Baskett v. Cheung, 422 N.J. Super. 377 (App. Div. 2011). The facts of this case, detailed in the opinion of Judge Harris for this appellate panel, were about as egregious as they come....
New Jersey caselaw under the Uniform Commercial Code is relatively undeveloped compared to New York's decisional law. On this date in 1973, however, the Appellate Division issued one of New...
Delalla v. Hanover Insurance, 660 F.3d 180 (3d Cir. 2011). The federal removal statute, 28 U.S.C. §1446(b), obligates a defendant who wishes to remove to federal court a case filed in state...
State v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., 422 N.J. Super. 363 (App. Div. 2011). The New Jersey False Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:32C-1 to -15 and -17 to -18, was enacted on January 13,...
President Obama has nominated Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. She would fill the "New Jersey seat" that was created when Judge Barry took senior...
Estate of Taylor v. Director, Div. of Taxation, 422 N.J. Super. 336 (App. Div. 2011). In FMC Stores v. Borough of Morris Plains, 100 N.J. 418 (1985), the Supreme Court announced the...
Tymczyszyn v. Columbus Gardens, 422 N.J. Super. 253 (App. Div. 2011). Plaintiff slipped on ice and fell on a sidewalk that abuts a "multi-unit residential property" operated by defendant Hoboken Housing Authority. Plaintiff...
Tortorice v. Vanartsdalen, 422 N.J. Super. 242 (App. Div. 2011). A fit natural parent has a fundamental right to autonomy in child-rearing decisions, so that a grandparent who seeks visitation rights must...
Today, we are all used to the existence of senior citizen housing developments. Thirty five years ago, however, it was not so clear that such developments were legally permissible. On this date in 1976,...
Maharaj v. Saint Barnabas Health Care System, 2011 WL 4435080 (App. Div. Sept. 26, 2011). In this case, the Appellate Division (Judges Carchman and Nugent) reversed a dismissal of the pro...