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On July 13, 2013, the jury in the murder trial of George Zimmerman acquitted the self-appointed neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida, of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges arising from his shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin, a teenager who was returning home from a trip to the local store to buy candy and iced tea.

I previously blogged on the law that passed the PA House and PA Senate which expanded the exceptions for jury duty service in Pennsylvania.

<p>Is Pennsylvania changing to merit selection for appellate court judges? Maybe in the future,  but not right now. The process is lengthy and requires an amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution which would require a positive vote of the house and senate in 2 successive sessions and then a ratification vote by the public in a statewide referendum.</p> <p>Though lengthy, the process has started.  <a href="http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/10/pa_house_committee_votes_for_m.html">

Before turning over information in response to a subpoena, wholeheartedly assess whether the response will disclose your company’s proprietary information.

Aaron Weems discusses how the hiring and firing of college football coaches is legal and what schools and coaches can do to protect themselves.

Barry J. Muller was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal article, "N.J. Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against Water Park for Patron's Spinal Cord Injury."

The NJ Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether a municipality seeking to condemn property must expressly find that the property is "blighted".

The Appellate Division of the Third Judicial Department in the State of New York denied personhood status for Tommy, the chimpanzee, expressly rejecting The Nonhuman Rights Project fundamental assertion that chimpanzees are "legal persons."

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s bill, the Military Justice Improvement Act, failed by a procedural vote this week in the U.S. Senate.

On May 6, 2015, the Delaware Supreme Court heard oral argument on two cases that presented the same question.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two consolidated cases on whether or not the defendants’ Fourth Amendment rights were violated when police officers searched their cell phones without warrants.

Scott L. Vernick was quoted in the Business Insurance article, "Supreme Court Ruling Creates Burden To Prove Actual Injury," on June 5, 2016.

Elizabeth Hampton’s blog post, "What Judges Really Want Lawyers to Know," from the firm’s Garden State Gavel blog, was mentioned as one of the top 10 postings for February 20, 2015.

The Delaware Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act provides a process through which litigants in actions pending outside of Delaware may conduct depositions or access information in Delaware.

Kenneth Rosenberg was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal’s article, "Vacancies, Backlogs Growing, but Christie Not Sole Factor."

I previously posted on this case when a panel of 3 Superior Court Justices affirmed a Lower Court decision to grant summary judgment in favor of the company who employed a valet service.

The law of electronic discovery has been evolving for more than a decade. Yet for many attorneys, e-discovery remains an unfamiliar concept.