Yesterday, by a 36-0 vote, the Senate rightly confirmed Anne Patterson as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She will assume the seat now held by Justice Rivera-Soto when...
Last night, my family and I had the tremendous pleasure of attending the high school graduation of my nephew, for whom my wife and I are also godparents. My nephew was the salutatorian, and gave a well-received...
Governor Christie's nomination of Anne Patterson to fill the seat that will soon be vacated by Justice Rivera-Soto won the approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week by a vote...
Abbott v. Burke, 206 N.J. 332 (2011). The merits of this latest decision on the funding necessary to satisfy the mandate of article VIII, section 4, paragraph 1 of the New...
The Supreme Court of New Jersey decided several cases in 1968 that began the expansion of the discovery rule in New Jersey. On this date, the Court decided Diamond v. New...
Today is the anniversary of New Jersey Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. New Jersey Dep't of Human Services, 89 N.J. 234 (1982). That case was an action on behalf of retarded...
For many years, New Jersey followed the rule that an abutting property owner, even a commercial property owner, could not be liable for injuries suffered by a pedestrian on a defective or...
Two episodes of New Jersey Network's television program "Due Process," which are currently scheduled to air in June, will feature an interview with Supreme Court of the United States Justice Stephen Breyer by hosts Raymond Brown...
Smith v. Hudson County Register, 2011 WL 1529730 (App. Div. April 25, 2011). This opinion, by Judge Sabatino, applied the catalyst doctrine to an Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") case. In Mason...
On this date in 2008, the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided Wein v. Morris, 194 N.J. 364 (2008). That case involved an order dismissing a lawsuit and directing that...
