Samolyk v. Berthe, 251 N.J. 732 (2022). As discussed here, this case involved a set of facts in which one of the plaintiffs jumped into a lagoon to rescue their...

Chief Justice Rabner announced that Marie Hanley has been appointed as Deputy Clerk of the Appellate Division. For the past nearly seven years, Marie has served as Chief Counsel for...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in four new cases. Three of those matters are criminal appeals, one of which involves a published Appellate Division opinion. The...

Savage v. Township of Neptune, 472 N.J. Super. 291 (App. Div. 2022). Judge Haas issued this opinion of the Appellate Division. Plaintiff, a former sergeant with the Neptune Township police,...

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. v. State of New Jersey, 250 N.J. 550 (2022). As summarized here, the Appellate Division's published opinion, written by Judge Messano, affirmed the Law Division's dismissal of...

On this date in 1990, the Supreme Court decided Scafidi v. Seiler, 119 N.J. 93 (1990), a medical malpractice case. The key fact question there was, according to Justice Stein's...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two new cases. Both are criminal appeals, and both come to the Court following unpublished opinions by two-judge Appellate Division...

An enjoyable sojourn in Atlantic City for the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention delayed this post. I had the privilege of being part of a panel...

Matullo v. Skyzone Trampoline Park, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2022); Perez v. Sky Zone LLC, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2022). Sky Zone, an entertainment operation, has...

Metro Marketing, LLC v. Nationwide Vehicle Assurance, Inc., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2022). As discussed here, the "sham affidavit doctrine" holds that a party opposing summary judgment cannot...