Contract interpretation

Shadow Juries

BASF Corp. v. Lyondell Chemical Co., 2010 WL 5288645 (App. Div. Dec. 28, 2010). This appeal involved a contract dispute between two corporations. Trial resulted in a judgment for BASF...

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The Last Days of June in the Appellate Division

In the time since the most recent post on this blog about published Appellate Division opinions, that court issued published rulings in four cases. Here are summaries:...

An Oft-Overlooked Anniversary: The 1776 New Jersey Constitution

New Jersey's current Constitution was adopted in 1947. Less well-known, however, is that New Jersey's first Constitution was adopted in 1776, on July 2 of that year. (In between, New Jersey adopted a new Constitution in 1844, which gets little attention these days). Thus, as we near the celebration of 250 years since the Declaration of Independence on July 4, today is also a day to celebrate....

The Last Days of June in the Supreme Court

In the time since the most recent post on this blog about Supreme Court opinions, the Court issued rulings in three cases. Here are summaries:...

A Short Week Last Week, With Two Published Appellate Division Decisions

Last Friday was Juneteenth, and courts were closed, making it a short week. During that week, there were no Supreme Court opinions issued, but the Appellate Division published decisions in two matters, one of which encompassed fourteen cases. Here are summaries:...