A local New Jersey radio station reported on its website that two members of the New Jersey Assembly recently introduced a new domestic violence bill that is currently making its way through the...
A court may enter a default judgment under Rule 4:43-1 when one party fails to participate in court proceedings. In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Division case of Eichenbaum v. Eichenbaum,...
Oral Agreements to Modify Child Custody
Apr 16, 2015
In child support or child custody matters, it is often the case that the parties, even after having their dispute decided by a court, agree to new terms through some type of oral agreement. In some...
In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Division case of Gonia v. Tchistiakova, the court addressed a case involving child support and a party’s obligation to pay that support. The parties were parents to...
Service of Process Allowed Through Facebook in NY
Apr 08, 2015
As technology changes and improves, there may be many implications for the legal field. Up until now, the legal field has already seen technology change how lawyers operate with the advent of computers, cell phones, and...
Cases involving children, specifically child custody or child support cases, can often be contentious. The contentious nature of these proceedings is exacerbated when one parent has a restraining...
Parenting Disputes Over Autistic Child
Apr 03, 2015
Divorce and child custody disputes often involve heated debate. These issues are exacerbated when the parties’ child has special needs. In the recent unpublished case of Rooney v. Wall, the court was...
A California woman was recently successful in her medical malpractice lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente. Specifically, a jury awarded her $28.2 million. The woman, named Anna Rahm, was 16 when she began...
How Can Paternity Be Challenged
Apr 01, 2015
In cases where parties are not married, there are often issues of paternity when one parent seeks custody or child support from the other. In the recent unpublished Appellate Division case of Reed v. Pettiford, the...
Surrogacy has long been a controversial option for parents who wish to have a child when other avenues haven’t worked. As technology has improved, couples have also turned to gestational surrogacy—the situation...
TMZ.com recently reported that actor Darius McCrary, most well known for his role on “Family Matters,” was arrested and briefly jailed for neglecting to pay his child support. A Michigan judge told McCrary that...
Negligent Nurses Sleeping On The Job
Mar 26, 2015
The Associated Press has recently reported on changes for health care workers in New York State. In particular, New York is looking into further prosecution of and regulation regarding health care workers that...
FDA Draft Guidance Sparks Debate
Mar 26, 2015
Last June, the FDA released a draft guidance that would permit drug manufacturers to provide additional information to doctors regarding the risks of particular drugs. The guidance allows manufacturers to...
A few months ago, we blogged about New Jersey’s amendment to its alimony statute. Among other reforms, one of the law’s goals was to limit permanent alimony, or alimony that is paid from one party to...
Alimony Modification in Hernandez v. Hernandez
Mar 26, 2015
It’s important to remember that in many matrimonial law cases, especially those involving monetary issues, the case doesn’t always conclude when the judge enters an order. In particular, in the case of spousal...
Pamela Anderson Contests Annulment
Mar 25, 2015
MSN.com recently reported that Pamela Anderson is contesting annulment papers filed by her husband Rick Salomon. The couple was married in 2007, but the union was annulled after two months. The couple married...
FDA Wants More Information About Medical Scopes
Mar 19, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked manufacturers of reusable duodenoscopes to provide more information on disinfection of those instruments. Scopes are used in about 500,000 procedures annually,...
Unfortunately, in the medical field, doctors and other medical personnel often make mistakes. Though we typically expect that physicians won’t make egregious errors, this is not always the case. In a recent...
Study Finds Forced Arbitration Unfair For Consumers
Mar 19, 2015
Under federal law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was required to investigate the controversial topic of forced arbitration. Arbitration is a method of resolving legal disputes that does not involve...
Breast Biopsies May Not Be Accurate
Mar 19, 2015
The Associated Press recently reported that a new study has found that medical professionals “frequently misdiagnose breast tissue.” In many situations, this causes some women to undergo treatment that is...
