyer was touring the home when she slipped on broken...

A nonprofit group, The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, recently conducted a study on the effectiveness and accuracy of reports made to the Food and Drug Administration regarding side effects of various drugs. ...