State v. Savoy, 218 N.J. 224 (2014). Under Article VI, section 2, paragraph 3 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Supreme Court has plenary power to "make rules governing the...
The Supreme Court announced late yesterday that it has granted review of the Appellate Division's decision in Department of Children and Families v. E.D.-O., 434 N.J. Super. 154 (App. Div....
O'Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 218 N.J. 168 (2014). The "common interest" doctrine permits multiple parties, who are represented by different counsel, to share information without destroying attorney-client privilege. The...
My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, was successful in two Appellate Division cases within the last few days. Last week, in Villaquiran v. All-State International, Inc., 2014 N.J. Super. Unpub....
Chief Justice Rabner announced today that Judges Higbee, Manahan, and Sumners will move to the Appellate Division effective on August 1. All three had been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division earlier...
In re Opinion No. 17-2012 of the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, 220 N.J. 468 (2014). Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most common resource of indigent individuals who must file...
Flinn v. Amboy Nat'l Bank, 436 N.J. Super. 274 (App. Div. 2014). This opinion by Judge Sabatino contains, among other things, an encyclopedic discussion of cases that address the standards...
Gormley v. Wood-El, 218 N.J. 72 (2014). Cases under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1983, are often difficult for plaintiffs. Such cases often fail, frequently on dispositive motions, due to qualified...
As announced by the Supreme Court here, Judge Rodriguez will retire as a judge on September 1, 2014. Effective June 19, he has waived continued temporary service on the Supreme...
The Senate today voted to confirm Cheryl Krause, a resident of New Jersey, for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a partner at Dechert's Philadelphia office,...
