Hersh v. County of Morris, 217 N.J. 236 (2014). It is traditional for a new Justice's first opinion to be a unanimous, relatively uncontroversial one. Yesterday, Justice Fernandez-Vina issued his...
Robinson v. Vivirito, 217 N.J. 199 (2014). On her way to a diner on a Saturday, plaintiff Charlotte Robinson took a shortcut across a middle school property. As she crossed...
Today's post is a guest post by Victor N. Metallo, MAE, MBA, JD, Adj. Professor of Business Law, Montclair State University In State v. Ates, 213 N.J. 389 (2014), the...
Hess Corp. v. ENI Petroleum, US, LLC, 435 N.J. Super. 89 (App. Div. 2014). ENI entered into a "Base Contract," a form widely used in the oil industry, under which...
Bellino v. Verizon Wireless, 435 N.J. Super. 85 (App. Div. 2014). The Workers Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 to -142 ("the Act"), contains an "anti-fraud" provision in N.J.S.A. 34:15-57.4. Under that...
The Supreme Court announced this morning that it has granted certification to review the decision in Redd v. Bowman, 433 N.J. Super. 178 (App. Div. 2013). The Appellate Division's decision is discussed...
At today's seminar sponsored by the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, a panel headlined by Judges Chagares and Shwartz discussed tips for practicing before the Third Circuit....
New Jersey Realty Concepts v. Mavroudis, 435 N.J. Super. 118 (App. Div. 2014). For over sixty years, it has been the law that "money or other property in the hands...
The Supreme Court announced this morning that it has granted certification to review Lippman v. Ethicon, Inc., 432 N.J. Super. 378 (App. Div. 2013). The decision of the Appellate Division is discussed here. The...
In an Order published yesterday afternoon, Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judges Carol Higbee, Thomas Manahan, and Thomas Sumners, Jr., are being temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division. The re-assignments become...