Yesterday, October 1, and the day before, September 30, the Supreme Court Clerk's Office, the Appellate Division Clerk's Office, and other Clerk's Offices in the Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton...

The Supreme Court announced yesterday that Justice Fernandez-Vina recently had eye surgery and is scheduled for another operation "in the near future" as well. Accordingly, he will not be participating...

Chief Justice Rabner announced yesterday that Judges Karen Suter and Francis Vernoia are being temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division. For the period of October 19 through December 27, 2015,...

A.A. v. Gramiccioni, 442 N.J. Super. 276 (App. Div. 2015). It is unusual for a plaintiff to be permitted to use only initials in filing a complaint. As Judge Simonelli...

Kaye v. Rosefielde, 223 N.J. 218 (2015). Kaye v. Rosefielde, 432 N.J. Super. 421 (App. Div. 2013), discussed here, seemed destined for Supreme Court review. The Court did grant review,...

Van Horn v. Harmony Sand & Gravel, 442 N.J. Super. 333 (App. Div. 2015). When is a document titled "Lease Agreement" not a lease? When it is in fact, regardless...

In re Probation Ass'n of New Jersey, 442 N.J. Super. 185 (App. Div. 2015). N.J.S.A. 34:13A-5.4(b)(1) prohibits interference with a right guaranteed by the Employer-Employee Relations Act, and the Act...

Mernick v. McCutchen, 442 N.J. Super. 196 (App. Div. 2015). This appeal presented a discovery issue in an auto accident case. Defendants had taken surveillance video of the injured plaintiff....

This is a guest post by Jeffrey A. Shooman, my colleague at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC. Shipyard Associates, L.P. v. City of Hoboken, 2015 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2117 (App....

Jack Trubenbach may be the most important person at the Appellate Division whom few people know about. For exactly 36 years, beginning on September 1, 1979, he has been with...