Bodily injury liability is car insurance coverage that pays for the medical bills and lost wages of other people when you are at fault in an accident. To gain more insight about this type of insurance, WalletHub posed questions to a panel of experts including Rutgers Law Professor Adam Scales.

There was nothing typical about the recent case won by Rutgers Law Associates (RLA), the practice within the Rutgers Law Associates Fellowship that serves the needs of low- and moderate-income New Jersey residents at no or reduced cost. First, it was a six-day civil case tried before a jury. Though RLA is a general practice law firm, much of its work has recently focused on family practice, which is generally tried in one day in front a judge without a jury. Even more rare is that this civil case went to a verdict; most are settled out of court. Finally, it’s incredibly rare for a newly-minted attorney—with just a few months since their law school graduation—to take on a civil case like this, pick a jury, try the case, and win. But that is precisely what RLA fellow Patrick Johnson ’22 did.

Rutgers Law third-year student Starr Vega is the first recipient of the Daniel Anderl Memorial Scholarship. The $5,500 award is part of a larger endowment created in Anderl’s memory. The son of Hon. Esther Salas (RLAW ’94), an MSP Newark alumna, was murdered by a disgruntled attorney in 2020 at their home in North Brunswick. Anderl was 20 years old and planned for a career in law. His father, Mark, was shot and wounded in the attack.

Travel courses offered at Rutgers Law School this semester culminated in immersive, educational trips during Spring Break. One course, "Cuba Legal Field Study," introduces students to Cuba’s constitution, laws, and relationship to the U.S. firsthand.

Travel courses offered at Rutgers Law this semester culminated in immersive, educational trips during Spring Break. One course, "South African Constitutional Law," highlighted the similarities and differences between two legal systems, specifically in how they deal with health law and reproductive rights.

Travel courses offered at Rutgers Law this semester culminated in immersive, educational trips during Spring Break. One course, "Law and Instruments for Social Change," inspired students with the transformation of the American South and beyond during the Civil Rights Movement and prompted them to identify links to past and current social justice problems between the south and New Jersey.

Rutgers Law Associate Professor Cymie Payne is participating in historic ocean treaty negotiations and predicts it will increase ocean resilience to climate change.

Rutgers Law alumnus and Rear Admiral William Dwyer ‘04 was selected to be the first chief prosecutor of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), a new senior position with considerable influence on the practice of military justice.

Johanna Bond, an accomplished academic leader and legal scholar, will be the new dean of Rutgers Law School beginning on July 3, 2023.

After every major disaster, many homeowners are shocked to learn that their homeowners insurance fails to pay for their losses. The same is true in everyday events; a plumbing leak that causes thousands of dollars of damage may not be covered under homeowners insurance.

Rutgers Law is pleased to announce that Gwynne A. Wilcox, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member and Rutgers Law alumna, will deliver the Commencement address in Newark. She is the first Black woman to serve as a Board member in the history of the Agency. Sundeep Iyer, Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, will deliver the Commencement address in Camden.

Rutgers Law second-year students Sean Muirhead and Matthew Raber won first place in the 2023 Nathan Baker Trial Competition last night. Sean and Matthew faced off against third-year student Erin Hamilton and second-year student Anika Nelson in the competition's final round before the Honorable Zahid Quraishi, United States District Judge (RLAW ’00).  The two teams presented a full trial of a criminal murder case, with Hamilton and Nelson representing the State and Muirhead and Raber representing the defense.