NJ Appellate Law Blog

It's That Time Again: Appellate Division Summer Parts

In an Order available here, Chief Justice Rabner announced the summer Part schedule for the Appellate Division. The term "Summer Parts," which has not been formally used by the courts...

Two Arbitration Decisions by the Appellate Division

This week, the Appellate Division decided two very different kinds of arbitration matters. Yesterday, Judge Sabatino issued an opinion in Morison v. Willingboro Bd. of Educ., 478 N.J. Super. 229...

Though New Jersey Plaintiff, Not Utah Defendant, Originated Their Business Relationship, New Jersey Still Has Personal Jurisdiction Over Defendant

Allure Pet Products, LLC v. Donnelly Marketing & Development LLC, 477 N.J. Super. 541 (App. Div. 2024). Today's opinion by Judge Sabatino in this case dealt with the question of...

Supreme Court Statistics for the 2022-23 Term

What better date to present statistics from the 2022-23 Supreme Court Term than the first working day (for many people) of this new calendar year? And who better to have...

The End of Last Week

Even as many people were throttling back in anticipation of the long holiday weekend that culminated in Christmas day, the Appellate Division issued three published opinions late last week. Here...

Another Short Week, and Another Catch-Up Post

In the past two weeks, an Appellate Division brief and a Supreme Court petition consumed much time. So, in this shortened Thanksgiving week, it's time to catch up on the...

The Limits of the Offer of Judgment Rule

J.P. Electric, Inc. v. LPMG Construction Management, LLC, 477 N.J. Super. 125 (App. Div. 2023). Judge Sabatino frequently writes long, intricate opinions on complex issues. Today, however, he authored the...

"Income" and "Profit" Under the Nonprofit Corporation Act

Breitman v. Atlantis Yacht Club, 477 N.J. Super. 115 (App. Div. 2023). This opinion by Judge Sabatino today involved the redemption of a membership interest in the defendant yacht club...

"Appellate Practice Master Class"

At this past May's Annual Meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association, I was a panelist for a presentation titled "Appellate Practice Master Class." That session was so well-received...

The First Half of August- Supreme Court Decisions in Civil Cases

Following up on yesterday's post regarding criminal appeals decided by the Supreme Court in the first half of August, this post summarizes the Court's decisions in civil cases during that...

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A Privity of Contract Anniversary

On this date in 1984, the Supreme Court decided Arohnson v. Mandara, 98 N.J. 92 (1984). A unanimous opinion written by Justice Schreiber, the opinion was one of a series that cut back on privity of contract as a defense....

Another Supreme Court Per Curiam Affirmance, With an "Attagirl" for Judge Puglisi

Amato v. Township of Ocean School District, ___ N.J. ___ (2025). Yesterday's post included discussion of a per curiam affirmance by the Supreme Court. Today, the Court published another per curiam affirmance in this case. The Court affirmed "substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Puglisi's thorough and thoughtful opinion" for the Appellate Division. That decision was published at 480 N.J. Super. 239 (App. Div. 2024)....

Two Short Ones From the Supreme Court

Supreme Court opinions often extend toward the longer side. This week, however, the Court issued two opinions, both involving administrative agency actions, that were shorter than average. In neither case did more need to be said....

One From the Supreme Court and Two From the Appellate Division

The end of last week saw the issuance of one Supreme Court ruling and two published Appellate Division decisions. Two of those were in criminal appeals. The third involved the exclusion of an expert witness in a medical malpractice case....