The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two new appeals. Both involve insurance, though in very different ways. And one of the appeals is from a published...
On this date in 2002, the Supreme Court decided Matsumoto v. Matsumoto, 171 N.J. 110 (2002). By a 5-2 vote (majority opinion by Justice Long; dissent by Justice Verniero, joined...
Smith & Wesson Fails to Block a Subpoena Issued by the Attorney General Under the Consumer Fraud Act
Platkin v. Smith & Wesson Sales Co., Inc., 474 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 2023). In 2020, the Attorney General's office issued to Smith & Wesson an administrative action subpoena...
State v. Hill, 474 N.J. Super. 366 (App. Div. 2023). Defendant was convicted of carjacking and witness tampering. After the female victim of the carjacking identified defendant to police from...
State v. Coviello, 252 N.J. 539 (2023). Judge Sabatino's unanimous opinion in this case began by posing the "narrow jurisdictional question" before the Court as "When a portion of a...
The "balancing of interests" often finds its way into judicial opinions. That is especially so in difficult cases. Two opinions issued today, one by the Supreme Court and one by...
W.S. v. Hildreth, 252 N.J. 506 (2023). This unanimous opinion was Justice Wainer Apter's first. As is traditional for a Justice's first-ever opinion, it was unanimous. As summarized here, this...
As stated here, the Third Circuit has proposed a new Local Appellate Rule 26.1 and a concomitant change to LAR 113.3. LAR 26.1 would provide: Documents received by the Clerk...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two new appeals. One involves an issue of alimony. The other addresses conditions on parole. The alimony case is Cardall...
As detailed here, the Third Circuit announced amendments to its Internal Operating Procedures. The amendments involve IOPs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.5, which deal with panel or en banc determinations...
