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Justice Daniel O'Hern, Vanguard of Wilentz Court, Dead at 78
" Justice Daniel J. O'Hern, who served on the state Supreme Court for two decades and helped hone in its cutting-edge jurisprudence, died Wednesday evening at age 78 at his home in Red Bank. He suffered from brain cancer."

Supreme Court Clerk Townsend Retiring After 30 Years as Witness to History
" Stephen Townsend, who as clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court was an eyewitness and participant in 30 years of Court history, will retire on May 1 and be succeeded by one of his assistants, Mark Neary."

Hearsay Exception for Witnesses Cowed by Threats Gets Court Nod
" New Jersey's Supreme Court says the state should join the majority of other U.S. jurisdictions that recognize a hearsay exception for out-of-court statements by witnesses who have been intimidated against testifying."

Lawyer Stung With $2.1 Million Verdict For Ill-Chosen Words at Board Meeting
"It's the type of remark a lawyer would advise a client never to make. Yet corporate counsel William Wachtel allegedly told a board room after a hostile takeover that the way to avoid paying severance to the old management members was to kill them or hope they die."

Giving New Meaning to Fee Fight, Client Says Award Is Owed Him, Not Lawyer 
"A lawyer who prevailed in a Title VII suit three years ago has been engaged since then in an unusual fee fight: against her own client, who says his pro se work - coupled with the lawyer's alleged malpractice - entitles him to keep the fees awarded."

Due to Sloppy Retainer Drafting, Client's Estate Held Not Liable for Expert's Fees
"Someday, someone will devise a bullet-proof retainer agreement by which to make a client unequivocally responsible for all litigation fees and costs. Until then, a recent appeals decision offers a teaching example of what not to do."