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On May 23, after only 15 months of marriage, actress Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.  Despite the short duration of the marriage, according to Vanity Fair,...

When a litigant seeks to dismiss a final restraining order (FRO) entered against him or her, he or she must make a prima facie showing that good cause exists based upon a substantial circumstances since its entry. ...

Lead is known to severely impact a child and their development.  Recently in Newark, New Jersey, there have been higher levels of lead in some of Newark’s schools.  It is unclear how long the kids in these schools...

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...

Partner Paul M. da Costa was recently selected to the New Jersey Law Journal’s 2016 New Leaders of the Bar. This prestigious honor reflects Paul’s legal accomplishments in the field of medical malpractice and...

Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC wins another Appellate Division decision. Last month, the Appellate Division affirmed the trial court award of over 1.3 million to Plaintiff for palimony, enforcement of the...

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,...