When you get threatened with a restraining order, it can be scary. Your entire life could be ruined by assertions that you have behaved in a dangerous way and it can affect everything from finding employment to a place to live. However, you have legal options when this occurs. There are a few frequently asked questions when someone feels they are going to have a restraining order filed against them that can help in the defense end of such an…
During multidistrict litigation in New Jersey, the women alleging Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products are a cause of ovarian and uterine cancer requested samples of the products for their legal case, claiming there is no proof that the samples would be destroyed during testing. This was a strike against J&J after the company sent a request to enjoin all parties in all talc-related suits from obtaining samples of the baby powder and shower-to-shower products, claiming the defendants were only…
In any criminal case, you will need a criminal defense lawyer. However, not all criminal defense lawyers are the same. Depending on your case and their background, even a great defense lawyer can be the wrong fit. Add in a lawyer with the wrong background that is not as good at their job, and your life could be on the line due to their inexperience. But how do you know when you shouldn’t hire a criminal defense lawyer? Most articles…
It can seem like innocent fun or kids being kids, but the new trend of “sexting” can turn into a felony charge that will label teenagers as sex offenders and haunt them throughout their lives. In most states, there is no distinction between the offender and the victim in these cases. The moment a child under the age of 18 snaps an explicit photograph of themselves and sends it to someone, they are both the offender and the victim. In…
Every business should have an emergency preparedness plan in place, even if there is no obvious risk. This is because there is always the chance of an emergency arising from an external source. The goal of an emergency preparedness plan is to acknowledge that disaster can strike at any time and to put a plan in place to protect all employees of the business, as well as the business itself. Having a plan can save lives, minimize work disability, and…
Whether you’re a new motorcyclist or you’ve been riding for years, your primary focus while on your bike should always be safety, for both yourself and for those with whom you share the road. Motorcycle injuries are extremely serious, so the sense of freedom you get from riding needs to be paired with responsibility. One of the best ways to avoid an accident is to make sure you have defensive driving skills in place. Defensive driving is more than the way that…
The problems with the international anti-money laundering law enforcement.
New Jersey’s Pretrial Intervention Program offers specific defendants the ability to avoid a criminal conviction and instead enter into a supervised program that has the potential of leading to a complete dismissal of the charges against them, and a clean record. The program does not mean that the person who has been accused faces no consequences for the wrongdoing of which they have been accused: The rules are strict, and a person accepted into the pretrial intervention program is likely…
Few people think about what would happen if they were suddenly hurt or became so sick that they couldn’t return to work, but it is an unfortunate reality that faces people around the world every day. Employees in the state of New Jersey are protected from the financial challenges presented by these situations by the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, or TDBL, which provides qualified workers with up to 26 weeks of partial wage replacement if they suffer from a non-work-related…
The country is struggling through an epidemic of opioid addiction, and that crisis is manifested throughout our society in many ways, including drug-related crimes. In an attempt to counter this scourge, the state of New Jersey has offered an alternative to criminal prosecution in the form of its Drug Court Program. Started in 2002, the program has been viewed as so successful that in July of 2012 former governor Chris Christie expanded the program. The Drug Court Program, which is…