Princeton, New Jersey civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a education law violation theory.

For all the years Augustyn attended Wall High School, she was eligible for and received special education services pursuant to an individualized education plan (IEP) that provided for a variety of accommodations, including additional time to complete tests and homework assignments wit... More...    $0 (06-23-2025 - NJ)

Camden, New Jersey civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking an injunction to protect her First Amendments rights to free speech.

Angela Reading, a mother and former school board member, alleged that federal and local government officials violated her right to free speech by engaging in a campaign of censorship and retaliation after she posted comments on Facebook. She reques... More...    $0 (12-20-2024 - NJ)

Camden, New Jersey civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

42 U.S.C. 2000e provides:

For many years in this country, discrimination in employment, education, and housing on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, and gender was a legal and accepted practice. Gradually more and more individuals challenged the right... More...    $1 (04-25-2023 - NJ)

Trenton, New Jersey criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with fraud.

Martha Aguilar, 60, formerly of Middletown, New Jersey, and Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to Count Three of a superseding indictment charging her with Social Security Fraud.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

From November 2004 to Septembe... More...    $0 (06-17-2022 - NJ)

Trenton, New Jersey civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.

21 U.S.c. 12101 Findings and purpose
(a) Findings

The Congress finds that—

(1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or ... More...    $0 (04-11-2022 - NJ)

Trenton, New Jersey civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Handicapped Child Act violation theory.

Title 20 U.S.C. §1401. Definitions

Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:
(1) Assistive technology device
(A) In general

The term "assistive technology device" means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquir... More...    $0 (10-29-2021 - NJ)

Camden, New Jersey civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an right to education law theory.
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Trenton, NJ: The Department of Justice announced that New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) has agreed to enter into a settlement and pay $50,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by obtaining unlawful court judgments against two military servicemembers who co-signed student loans.

Under the proposed consent decre... More...    $0 (09-21-2021 - NJ)

Trenton, NJ - Tax Preparer Admits Conspiring to File False Income Tax Returns

A former employee of Tax Pro’s and Tax Solutions & Associates, tax preparation businesses located in Essex and Union counties, admitted on July 12, 2018 to conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false income tax returns.

Tony V. Russell 47, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty before U.... More...    $0 (07-12-2018 - NJ)

Defendant and his codefendant Fred D. Mosley were charged in an indictment with thirty-four offenses arising out of eight residential burglaries and a robbery and kidnapping occurring in Atlantic County between November 20, 2012, and February 1, 2013. The thirty-fifth count of the indictment charged co-defendant Nicole Cumens with third-degree conspiracy to commit burglary and theft, N.J.S.... More...    $0 (07-05-2018 - NJ)

Camden, NJ - Atlantic County Man Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

A retail director for a local candy company today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of over $2 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito and New Jersey Attorney ... More...    $0 (02-20-2018 - NJ)

Camden, NJ - Pleasantville Guidance Counselor Admits Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

A guidance counselor with the Pleasantville public school district today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of over $3 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Crai... More...    $0 (02-01-2018 - NJ)

Plaintiff-Appellant Ina M. Collins, who worked as a
beauty consultant in New Jersey for Defendant-Appellee Mary
Kay, Inc. brought this putative class action in the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey, claiming that
certain Mary Kay policies and practices violated the New
Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”). Mary Kay moved to
dismiss the suit on forum n... More...    $0 (11-03-2017 - NJ)

Michelle Moody sued the Atlantic City Board of Education (“Board”) for sexual harassment and retaliation pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a)(1), 3(a), and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”), N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 10:5-12(a), (d). The District Court granted summary judgment to the Board, finding that the alleged harasser, Maurice Marshall, was not Moody’s supervisor. Becaus... More...    $0 (09-12-2017 - NJ)

A victim was robbed at knife-point by two men after responding
to a Craigslist advertisement for discounted iPads and iPhones.
In separate jury trials, defendants Jeremy Grant and Stephen
Maurrasse were convicted of first-degree armed robbery, N.J.S.A.
2C:15-1(a), and third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for
unlawful purposes, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(d). Grant was senten... More...    $0 (03-14-2017 - NJ)

A.M. has known defendant since she was four years old. A.M.'s
family and defendant's family enjoyed a close relationship, and
both families were active in their local church, where defendant
served as associate pastor at the time of his arrest.
The accusations came to light on November 30, 2009, when A.M.
reported her past sexual relationship with defendant to the ... More...    $0 (02-24-2017 - NJ)

Tried by a jury, defendant Dajon G. Lester was convicted of
second-degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c(1) (Count One),
and fourth-degree criminal trespass, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3, as a
lesser-included offense of second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18
2a(1) (Count Two). On December 22, 2014, defendant was sentenced
on Count One to a five-year prison term with an eighty-five... More...    $0 (02-18-2017 - NJ)

Pemberton Township contracted with the Pemberton First Aid
and Rescue Squad (Pemberton Rescue Squad) -- a private, non
profit organization -- to provide back-up emergency medical
services for the municipality. Defendant Brandon Morrison
served as a volunteer EMT on the Pemberton Rescue Squad and as
the Squad’s treasurer. Defendant was charged with official
misconduct... More...    $0 (12-17-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Binh Thach appeals from the dismissal of his
petition for post-conviction relief (PCR) following an
evidentiary hearing. He contends his plea counsel was
constitutionally deficient by failing to discover readily
available medical records suggesting defendant suffered from a
serious mental condition at the time he committed his crimes and
by failing to secur... More...    $0 (06-30-2016 - NJ)

In this appeal, we consider whether a defendant is entitled
to a jury trial when facing a third or subsequent driving while
intoxicated (DWI) charge pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. This
Court previously answered that question in the negative, over
twenty-five years ago, in State v. Hamm, 121 N.J. 109, 130
(1990), cert. denied, 499 U.S. 947, 111 S. Ct. 1413, 113 L. Ed.
... More...    $0 (05-14-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Rolando Terrell appeals from convictions under
two indictments. The first, Indictment No. 09-07-2029, charged
him with numerous crimes regarding the September 8, 2008 arson,
robbery, and murders of four victims. Co-defendant Lester Hayes
was charged in the first fifteen counts of this indictment.1 The
second, Indictment No. 09-07-2032, charged defendant with t... More...    $0 (05-03-2016 - NJ)

The record reveals the following facts and procedural
history.
A. Suppression Hearing
According to Detective Robert Prachar of the Homicide
Squad, Essex County Prosecutor's Office (prosecutor's office),
he initially met defendant on July 23, 2009, at her home in
Fairfield, where Zoppi had been found dead that morning. Later
that day, defendant and her husban... More...    $0 (04-22-2016 - NJ)

The State of New Jersey appeals from the Law Division's
order admitting defendant Brian S. Gundy into pretrial
intervention (PTI) over the prosecutor's objection. We affirm.
The facts surrounding defendant's arrest and his
application for PTI are generally not in dispute. They can be
summarized as follows.
A New Jersey State Trooper stopped defendant while he was More...    $0 (04-01-2016 - NJ)

In State v. Odom, 116 N.J. 65, 80-81 (1989), we held that
an expert witness in a drug-distribution case could testify to
the ultimate issue of fact -- whether a defendant possessed
drugs with the intent to distribute. We cautioned, however,
that the expert’s testimony should not amount to a pronouncement
of guilt. Allowing an expert to offer an opinion on a
defenda... More...    $0 (03-16-2016 - NJ)

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on November 23, 2008, defendant
entered Saint Thomas Syrian Orthodox Church in Clifton and shot
and killed Reshma, his wife, and Dennis John. Silvy, Reshma's
cousin, was also shot, but she survived and is now partially
paralyzed. At trial, these facts were undisputed. The issue
was whether defendant's conduct was purposeful or knowing, as More...    $0 (03-13-2016 - NJ)

On June 15, 2010, a Hudson County grand jury returned an
indictment charging defendant Tim McGeachy with first-degree
murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) or (2) (count one); two counts of
first-degree felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(3) (counts two
and four); first-degree robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count three);
and second-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2 (count five).
... More...    $0 (03-01-2016 - NJ)

After his motion to suppress inculpatory statements made to
police was partially denied, defendant Darrick Hudson entered a
guilty plea, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, to first-degree
aggravated manslaughter, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4(a); first-degree
robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1; and third-degree hindering
apprehension, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3(b)(1). He was sentenced in
accordanc... More...    $0 (03-01-2016 - NJ)

An Ocean County grand jury returned Indictment No. 09-07
1184, charging defendants Karriem A. Royster, Earl Marshall and
eleven others with various crimes involving the distribution of
controlled dangerous substances (CDS). Marshall was charged
with being the leader of a cocaine trafficking network, N.J.S.A.
2C:35-3 (count one); conspiracy to possess cocaine and marijuana ... More...    $0 (02-19-2016 - NJ)

This appeal arises from the purchase of a wholesale
gasoline company. Plaintiffs Swarna Allam and Avighna Global
Traders, LLC (AGT) purchased one hundred percent of the shares
of Pioneer Enterprises, Inc., which were held by defendant
Deepak Verma.1 Plaintiffs asserted various tort and contract
claims against Verma, who responded with various counterclaims.
The mat... More...    $0 (02-14-2016 - NJ)

We discern the following facts from the record of the
suppression hearing. Defendant was the supervisor of security
for the New Brunswick Parking Authority's (NBPA) parking lots
and garages. In May 2010, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's
Office initiated an investigation after receiving information
that NBPA security guards were taking money from patrons at exit
gat... More...    $0 (02-05-2016 - NJ)

Defendant Erik E. DeJesus appeals from the Law Division's
judgment of conviction, finding him guilty of first degree
possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) with intent
to distribute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5(a)(1), based upon defendant's
conditional "open" guilty plea.1 On appeal, he challenges the
trial court's denial of his motion to suppress, arguing the
war... More...    $0 (02-01-2016 - NJ)

On September 11, 2014, a grand jury in Trenton, New Jersey, returned a five-count Superseding Indictment against Binyamin Stimler, Mendel Epstein, Jay Goldstein ("Goldstein"), and David Aryeh Epstein.1 Defendants are all Orthodox Jewish men and their prosecutions arise out of allegations that Defendants engaged in criminal means to facilitate Orthodox Jewish divorces. According to the Supe... More...    $0 (01-06-2016 - NJ)