The Supreme Court of New Jersey decided several cases in 1968 that began the expansion of the discovery rule in New Jersey. On this date, the Court decided Diamond v. New...
Today is the anniversary of New Jersey Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. New Jersey Dep't of Human Services, 89 N.J. 234 (1982). That case was an action on behalf of retarded...
Sachau v. Sachau, 206 N.J. 1 (2011). In Pacifico v. Pacifico, 190 N.J. 258 (2007), the Supreme Court held that where a divorce agreement provides that the sale of a marital home is...
For many years, New Jersey followed the rule that an abutting property owner, even a commercial property owner, could not be liable for injuries suffered by a pedestrian on a defective or...
AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011). From the same people who brought us the outrageous 5-4 decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S....
The 70th Third Circuit Judicial Conference began last night in Philadelphia. Those of us in attendance were treated to an interesting keynote address by the Third Circuit's (and New Jersey's)...
Governonr Chris Christie and Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney have reached agreement on how to handle the long-pending Supreme Court nomination of Anne Patterson. The Governor will withdraw her nomination...
Two episodes of New Jersey Network's television program "Due Process," which are currently scheduled to air in June, will feature an interview with Supreme Court of the United States Justice Stephen Breyer by hosts Raymond Brown...
Smith v. Hudson County Register, 2011 WL 1529730 (App. Div. April 25, 2011). This opinion, by Judge Sabatino, applied the catalyst doctrine to an Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") case. In Mason...
State v. W.B., 205 N.J. 588 (2011). After some twists and turns, recounted here, Justice Rivera-Soto stated that he would vote in cases where Judge Stern, who has been temporarily assigned to...
