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Judge Can’t Interview Jury after Verdict
JUDGE CAN’T INTERVIEW JURY AFTER VERDICT A judge can’t interview jury after the verdict, unless there’s good cause to believe misconduct occurred, rules new jersey supreme court. And even then, only with the lawyers present. Can a judge interview a jury after it reaches a verdict? The issue arose after a recent sexual harassment case.…
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2015 New Year’s Resolutions, Part 3
More Legal New Year’S Resolutions For 2015 That You Should Consider, Part III. For past two posts I’ve been suggesting some “legal” 2015 New Year’s resolutions for you to consider. Here is the final installment: Make sure you have adequate auto liability insurance. Choose at least $500,000 in coverage. If you took my advice from yesterday and…
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New Year’s Resolutions for 2015, Part 2
A Few Legal New Year’S Resolutions For 2015 That You Should Consider, Part II. Yesterday, I posted some “legal” New Year’s resolutions for you to consider. Here are a few more: If you own a home, make sure that you have adequate home insurance. This insurance protects you in many respects. First, it protects you…
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Legal Resolutions for 2015, Part 1
A Few Legal New Year’s Resolutions For 2015 That You Should Consider (Part I). Another year has begun. Everyone, it seems, is making New Year’s resolutions. So here are a few important legal New Year’s resolutions for you to consider: Make sure you have a will. Otherwise, the laws of the state will determine who…
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Deemer Law Foils Accident Victim
Deemer Law Foils Case Of New Jersey Auto Accident Victim According to the urban dictionary, a deemer is an idiot. Someone who messes up all the time and never succeeds in life. Deemer’s generally fail at life, over and over again, yet never realize it. (The dictionary actually uses a different word than messes. But…
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Black Box in Your Car Tells a Tale
Cars Are Now Equipped With A Black Box That Records Data Cars are now equipped with a black box that records data. This data can be used to prove who was at fault in an accident. We all know that a commercial airplane is equipped with a black box. The black box records data about…
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Baseball Beaned Mom Can’t Sue Bd. of Ed
Baseball is not considered a violent sport. But injuries do happen. Sometimes the baseball hits a spectator. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the injured spectator has a personal injury claim. A Tenafly, New Jersey mom recently learned this the hard way. Mom’s son was a freshman at Tenafly High School. She went to see…
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No Seat Belt May Mean No Case
Failing To Wear A Seat Belt Failing to wear a seat belt is not only unsafe, it may sink your personal injury case. Drivers and passengers in cars, vans, pick-up trucks and SUVs are required by New Jersey Law to use seat belts. At least those sitting in front. But say someone who wasn’t wearing…
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Christmas Greetings
An Interesting Fact About Christmas Christmas does not appear on the court calendar in New Jersey. True, courts are closed that day. But all the court calendar says is Legal Holiday. Maybe that has something to do with political correctness. Or maybe not. It turns out that, for nearly the first hundred years of our…
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Courthouse Visitors Must Sign Contracts
Want To Check Your Email In A Courtroom? When visiting a state courthouse in New Jersey and you want to check your email in a courtroom, you have to sign a contract first. Courthouse visitors may need to use their smartphones and tablets. Up to now, it was not clear whether they could, legally. And,…