N.J. - Can you invoke judicial estoppel in a response ?

Judicial estoppel, as you may know, prevents parties from playing fast and loose with the courts by taking inconsistent positions in legal...

Can a school district in New York State require hourly paid employees to work for no pay to "make up" for excess used snow days

Just a hunch, but I'll bet that you are a member of a union or a member of a bargaining unit, and that the "contract" is a collective bargaining...

Highly unlikely that "disorderly conduct" amounts to a crime of moral turpitude.

What are some of the best ways quickly find citations/cases that support positions that are pro plaintiff or pro defendant . . .

The best advice I can think of is to go to a public law library and speak with the law librarian who can give you some basic instruction on finding...

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Employee 1 is waiting for his relief to come in and is dosing off. His relief (Employee 2) comes in and takes his picture.

Employees owe a duty of loyalty to their Employers. What Employee 2 did was in the interest of Employer, i.e., produced evidence that another...

Can I file a malpractice case from nearly 10 years ago from when I was a child?

Why do you suspect the problems you are having were caused by the negligence of the surgeon, as distinct from the underlying problem involving the...

Throw it away. The purpose of the law is to make injured persons whole. If no one has been harmed, there is no case.

Wish to change legal name to a legendary deceased celebrities name and spell it exactly. Would I run into a weird trademark?

Inform yourself about the right of publicity, which recognizes a property right in a name which survives in most cases the death of the individual...

Lawyers withdraw

The general rule (i.e., not Pennsylvania-specific) is that lawyers can withdraw from cases if they can do so without harming the client's case. ...

A deposition was taken under oath that has not been signed. Days later deponent signed another declaration disputing

Inconsistencies in sworn statements are fodder for cross-examination. "Were you lying then, or are you lying now?" The court may have to...