On November 18, an Appellate Division panel consisting of Judges Carchman, Fisher and Nugent denied the State's motion for a stay pending the appeal, now before the Supreme Court on...
US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, 663 F.3d 671 (3d Cir. 2011). After defendant McCutchen suffered a serious auto accident, a benefit plan administered by plaintiff US Airways paid him nearly $67,000 for his...
The Supreme Court's grant last Thursday of direct certification of the judges' pension case, DePascale v. New Jersey, has generated some controversy. Governor Christie, for example, criticized the Court for preempting Appellate Division review....
Nine minutes ago, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that among the cases it will take up are three cases involving the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable...
Today, the Supreme Court issued an order granting direct certification in DePascale v. New Jersey. The question presented, as summarized by the Supreme Court Clerk's Office, is "as applied to certain justices and judges,...
Often overlooked is the fact that the Supreme Court of New Jersey is more than just the court of last resort for state court appeals. Under Article VI, section 2,...
In Prime Accounting Dep't v. Tp. of Carney's Point, 421 N.J. Super. 199 (App. Div. 2011), discussed here, the Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of a tax appeal complaint for lack...
The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has issued his Annual Report, entitled "Judicial Business of the United States Courts." The report, available here, is over...
The New Jersey Judiciary has released its 2010-11 court year report. During the past year, according to that report, the Supreme Court of New Jersey received 1,184 petitions for certification....
On November 2, 1987, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided O'Malley v. Department of Energy, 109 N.J. 309 (1987). That case involved a civil service employee who had been...
