Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline has suspended for 60 days a magisterial district justice previously described as “stalking” five young women. The suspension is significantly less severe than the punishment the Judicial Conduct Board sought for Gerard L. Alonge
The New England Patriots may face further punishment for surreptitiously filming their opponents’ signals if the 3rd Circuit revives a class action consumer fraud suit brought by a New York Jets follower who claims he was cheated out of seeing fair games and is seeking $184 million in damages for fans. The serious grilling that lawyers for the Patriots and the NFL received at Wednesday’s oral argument indicates the appellate court could be poised to rule in fans’ favor.
After practicing law in New Jersey for 57 years, Martin Burger learned something new: You can be reprimanded by the state Supreme Court for paying paralegals a percentage of fees on cases they bring in. He also learned the punishment could have been worse. In an order made public on March 5, the justices adopted the Disciplinary Review Board’s finding that Burger capitalized on paralegal Lita Biederman’s contacts in the Filipino community to generate immigration cases.
There are many companies who are facing the charges labeled against them by their employees. Laws are there that enable the employees to safeguard their rights in the company. There are various provisions given in the law book to protect the employees from exploitation.
