State v. Fair, 256 N.J. 213 (2024). "True threats" fall outside constitutional free speech protections. The issue in this case, in which Justice Wainer Apter wrote a unanimous opinion that...
Another week, another week where work for clients made it impossible to keep up with the courts. This week featured two unanimous opinions from the Supreme Court, one civil, one...
What better date to present statistics from the 2022-23 Supreme Court Term than the first working day (for many people) of this new calendar year? And who better to have...
Fuster v. Township of Chatham, 477 N.J. Super. 477 (App. Div. 2023). This Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") case implicated not only that statute but the Body Worn camera Law...
Even as many people were throttling back in anticipation of the long holiday weekend that culminated in Christmas day, the Appellate Division issued three published opinions late last week. Here...
Meyers v. State Health Benefits Comm'n, 256 N.J. 94 (2023). Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in a criminal case affirming a ruling of the Appellate Division...
State v. Rosado, 256 N.J. 93 (2023). As discussed here, the Appellate Division, in an opinion by Judge Gilson, held that a January 3, 2002 amendment to the criminal statute...
Affidavit of Merit "Alleging Collective Negligence by Multiple Unidentifiable Nurses Was Inadequate"
Hargett v. Hamilton Park Opco, LLC, 477 N.J. Super. 390 (App. Div. 2023). Judge Vinci wrote the opinion in this case under the Affidavit of Merit statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 et...
It is rare for the Appellate Division to issue three published opinions on one day. That occurred yesterday. Two of the cases entailed similar legal issues and were decided by...
So far this week, the Appellate Division has issued two published opinions. Here are summaries: 257-261 20th Avenue Realty, LLC v. Roberto, 477 N.J. Super. 339 (App. Div. 2023). This...