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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...