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...

As announced by the Supreme Court here, Judge Rodriguez will retire as a judge on September 1, 2014. Effective June 19, he has waived continued temporary service on the Supreme...

The Supreme Court will review the decision of the Appellate Division in Prioleau v. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Inc., 434 N.J. Super. 558 (App. Div. 2014). This appeal was as of right, since there...

The Supreme Court has granted certifcation to review the Appellate Division's decision in DeMarco v. Stoddard, 434 N.J. Super. 352 (App. Div. 2014). The Appellate Division's decision is discussed here. The question...

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...

Today, the Senate voted to grant tenure to Chief Justice Rabner and to confirm Judge Solomon as an Associate Justice. This was as expected. The vote on Chief Justice Rabner...

Following yesterdays' 11-2 Senate Judiciary Committee vote in favor of the reappointment of Chief Justice Rabner, the Judiciary Committee held a one-hour hearing on Governor Christie's nomination of Judge Lee...

The Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon voted 11-2 to recommend to the full Senate that Chief Justice Rabner be granted tenure on the Supreme Court. The only negative votes came from Senators Michael...

Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-Union), the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has announced that the Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on Governor Christie's nominations of Chief Justice Rabner for tenure...

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...