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Bless the Settlement, Damn the Fees
" A breakthrough class-action settlement boosting insurance benefits for many eating disorder patients in New Jersey won preliminary approval Wednesday, but the judge accused dueling plaintiffs' lawyers of engaging in a 'shocking' dispute over division of the proposed $2.45 million fee award."

GM Must Open Sealed Records Relating To Discovery in Design-Defect Case
" A plaintiff in a racketeering suit claiming General Motors concealed evidence in an underlying design-defect case may have access to sealed records relating to GM's assertions of privilege, a federal judge says"

Putting a Price On Secrecy
"Settling defendant says plaintiff's lawyer's 'chest thumping' violated a nondisclosure pact and warrants a reduction of the payout "

Hearsay Exception Weighed for Witnesses Cowed by Threats
" New Jersey's Supreme Court is being asked to decide if the state should join the majority of other U.S. jurisdictions that recognize a hearsay exception for situations when witnesses in criminal cases are cowed against testifying by threats of injury to themselves or their families."

Municipal Judge Faces Ethics Charges for Jailing Defendant Who Gave Him 'Lip'
"A municipal judge abused his judicial contempt power by imposing a 180-day jail penalty on a defendant for engaging him in verbal sparring, the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct says."

Court Reviews Warrantless Entry of Home in Child Sex-Assault Investigation
"The N.J. Supreme Court is asked to decide whether police, investigating a report of a child sexual assault, can enter an apartment without a warrant when met at the doorway by an underage youth - although not the one claiming to have been molested."

Representing Client and Fiancee Doesn't Support Malpractice Claim, Judge Says
"A lawyer sued over representing both a longtime client and the client?s future wife has convinced a federal judge to dismiss the malpractice case, if only without prejudice. "

Executive Privilege Governs Corzine's E-Mails With State Worker Union Head
"A state appeals court says executive privilege allows New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine to refuse to make public e-mails exchanged with his former girlfriend, Carla Katz, while she headed the union that represents most state employees."

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