The Supreme Court will review the decision of the Appellate Division in Prioleau v. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Inc., 434 N.J. Super. 558 (App. Div. 2014). This appeal was as of right, since there...
The Supreme Court has granted certifcation to review the Appellate Division's decision in DeMarco v. Stoddard, 434 N.J. Super. 352 (App. Div. 2014). The Appellate Division's decision is discussed here. The question...
Due to a death in the family, there will be no posts here for a few days....
Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., ___ U.S. ___ (2014). In general, in a securities fraud case under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15...
Manata v. Pereira, 436 N.J. Super. 330 (App. Div. 2014). In this automobile-pedestrian collision case, "plaintiff's counsel engaged in improper cross-examination when he confronted defendant with a police report that...
Today, the Senate voted to grant tenure to Chief Justice Rabner and to confirm Judge Solomon as an Associate Justice. This was as expected. The vote on Chief Justice Rabner...
Wreden v. Township of Lafayette, 436 N.J. Super. 117 (App. Div. 2014). As Judge Haas described it in this opinion, the "continuing tort doctrine, also known as the ‘continuing violation...
Following yesterdays' 11-2 Senate Judiciary Committee vote in favor of the reappointment of Chief Justice Rabner, the Judiciary Committee held a one-hour hearing on Governor Christie's nomination of Judge Lee...
The Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon voted 11-2 to recommend to the full Senate that Chief Justice Rabner be granted tenure on the Supreme Court. The only negative votes came from Senators Michael...
Litwin v. Whirlpool Corp., 436 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2014). In Portee v. Jaffee, 84 N.J. 88 (1980), the Supreme Court established "a cause of action for damages to...