Benjoray, Inc. v. Academy House Child Development Center, 437 N.J. Super. 481 (App. Div. 2014). In general, landlord-tenant cases are intended to proceed in the Special Civil Part. The presumption...

Bryan v. Erie County Office of Children & Youth, 752 F.3d 316 (3d Cir. 2014). A "high-low agreement" is one in which parties agree that, regardless of the outcome of...

R.K. v. D.L., Jr., 434 N.J. Super. 113 (App. Div. 2014). At least since Printing Mart v. Sharp Electronics, 116 N.J. 739 (1989), it has been clear that motions to...

McGlynn v. State of New Jersey, 434 N.J. Super. 23 (App. Div. 2014). This was a negligence and wrongful death case. Suit was brought against various defendants, including Jersey Central Power...

Procopio v. Gov't Employees Ins. Co., 433 N.J. Super. 377 (App. Div. 2013). As Judge Parrillo stated in today's opinion, rulings of trial level judges on discovery matters, and on whether...

There are many, many decisions, including this published ruling by Judge Lihotz, that implement the directive of Rule 1:7-4 that a trial judge "shall, by an opinion or memorandum decision, either...

State, Comm'r of Transportation v. Shalom Money Street,LLC, 432 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2013). What happens to an award issued by condemnation commissioners for a taking when parties appeal that award...

Lassiter v. City of Philadelphia, 716 F.3d 53 (3d Cir. 2013). The initial conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 is a time for the court to set a proper course...

Hernandez v. North Jersey Neurosurgical Assocs., 2013 N.J. Super. LEXIS 1146 (App. Div. May 14, 2013). This decision, in a medical malpractice case, was designated as not precedential, but perhaps should be reconsidered...

By a 64-34 vote, the United States Senate today confirmed Magistrate Judge Shwartz to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite her undoubted credentials, and as was...