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The court shall, by an opinion or memorandum decision, either written or oral, find the facts and state its conclusions of law thereon on every motion decided by a written order that is appealable as of right

16 Jun 2010, 10:46 am by PaulKostro

’” Strahan v. [read post]

NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues

The constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel has no application in civil proceedings

16 Jun 2010, 10:30 am by PaulKostro

See State v. [read post]

NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues

Harvard Student v. Border Patrol

16 Jun 2010, 10:07 am by Elie Mystal

He does not remember his hometown of Ciudad Acuna, in the northern state of Coahuila. [read post]

Above the Law - http://abovethelaw.com/

Tenure by estoppel

16 Jun 2010, 3:32 am

Notice of the fact that the individual is an exempt volunteer firefighter must be given to the employer prior to the individual's effective date of termination [Badman v Falk, 4 AD2d 149].* Although decision states that Wamsley "became permanent" after the expiration of his 26-week probationary term, "probationary employees" in fact hold permanent appointments and may enjoy limited tenure rights. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - http://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Law firms have the protection of the affidavit of merit requirement when they are sued in New Jersey, even though the lawsuit grew out of the alleged negligence of an attorney who was licensed by, and physically located in, another state

14 Jun 2010, 2:33 pm by PaulKostro

V. [read post]

NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues

Utah Roundup

14 Jun 2010, 8:43 am by Steve Hall

Supreme Court in 1976 to reinstate the death penalty in Gregg v. [read post]

StandDown Texas Project - http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/

Life Estate Ended, Legal Malpractice Dismissal Reversed

14 Jun 2010, 2:39 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone

Moreover, the cause of action alleged in the complaint "is premised upon one or more [*3]affirmative, intentional misrepresentations . . . which have caused additional damages, separate and distinct from those generated by the alleged malpractice" (White of Lake George v Bell, 251 AD2d 777, 778; see Simcuski v Saeli, 44 NY2d 442, 451-452; Bernstein v Oppenheim & Co., 160 AD2d 428, 430). [read post]

New York Attorney Malpractice Blog - http://blog.bluestonelawfirm.com/

Sacramento Baby Suffers Brain Damage During Birth, Part 6 of 13

13 Jun 2010, 8:22 am by Moseley Collins

" Aguilar v. [read post]

Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.sacramentopersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/

The View From Inside

12 Jun 2010, 10:40 am by Steve Hall

David Oshinsky, the Pulitzer Prize-winning UT historian, is the author of Capital Punishment on Trial: Furman v. [read post]

StandDown Texas Project - http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/

Where DYFS fails to prove all prongs of the best interests of the child standard, any psychological or emotional harm a child may suffer as a result of the breaking of the bond between the child and his or her foster parents cannot, in and of itself, serv

11 Jun 2010, 10:57 am by PaulKostro

Georges] Avenue (Route 27), Linden, Union County, NJ. [read post]

NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues

Update: Rotunda v. Zengerle Has Settled

8 Jun 2010, 1:46 pm by David Lat

Rotunda Sex-Harass Suit Against George Mason Legal Clinic Exec Is Settled [ABA Journal] Earlier: (Dismissed) Lawsuit of the Day: Rotunda v. [read post]

Above the Law - http://abovethelaw.com/

What’s Up in the 8th

8 Jun 2010, 3:27 am by Russ Bensing

State v. [read post]

The Briefcase - http://briefcase8.com

The proponent of other-crimes evidence must satisfy a four-prong test

7 Jun 2010, 8:16 am by PaulKostro

State v. [read post]

NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues

The tender years exception to the hearsay rule

7 Jun 2010, 8:13 am by PaulKostro

State v. [read post]