“When a self-driving vehicle causes a crash, who is at fault?” has been a question occupying the minds of civil trial lawyers for some time. Likewise, criminal defense attorneys have wondered whether criminal charges might ever be filed in an autonomous vehicle claim...
A West New York resident whom police pulled out of a burning vehicle during a car chase has filed an official notice of intent to sue Jersey City and the police department, according to a recent article at NJ.com. The man claims that police used “excessive force” when...
Former Governor Chris Christie recently signed into law three bipartisan bills that have changed the way ex-convicts are able to get previous minor convictions taken off of their permanent record. It was one of Christie’s last acts as Governor of New Jersey after...
Police recently arrested two women and seized over $1 million in cash and assets as part of an investigation into a hit and run accident that left a 59 year old man dead, according to a recent article at NJ.com. The two women were arrested and charged with money...
Thousands of people who should not have been able to purchase firearms due to mental health issues, criminal records, or other disqualifying matters were found to have legally purchased guns by Federal authorities. It is because of this that the Bureau of Alcohol...
Supreme Court Justice John H. Wigmore called cross-examination “the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.” But what is cross-examination, and how does it help the truth to come through in a criminal trial? During a trial, each side (beginning...