Adderall "can be a very seductive medication," said Stacey Dougan, a former Big Law attorney-turned-mental-health counselor. "You get this surge of energy, and can be very focused and get a lot done."

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"If I'm trying a case against Moderna [a developer of a COVID-19 vaccine], there's going to be a positive impression and you're going to have to deal with it," said Christopher Placitella, a drug defect lawyer at Cohen, Placitella & Roth in Red Bank, New Jersey.

A "trial court may not mold a jury verdict according to its perception of the jury's view. A verdict may be molded in consonance with the plainly manifested intention of the jury," the appeals court said.

The patient was put on life support after receiving an excessive dose of an opioid drug.

As he recovers from the crash landing of his once-promising legal career, the attorney is spreading a message that law firms should pay more attention to the quality of associate life.

The issues in the case prompted two schools of thought on how to deal with ambiguity in the 2011 amendment to the tax code.

The suit sheds new light on the November 2018 killings of Keith and Jennifer Caneiro of Colts Neck and their children, 11-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Sophia. Keith's brother, Paul Caneiro, who has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder, was facing allegations that he stole $90,000 from the college funds for Jesse and Sophia, according to the suit.