Today was the day that the Senate Judiciary Committee held its hearing on the nomination to the Supreme Court of Camden County Superior Court Judge Fausto Fernandez-Vina. The hearing featured...
D'Agostino v. Maldonado, 216 N.J. 168 (2013). The requirement of the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-19 ("CFA"), that a consumer sustain an "ascertainable loss" as a prerequisite to recovery has...
On Friday, the Supreme Court announced that it would grant the State's application for direct certification to review the September 27 ruling of the Law Division that granted summary judgment...
Yesterday, Chief Judge McKee issued an Order of the Chief Circuit Judge Regarding the Operations of the Courts in the Absence of an Appropriation or Continuing Resolution Enacted by the United States Congress...
At last night's meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee, statistics for the court year that ended on August 31, 2013 were presented. Most of those...
Allstate New Jersey Ins. Co. v. Lajara, 433 N.J. Super. 20 (App. Div. 2013). Plaintiff insurers sued a number of defendants under the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to...
Senate Democrats announced last week that the Senate Judiciary Committee would hold a hearing on the nomination of Judge Fausto Fernandez-Vina to the Supreme Court. That hearing has been scheduled...
B.H. v. Easton Area School District, 725 F.3d 293 (3d Cir. 2013). The majority opinion in this en banc case, written by Judge Smith, begins as follows. "Once again, we...
In re Lazy Days' RV Center, Inc., 724 F.3d 418 (3d Cir. 2013). In this bankruptcy appeal, Judge Hardiman, writing for the panel, reversed a district court decision that had...
IMO Advisory Letter No. 3-11 and Opinion No. 12-08 of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Extrajudicial Activities, 215 N.J. 495 (2013). Since 2008, Vincent Sicari has been a part-time...
