On this date in 1988, the Supreme Court decided Clowes v. Terminix Int'l, Inc., 109 N.J 575 (1988). The Court's unanimous opinion, written by Justice Clifford, stated that "[t]he principal...

Francavilla v. Absolute Resolutions VI, LLC, 478 N.J. Super. 171 (App. Div. 2024). Judge Vanek wrote this opinion for the Appellate Division in this putative class action case. Her first...

Players Place II Condominium Ass'n, Inc. v. K.P., 256 N.J. 472 (2024). This case came to the Supreme Court as of right, due to a dissent in the Appellate Division...

Jersey City United Against the New Ward Map v. Jersey City Ward Commission, 478 N.J. Super. 132 (App. Div. 2024). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, represents...

State v. Baker, 478 N.J. Super. 116 (App. Div. 2024). This opinion by Judge Currier, in a drug possession case, involved once again the automobile exception to the warrant requirement...

State v. Knight, 257 N.J. 248 (2024). In this opinion by Justice Pierre-Louis today, a unanimous Supreme Court twice stated that the facts of this case were "unique." That is...

State of New Jersey ex rel. Health Choice Group, LLC v. Bayer Corporation, 478 N.J. Super. 184 (App. Div. 2024). As Judge Gilson discussed in his opinion for the Appellate...

In orders dated yesterday and published this morning, Chief Justice Rabner announced significant changes in the Appellate Division. Four new judges have been temporarily elevated to that court, while a...

E.T. v. The Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County, 478 N.J. Super. 102 (App. Div. 2024). This appeal actually consisted of six consolidated matters. Similar to recent decisions involving...

In an Order available here, Chief Justice Rabner announced that, effective March 11, 2024, Judge Mayer will become Presiding Judge of Part G of the Appellate Division. This is the...