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The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has told Medtronic, a manufacturer of medical devices, that it must stop producing its implantable drug pumps.  The reason for the FDA’s action is that the numerous problems...

Medical records are increasingly being stored in electronic form for ease of physical storage and efficiency.  This technological innovation, however, has led to numerous errors in electronic records that are becoming...

It is often the case that divorcing or already divorced parents going through a custody battle have contentious arguments about issues involving their children.  In the recent unpublished New Jersey trial court opinion...

In the recent unpublished Appellate Division case of Ackad v. Gobrial, the parties disputed the equitable division of Defendant’s pension.  Though they agreed to split Defendant’s pension, their only...

FiercePharma.com has recently reported on allegations that Pfizer has been hiding risks associated with the antidepressant Zoloft.  In the first legal case to go to trial regarding this issue, lawyers for the...

In a day and age when more and more individuals are worried about their health and their weight, an increasing number of people turn to supplements to help reach their goals.  It is important, however, to exercise care...

When a couple divorces, it is crucial that each party discloses all of their assets in order for them to receive an equitable property division.  In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Division case of Zuba...

The Daily News recently reported on actress Sofia Vergara’s current legal battle with ex-fiancé, Nick Loeb, over frozen embryos remaining from their in vitro fertilization treatments.  Loeb filed a lawsuit...

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  In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Division case of Eichenbaum v. Eichenbaum,...

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In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Division case of Gonia v. Tchistiakova, the court addressed a case involving child support and a party’s obligation to pay that support.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...

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...

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...

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...

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...