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Wreden v. Township of Lafayette, 436 N.J. Super. 117 (App. Div. 2014). As Judge Haas described it in this opinion, the "continuing tort doctrine, also known as the ‘continuing violation...

Litwin v. Whirlpool Corp., 436 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2014). In Portee v. Jaffee, 84 N.J. 88 (1980), the Supreme Court established "a cause of action for damages to...

In re Makowka, 754 F.3d 143 (3d Cir. 2014). This opinion by Judge Hardiman, involving as it does an issue of Pennsylvania law with bankruptcy implications, likely would ordinarily be of...

Valent v. Board of Review, 436 N.J. Super. 41 (App. Div. 2014). June Valent is a registered nurse who worked at Hackettstown Community Hospital. In order to minimize the incidence of...

Perez v. Zagami, LLC, 218 N.J. 202 (2014), and Cottrell v. Zagami, LLC, 218 N.J. 217 (2014). In these two cases, the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the...

Traetto v. Palazzo, 436 N.J. Super. 6 (App. Div. 2014). Plaintiff sought to enjoin defendants, her next-door neighbors, from allowing their son to play the drums in defendants' detached garage....

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...

State v. Buckner, 437 N.J. Super. 8 (App. Div. 2014). The issue of whether mandatory retirement of judges at age 70 is constitutional was discussed here. (As an aside, the Supreme Court ....

Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., ___ U.S. ___ (2014), and Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Mgmt. System, Inc., ___ U.S. ___ (2014). New Jersey is a...

Cherilus v. Federal Express, 435 N.J. Super. 172 (App. Div. 2014). Plaintiff Joseph Cherilus was injured while working on a Federal Express loading dock. A "cargo lift" was the cause...