In re Trust of Violet Nelson, 454 N.J. Super. 151 (App. Div. 2018). As Judge Ostrer stated in his opinion in this case today, the issue was "whether a trial...

Judge Jose Fuentes has often been willing to share his views about what is and is not good appellate practice. Examples of that were discussed here and here. At last...

The Supreme Court announced this afternoon that it has granted certification in four new cases, all criminal matters. Here is the summary. In State v. Nelson, the question presented, as...

The Appellate Division has issued updated guidelines for the treatment of emergent applications. Those guidelines, available here, update its August 26, 2015 guidelines, which were discussed here. The updates are...

The Appellate Division has announced that in light of yet another Nor'easter that will hit New Jersey, oral arguments scheduled for tomorrow, March 21, are postponed, and oral argument scheduled...

White Glove Hospitality, LLC v. Stockton University, 2018 WL 1352589 (App. Div. March 16, 2018). Many seminars and articles about appellate practice focus on tips for writing better briefs or...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in Kocanowski v. Bridgewater Tp. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's Office, is "Is claimant, a volunteer...

The Supreme Court announced two more criminal cases that have been added to its calendar. One is there by virtue of a dissent in the Appellate Division, while the Court...

State Farm Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Hereford Ins. Co., 454 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2018). Following an auto accident, the two insurance company parties to this appeal had a...

New Jersey Department of Children & Families v. E.L., 454 N.J. Super. 10 (App. Div. 2018). Courts often give public entity parties more leeway in complying with rules, court orders,...