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ABC News reports  that the New Jersey Appellate Division, in a recent case, State v. H.L.M., upheld a ruling barring a New Jersey mother from posting about her children and ex-husband on Facebook. The restriction...

We recently blogged about a bill pending before Governor Chris Christie that, if passed, would allow adoptees access to their original birth certificates, and we promised to update you on the bill’s progress. On...

In New Jersey, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27, when a person is suing for “damages for personal injuries, wrongful death or property damage resulting from an alleged act of malpractice or negligence by a licensed...

We are pleased and proud to announce that Partners Paul da Costa and Joseph Maceri were selected for membership into the National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40! This is a professional organization...

On April 25, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to regulate cigars, electronic cigarettes (commonly called e-cigarettes), and other similar products in the same way that it already regulates...

Since our inception in 2009, Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC has continued to grow and expand. We have offices in three locations, Roseland, Somerville, and Hackensack. With the expansions has come additional...

The Journal of Patient Safety has published an evidence-based estimate of patient harms relating to hospital care. In 1984, the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98,000 Americans died each year as a result of medical...

On April 23, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that the injection of corticosteroids into a patient’s epidural space of the spine “may result in rare but serious adverse events, including...

According to the New Jersey Law Journal, on Monday, May 12, the New Jersey Senate passed an amended bill that would allow adoptees to access their original birth certificates. If the bill passes the Assembly and is...

The New York Times reports that some medical groups are pushing for doctors to consider not just the effectiveness of treatment, but also the cost of it when making patient care decisions. This would involve doctors...

On May 15, 2014, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on electronic cigarettes in light of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent decision to regulate the...

Welcome to Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC’s medical malpractice and personal injury blog! If you know us from our matrimonial blog, then you know that we will be blogging about new and different medical...

We have previously blogged about Ari Schochet, a former Wall Street portfolio manager who owes over $200,000 in alimony and child support arrears to his ex-wife and has been ordered incarcerated for failure to...

On May 5, 2014, Partner Angelo Sarno argued Maeker v. Ross, on behalf of Beverly Maeker, to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mr. Sarno argued that the 2010 amendment to the Statute of Frauds, requiring that palimony...

In New Jersey, a marriage may be dissolved in one of two ways:  divorce or annulment. There is a big difference between these two options. A New Jersey divorce ends a marriage, whereas an annulment nullifies a...

According to Yahoo Celebrity, after twenty years of marriage, Sara Kapfer has filed for a legal separation from her husband, Cuba Gooding, Jr.The petition was filed in California citing irreconcilable differences....

We recently blogged about the palimony case of Maeker v. Ross, and that our partner, Angelo Sarno will argue before the New Jersey Supreme Court. The date has been set. The case will be heard by the New Jersey Supreme...

Sometimes, when a child’s parents separate, when one of the parents dies, or when there is a falling out in the family, grandparents are no longer permitted to see the child, or cannot see the child as often as they would...

Once a child support order is entered, the obligor parent (i.e., parent obligation to pay) is required to make the regular payments. If the obligor fails to make the required payments, then the obligee parent (i.e.,...

As more and more states recognize same sex marriage, some are also confirming parental rights for same sex parents.  In two recent, but slightly different circumstances, a spouse in a same sex marriage was given parental...