Halvorsen v. Villamil, 429 N.J. Super. 568 (App. Div. 2013). Does the Dram Shop Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:22A-1 to -7, which makes a licensed alcholic beverage server liable for serving a visibly intoxicated...
Freeman v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, 709 F.3d 240 (3d Cir. 2013). This appeal involved plaintiff's assertion that an arbitration award should be vacated because the arbitrator was biased. The district court rejected that...
Motley v. Seaside Park Bd. of Adj., 430 N.J. Super. 132 (App. Div. 2013). N.J.S.A. 40:55D-68 allows a non-conforming use or structure to be "restored or repaired in the event of partial...
Caprio v. Healthcare Revenue Recovery Group, LLC, 709 F.3d 142 (3d Cir. 2013). The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692g ("FDCPA"), requires debt collectors to include in collection letters a "debt...
Tatham v. Tatham, 429 N.J. Super. 502 (App. Div. 2013). It is not often that a family law opinion touches on so many fundamental procedural issues. This opinion by Judge Fisher addresses...
Rymarkiewicz v. UMDNJ, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2013). Our courts, especially the appellate courts, bend over backwards to avoid dismissing cases for a party's failure to make discovery....
Rosen v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 430 N.J. Super. 97 (App. Div. 2013). The holding of this decision affirmed a defense motion to dismiss this putative class action case for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff had...
On December 10, 2012, Governor Christie nominated Robert Hanna, currently the Director of the Board of Public Utilties, and Judge David Bauman of the Superior Court of Monmouth County, to...
Interstate Outdoor Advertising, L.P. v. Mt. Laurel Tp. Bd. of Adj., 706 F.3d 527 (3d Cir. 2013). The Township of Mount Laurel, best known for its role in a series of affordable...
Howard Bashman, who writes the How Appealing blog, has written a very instructive article about how oral argument in the Third Circuit has become increasingly rare since the court year that ended...
