Jatczyszyn v. Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2011). The key issue in this case involves how to calculate the discovery period permitted by the Court Rules in a circumstance where...

Albrecht v. Correctional Medical Services, 422 N.J. Super. 265 (App. Div. 2011). The Affidavit of Merit statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29, makes the submission of an affidavit that a suit has merit...

O'Boyle v. District I Ethics Committee, 421 N.J. Super. 457 (App. Div. 2011). Judge Axelrad's opinion in this case begins as follows: "Rule 1:20-3(h) provides that in cases where a grievance that was...

Willingboro Mall, Ltd. v. 240/242 Franklin Avenue, LLC, 421 N.J. Super. 445 (App. Div. 2011). Normally, any settlement, even an oral settlement agreement, can be enforced. The question in this case was...

Cable v. Rodig, 2011 WL 3425570 (App. Div. Aug. 8, 2011). In order for an appellate court to understand what happened below, and to review those goings-on, the appellate court...

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has adopted changes to two appellate rules. Both changes will go into effect on September 1, 2011. First, the list of judgments deemed to...

Doe v. Megless, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2011). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10(a) requires that the title of a complaint "name all the parties." Despite that, in exceptional circumstances, courts...

Raverta v. Lake Mohawk Golf Club, 2011 WL 3207945 (App. Div. July 29, 2011). Rule 4:6-2(e) allows a defendant to move to dismiss a complaint for failure to state a claim....

Triffin v. Capital One, 2011 WL 2848271 (App. Div. July 20, 2011). Under Rule 1:36-3, "[n]o unpublished opinion shall constitute precedent," and "except to the extent required by res judicata, collateral estoppel, the single...

Local Baking Products, Inc. v. Kosher Bagel Munch, Inc., 421 N.J. Super. 268 (App. Div. 2011). The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. §227 ("TCPA"), prohibits the sending of unsolicited...