Jersey Central Power & Light Co. v. Melcar Utility Co., 212 N.J. 576 (2013). Article I, paragraph 9 of the New Jersey Constitution provides that "the right to trial by jury shall...

State v. Morgan, 423 N.J. Super. 453 (App. Div. 2011). Rule 1:8-8(a) states that a trial court, "in its discretion, may submit a copy of all or part of its instructions to...

Symczyk v. Genesis Healthcare Corp., 656 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2011). In Weiss v. Regal Collections, 385 F.3d 337 (3d Cir. 2004), the Third Circuit held that a defendant in a class action could...

Risko v. Thompson Muller Automotive Group, Inc., 206 N.J. 506 (2011). This case came to the Supreme Court because of improper remarks made by plaintiff's counsel in his trial summation....

Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Co., 206 N.J. 562 (2011). The question of what claims are triable to a jury has vexed the courts for many years, in various...

State v. Miller, 205 N.J. 79 (2011). Today, live court reporters are rare in state courts. Most courtrooms rely on video or audio recording of trials instead. The issue in this multi-count...

Investors Savings Bank v. Waldo Jersey City LLP, 418 N.J. Super. 149 (App. Div. 2011). A loan agreement provided that all documents relating to the loan were legal, valid, binding and enforceable,...

BASF Corp. v. Lyondell Chemical Co., 2010 WL 5288645 (App. Div. Dec. 28, 2010). This appeal involved a contract dispute between two corporations. Trial resulted in a judgment for BASF...

Romano v. Stubbs, 2010 WL 5392942 (App. Div. Dec. 16, 2010). In this personal injury case, the plaintiff's trial summation was accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation that the plaintiff did...