Caribbean House, Inc. v. North Hudson Yacht Club, 434 N.J. Super. 220 (App. Div. 2013). This decision by Judge Accurso, issued today, involves an "easement of way," or an access...
Baanyan Software Services, Inc. v. Kuncha, 433 N.J. Super. 466 (App. Div. 2013). Under Rule 4:4-4, New Jersey asserts personal jurisdiction over defendants to the outer limits of what due...
This post is by my colleague Jeffrey A. Shooman. He discusses an important criminal law decision that the Appellate Division issued today. State v. Saavedra, 433 N.J. Super. 501 (App. Div. 2013). At...
Midland Funding, LLC v. Albern, 433 N.J. Super. 494 (App. Div. 2013). "[I]s a defendant, who, in responding to a complaint, moved for dismissal but did not file an answer...
In each of the past two years, I have been a speaker on a Strafford Publications webinar titled "Class Action Settlement Objectors: Minimizing and Defending Challenges by Professional Objectors, Government...
In re Wilson
On this date in 1981, the Supreme Court decided In re Wilson, 81 N.J. 451 (1979), one of the landmark attorney discipline cases. In a unanimous opinion by Chief Justice...
In re Proposed Quest Academy Charter School, 216 N.J. 370 (2013). In this unanimous opinion, fittingly written by Justice LaVecchia given her Office of Administrative Law background, the Supreme Court...
Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. v. Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, 433 N.J. Super. 445 (App. Div. 2013). Under Crowe v. DeGioia, 90 N.J. 126 (1982), some familiar factors normally govern...
Appeals About Issues Decided by State Agency Must Go to the Appellate Division, Not the Law Division
Beaver v. Magellan Health Services, Inc.. 433 N.J. Super. 430 (App. Div. 2013). "Under what circumstances may a litigant pursue common law and statutory causes of action in the Law...
Effective December 1, 2013, amendments to several Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ("FRAP") became effective. There are changes, all of which relate to appeals from the United States Tax Court,...