Manhattan Trailer Park Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Manhattan Trailer Court & Trailer Sales, Inc., 438 N.J. Super. 185 (App. Div. 2014). The Mobile Home Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8C-2 to -21,...
Thorpe v. Borough of Jim Thorpe, 770 F.3d 255 (3d Cir. 2014). Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century. He won Olympic medals in 1912...
In re Petition of BofI Federal Bank to Assign Lottery Prize Payment Rights, 437 N.J. Super. 549 (App. Div. 2014). These consolidated cases called on the Appellate Division to decide whether...
Douglass v. Convergent Outsourcing, 765 F.3d 299 (3d Cir. 2014). The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692f(8) ("FDCPA"), forbids debt collectors from putting on the envelopes of debt...
State v. Carreon, 437 N.J. Super. 81 (App. Div. 2014). Courts often say that statutes are "inartfully drafted," or the like. This opinion that Judge Accurso issued today, however, goes further....
Borough of Merchantville v. Malik & Son, LLC, 218 N.J. 556 (2014). In this eminent domain case, the Appellate Division held that, in taking a piece of property by condemnation,...
Renner v. AT&T, 218 N.J. 435 (2014). This opinion by a unanimous Supreme Court today, written by Judge Rodriguez, addresses the effect of a 1979 amendment to the Workers' Compensation...
Gormley v. Wood-El, 218 N.J. 72 (2014). Cases under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1983, are often difficult for plaintiffs. Such cases often fail, frequently on dispositive motions, due to qualified...
Casal v. Hyundai Motor America, 436 N.J. Super. 296 (App. Div. 2014). In this case under the Lemon Law, N.J.S.A. 56:12-32(a)(1), which includes a fee-shifting provision for successful claimants, the...
Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., ___ U.S. ___ (2014). In general, in a securities fraud case under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15...
