Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq.
In 2019, when the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) was amended at the height of the “Me Too” movement, one change made was adding a provision that precluded an employer from requiring an employee to waive their right under the LAD to a jury trial. Most employment law practitioners understood that this provision was […]
Betsy G. Ramos, Esq.
Plaintiff Suzanne Pagonis tripped and fell while walking across a grassy field at the Crestwood Lake Club, which was a recreational lake swimming complex owned by defendant Borough of Allendale and encompassed a municipal park, Crestwood Park. Her daughter had participated earlier in the day in a softball tournament at the Club’s facilities. Plaintiff fell […]
Ralph R. Smith, 3rd, Esq.
On February 22, 2021, Governor Murphy finally signed three bills into law that effectively lay the ground work for legalized use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. While it could be some time before widespread legalized marijuana is available for purchase as the state establishes the needed infrastructure for the sale of the drug through […]
Betsy G. Ramos, Esq.
Plaintiff Eartha Butler claims that, on March 18, 2018, she suffered injuries after tripping and falling on a sidewalk adjacent to the defendant Badr’s Jersey City private school (“Badr”). Badr was unaware of plaintiff’s claim until seven months after the accident. At that time, it served a notice of tort claim upon Jersey City. The […]
Maxx M. Budline
Many Americans are no strangers to having dealt with mental health problems, or knowing someone who has. Even before this past year of uncertainty and isolation, almost 20% of American adults were with a mental illness.[1] Additionally, suicidal ideation has increased by .15% (or over 460,000 people) over 2020.[2] Even in States with greater access […]
Sheila M. Mints
It is official, Governor Murphy signed three bills that together legalize cannabis for adults 21 years of age and older, making New Jersey the 13th state to legalize cannabis. On Monday, February 22, 2021, Governor Murphy signed the bills in to law, after both the Senate and Assembly held voting to pass a third bill […]
Betsy G. Ramos, Esq.
After receiving numerous public comments, on January 7, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered that virtual jury trials are to proceed, starting on February 1, 2021. They will be implemented in a two phase approach in a limited number of vicinages on a voluntary basis starting February 1, 2021 and on a mandatory basis statewide […]
Cameron R. Morgan
As a practitioner who has spent most of his legal career as a school board attorney serving as general or labor counsel to boards of education, I address a trend that seems to be on the rise – litigation brought for employment discrimination in the wake of a non-tenured teacher being non-renewed at the conclusion […]