The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it has granted certification in three new matters. One of them is a taxation appeal, a type of matter that does not frequently appear...
Judge William A. Dreier, a fellow alumnus of Columbia Law School, died on February 2. He was 86 years old. Judge Dreier was a fixture on the bench for approximately...
The Supreme Court Civil Practice Committee has issued its 2024 report, which addresses recommended changes to Court Rules as well as Rule change proposals not recommended. The report is available...
Since the Supreme Court has responsibility for the Committee on Character, and given my own service on and subsequent practice before that Committee, this blog has discussed issues related to...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in two new cases, both involving Megan's Law. The cases, In the Matter of J.A. and In the Matter of...
AC Ocean Walk, LLC v. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co., 256 N.J. 294 (2024). [Disclosure: I was one of the counsel for United Policyholders, an amicus in support of...
Yesterday and today each saw a decision by the Supreme Court in criminal matters. Today's ruling in State v. Hill, 256 N.J. 266 (2024), authored by Justice Wainer Apter, involved...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted leave to appeal in Keyworth v. CareOne at Madison Avenue, a matter that actually involves two consolidated cases. The question presented, as...
Allure Pet Products, LLC v. Donnelly Marketing & Development LLC, 477 N.J. Super. 541 (App. Div. 2024). Today's opinion by Judge Sabatino in this case dealt with the question of...
On January 16, 1991, the Supreme Court decided Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Manzo, 122 N.J. 104 (1991). The decision, a unanimous one written by Justice Pollock, addressed "whether...