Since last Friday, one week ago, the Appellate Division issued three published opinions (not counting its opinion in the Verizon case that the Supreme Court decided yesterday, in which the...
Verizon New Jersey, Inc. v. Borough of Hopewell, 258 N.J. 255 (2024). This 6-0 per curiam opinion (Justice Fasciale did not participate) affirmed a 78-page opinion by Judge Accurso at...
The Supreme Court has announced that it has granted review in two new matters. One is on a familiar subject: affidavits of merit in professional liability cases. The other involves...
Arias v. County of Bergen, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2024). This was a personal injury case. Plaintiff fell in a hole and sustained injuries while rollerblading on a...
Pace v. Hamilton Cove, 258 N.J. 82 (2024). Class action waivers and mandatory arbitration provisions often appear together in consumer contracts. They are among the tools sellers use to restrict...
In the Matter of Registrant R.H., 258 N.J. 1 (2024); In the Matter of Registrant J.A., 258 N.J. 22 (2024). These decisions, both unanimous, were issued yesterday. Chief Justice Rabner...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in In re Appeal of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's September 6, 2022 Denial of Request for Adjudicatory Hearing....
June came to a close last week. There were no Supreme Court decisions. The Appellate Division, however, issued five published opinions. Only one of them was discussed, here. Here are...
A 3-3 Supreme Court Split Affirms the Appellate Division in Hyman v. Rosenblum Yeshiva of New Jersey
Hyman v. Rosenblum Yeshiva of New Jersey, 258 N.J. 208 (2024). As discussed here, in an opinion reported at 474 N.J. Super. 561 (App. Div. 2023), the Appellate Division affirmed...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted leave to appeal in State v. Hernandez-Peralta. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "In this post-conviction...
