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New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Constitutional Challenges To Department Of Health’s Decision Not To Expand Number of Medical Marijuana Alternative Treatment Centers


In 2016, the New Jersey Department of Health (“DOH”) issued its bi-annual report on the state of the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”).  In its report, the DOH recommended that the State of New Jersey not expand the number of medical marijuana Alternative Treatment Centers (“ATCs”) permitted to serve patien...

Posted by , November 5, 2017 • Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Law

Expert Testimony Not Necessarily Limited to Scope of Report


In New Jersey can an expert witness testify beyond the scope of the subject matter of his report? In limited circumstances the answer is yes so long as the party proffering the expert’s report did not treat the report as an adoptive admission in pretrial discovery.  The controlling case is Skibinski v. Smith, 206 N.J. Super. 349 (App. Div. 198...

Posted by , September 26, 2017 • Experts, Litigation

Avoiding Statute of Limitations Bar in New Jersey – The Doctrine of Equitable Tolling


A litigant pursuing his or her rights in a New Jersey federal or state court must act with diligence, as civil claims are subject to specific statute of limitations - a defined time period where a lawsuit must be filed or the claim is considered stale or time barred. In certain instances though, the doctrine of equitable tolling can spare a lit...

Posted by , July 23, 2017 • Litigation

Partner Glenn R. Reiser Quoted in NJ Law Journal on Ethics Reform


The New Jersey State Bar Association is recommending a change to New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) that deems it professional misconduct for a lawyer to commit acts of discrimination while engaged in the capacity of practicing law.  The proposed amendment would adopt the current ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) which als...

Posted by , May 24, 2017 • Professional Ethics

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