"Distinguishing between actionable misconduct and mere second-guessing will require the courts to develop a standard which could have been clearly set forth in the act. It will take years for that issue to make its way through the trial and appellate courts before ultimately being settled by our state Supreme Court," the New Jersey Defense Association said.

Lawyers and settlement agents are falling for these wire fraud schemes.

The New Jersey Association for Justice website was asking the group's members to contact their Assembly representatives and ask them to vote for the bill. The group provided talking points for such calls, calling the bill "an important consumer protection," and "needed because under current law there is no effective remedy for consumers whose claims have been unreasonably handled by their own insurer."

The patient was put on life support after receiving an excessive dose of an opioid drug.

As he recovers from the crash landing of his once-promising legal career, the attorney is spreading a message that law firms should pay more attention to the quality of associate life.

The suit sheds new light on the November 2018 killings of Keith and Jennifer Caneiro of Colts Neck and their children, 11-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Sophia. Keith's brother, Paul Caneiro, who has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder, was facing allegations that he stole $90,000 from the college funds for Jesse and Sophia, according to the suit.

Three other corrections officers and three jail staff members have died of COVID-19 in New Jersey since the pandemic began.

Companies across the country face litigation in connection with employees who became sick and claim safety precautions were missing from the workplace.