Archive for June 2012

New DWI Bill¬ Published by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, ,Jeffrey Hark. On June 7, 2012, Assemblymen Albano, Milam, Amodeo, Mainor, Burzichelli, and Casagrande introduced into the New Jersey State Assembly a new bill which, if passed, would criminalize repeated DWI offenses within a certain time period. Should the new law pass, any person convicted of…

Blog Post: State v. Alnesha Minitee/State v. Darnell Bland (A-70/71-10)Decided June 14, 2012 __ N.J. __ (June 14, 2012) Posted by: New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffery Hark On June 14, 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court delivered an opinion in State v. Minitee/State v. Brand, in which the Court redefined the standard for exigent circumstances…

As with federal law, the law of New Jersey requires practitioners and other health care entities to make certain disclosures to government agencies regarding medical malpractice settlements. Under the substantive state law of New Jersey, there are several provisions which impact the reporting of settlements to the State Board of Medical Examiners or other state…

Wrongful Death and Recoverable Damages In Green v. Bittner, the New Jersey Supreme Court expanded the scope of recoverable damages arising out of a parent’s wrongful death suit in the death of their child. The Court, reflecting upon a case wherein the jury had effectively decided that the value of a young woman’s life to…