State v. Savoy, 218 N.J. 224 (2014). Under Article VI, section 2, paragraph 3 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Supreme Court has plenary power to "make rules governing the...

O'Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 218 N.J. 168 (2014). The "common interest" doctrine permits multiple parties, who are represented by different counsel, to share information without destroying attorney-client privilege. The...

My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, was successful in two Appellate Division cases within the last few days. Last week, in Villaquiran v. All-State International, Inc., 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub....

Chief Justice Rabner announced today that Judges Higbee, Manahan, and Sumners will move to the Appellate Division effective on August 1. All three had been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division earlier...

Flinn v. Amboy Nat'l Bank, 436 N.J. Super. 274 (App. Div. 2014). This opinion by Judge Sabatino contains, among other things, an encyclopedic discussion of cases that address the standards...

Gormley v. Wood-El, 218 N.J. 72 (2014). Cases under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1983, are often difficult for plaintiffs. Such cases often fail, frequently on dispositive motions, due to qualified...

Casal v. Hyundai Motor America, 436 N.J. Super. 296 (App. Div. 2014). In this case under the Lemon Law, N.J.S.A. 56:12-32(a)(1), which includes a fee-shifting provision for successful claimants, the...

Manata v. Pereira, 436 N.J. Super. 330 (App. Div. 2014). In this automobile-pedestrian collision case, "plaintiff's counsel engaged in improper cross-examination when he confronted defendant with a police report that...

Wreden v. Township of Lafayette, 436 N.J. Super. 117 (App. Div. 2014). As Judge Haas described it in this opinion, the "continuing tort doctrine, also known as the ‘continuing violation...

Litwin v. Whirlpool Corp., 436 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2014). In Portee v. Jaffee, 84 N.J. 88 (1980), the Supreme Court established "a cause of action for damages to...