McDade v. Siazon, 208 N.J. 463 (2011). Under the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:8-8(a), one who wishes to make a tort claim against a public entity must first file a notice of...

Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc., 667 F.3d 273 (3d Cir. 2011). By a 7-2 vote, the Third Circuit, sitting en banc, disagreed with a panel decision (613 F.3d 134 (3d Cir. 2010)), vacated...

Most New Jersey lawyers know that Brill v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 142 N.J. 520 (1995), is the seminal case that states the standards for summary judgment. But what did lawyers cite...

D'Alessandro v. Hartzel, 422 N.J. Super. 575 (App. Div. 2011). Every so often, the Appellate Division decides a case involving a "simple negligence" claim. This opinion, by Judge Parrillo, is such a...

Princeton Healthcare System v. Netsmart New York, Inc., 422 N.J. Super. 467 (App. Div. 2011). This opinion, written by Judge Skillman, involves "a negotiated contract between corporations for the installation and implementation...

Jacobson v. United States, 422 N.J. Super. 561 (App. Div. 2011). It is not often that the United States is a party in a state court case. This matter involved a claim...

Tymczyszyn v. Columbus Gardens, 422 N.J. Super. 253 (App. Div. 2011). Plaintiff slipped on ice and fell on a sidewalk that abuts a "multi-unit residential property" operated by defendant Hoboken Housing Authority. Plaintiff...

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...

Trump v. O'Brien, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2011). Donald Trump normally enjoys publicity. Tim O'Brien, a financial reporter, wrote a book about Trump that stated, among other things,...

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...