In April, this blog reported on the nomination of David Porter to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite the opposition of one of his home state Senators, Robert Casey,...
The House Judiciary Committee, by a voice vote, advanced the Judiciary Reforms, Organizational and Modernization Act of 2018, known as "the Judiciary ROOM Act." The bill number is H.R. 6755....
This is a very difficult post to write. Michael E. Patunas was my colleague at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC for more than fifteen years. He was my partner for a...
Cona v. Township of Washington, 456 N.J. Super. 197 (App. Div. 2018). In Timber Glen Phase III, LLC v. Hamilton Tp., 441 N.J. Super. 514 (App. Div. 2015), the Appellate...
This time of the year there are slim pickings in terms of published opinions of the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the Appellate Division. Even unpublished Appellate Division opinions...
In re Accutane Litigation, 234 N.J.340 (2018). [Disclosure: I argued this appeal, together with co-counsel, on behalf of the plaintiffs. The opinions expressed in this post are mine alone, and...
Abdelkader v. Hosny, 2018 WL 3579897 (App. Div. July 26, 2018). In State in Interest of N.P., 453 N.J. Super. 480 (App. Div. 2018), discussed here, Judge Messano discussed the...
The Supreme Court announced that it will review two more cases. Both are criminal appeals in which the Court granted certification. In State v. McNeil-Thomas, the question presented, as phrased...
Chief Justice Rabner has issued the General Assignment Order for 2018-19. It is available here. The Appellate Division lineup again features Judge Messano as Presiding Judge for Administration and Judge...
Chief Justice Rabner has announced the elevation of three judges to the Appellate Division. Two of them, Judges Firko and Natali, have been serving on temporary assignment to the Appellate...
