NJ Appellate Law Blog – NJ Appellate Lawyer Bruce D. Greenberg blogs about Appeals and Appellate Law Practice

Two for the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in two more cases. In one case, the Court granted certification, while in the other the Court granted leave to appeal....

Listen to My Interview on "The Bold Sidebar" Podcast Here

I previously wrote here about my interview with Jeff Horn on his podcast, "The Bold Sidebar." The podcast covers "all things New Jersey Supreme Court." My interview on the podcast...

The Supreme Court Adds Two More Cases

The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in two more cases. In Sipko v. Koger, Inc., the question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office,...

Arbitrator's Interpretation of Labor Agreement Was "Reasonably Debatable" and Should Have Been Upheld

Borough of Carteret v. Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Ass'n, Local 67, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). Under longstanding Supreme Court of New Jersey precedent, an arbitrator's interpretation of a labor contract is...

My Interview on "The Bold Sidebar" Podcast

Jeff Horn is an attorney in Toms River. He is the host of a podcast called "The Bold Sidebar." Jeff summarizes the topic of that podcast as "all things New...

At Least for a Day, The Supreme Court is Back in Person

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in State v. Dangcil, a case in which, as discussed here, the Court granted direct certification from the Law Division and accelerated the...

Both a Tax Collector and Her Municipal Employer Can be Liable Under Civil Rights Acts for Improper Refusal to Redeem Property to Avoid Foreclosure

Winberry Realty Partnership v. Borough of Rutherford, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). [Disclosure: I am one of the counsel for the successful plaintiffs in this case.] This case has a long...

Two Rulings in Criminal Cases by the Supreme Court

State v. Szemple, ___ N.J ___ (2021); J.K. v. New Jersey State Parole Bd., ___ N.J. ___ (2021). The Court decided these two criminal appeals in the last two days....

Despite Commissioner of Education's Failure to Address Segregative Effects of Expansion of Seven Newark Charter Schools, Those Expansions Stand

In re Renewal Application of TEAM Academy Charter School, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). Justice Patterson's decision for a unanimous Supreme Court today addressed whether, when considering the expansion applications of...

Complaint-Summonses From a Municipal Police Department Can be Obtained Under the Open Public Records Acts

Simmons v. Mercado, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). Justice Pierre-Louis issued this unanimous opinion for the Supreme Court today. The issue was "whether a records request for complaint-summonses from a municipal...

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With the Appellate Division's Recess Over, The Appellate Division Oral Argument of the Week is Another Waiver of Arbitration Case

On Tuesday, April 29, judges on Part F of the Appellate Division will hear oral argument in Newport Associates Development Co. v. Chubb Ins. Co. The appeal arises out of the denial by the Law Division of the motion of defendant AIG Specialty Insurance Company ("ASIC") to compel arbitration of plaintiffs' claim for indemnity in connection with underlying litigation with Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and Public Service Electric and Gas Company. The Law Division held that ASIC had waived its contractual right to demand arbitration....

Another Quartet of New Cases for the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in four new appeals. Three are from unpublished opinions of the Appellate Division, while the fourth is from a published decision in a criminal case....

A Recess for the Appellate Division, and for This Blog

The Appellate Division is in a recess this week and next. No oral arguments will occur during that period....

Appellate Division Oral Argument of the Week: Has the School Funding Reform Act Denied Lakewood Public School Students the Constitutionally-Required "Thorough and Efficient" Education?

On Tuesday, April 8, judges on Part D will hear oral argument in Alcantar v. Allen-McMillan, a case filed in 2014 in which the Appellate Division has ruled before, 475 N.J. Super. 56 (App. Div. 2023). This appeal follows on the Appellate Division's prior ruling, unappealed by the State...