Although drug overdose deaths from “hard” drugs like cocaine are on the decline, overdose deaths caused by painkillers and other prescription drugs are trending in the opposite direction, according to data released by the National Center for Health Statistics. In 2014, more than 17,000 people died due to overdoses of cocaine, heroin and other illicit drugs. Meanwhile, the total number…

Two South Jersey businesses, and their operators, were indicted by a grand jury on charges of insurance fraud, theft and misconduct. The businesses under indictment include a recycling company located in Lakewood NJ and an insurance company located in Neptune, New Jersey. The government has alleged that the owners and operators of the companies were behind a massive scheme to…

Bramnick Rodriguez partner, Michael Noriega, spoke last night to a crowd of attorneys at the West Orange Wilshire Grand Hotel, during the NJ State Bar ICLE seminar “Legal Answers in Emergency Situations.” The conversation focused, in part, on the upcoming sea of changes to the criminal trial practice based upon the Bail Reform Law that will go into effect on…

NJ Governor Chris Christie recently signed off on legislation that will make it easier for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses in New Jersey to clear their records and move on with their lives. The ambitious law was initially approved by the New Jersey Legislature back in September 2015. When the bill came up for debate among state legislators, one…

A perceived gun violence epidemic has resulted in calls for tougher gun control legislation – even in New Jersey, which already has strict gun crime laws on the books. A recent mass shooting in Oregon has highlighted the problem of gun violence in areas throughout the United States. The tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon led to…