Conley v. Guerrero, 228 N.J. 339 (2017). Today's decision in this case, written by Justice Solomon for a unanimous Court, largely affirmed the ruling of the Appellate Division, reported at...

James v. Global Tellink Corp., 852 F.3d 262 (3d Cir. 2017). In this putative class action, plaintiffs were inmates at New Jersey correctional facilities. They signed up with defendants for...

Aliments Krispy Kernels, Inc. v. Nichols Farms, 851 F.3d 283 (3d Cir. 2017). The bottom line of this opinion by Judge Fuentes was the reversal of a judgment of the...

Ramirez v. Vintage Pharmaceuticals, LLC, 852 F.3d 324 (3d Cir. 2017). The so-called Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA") extended federal jurisdiction not only to class actions over which...

NL Industries, Inc. v. State, 228 N.J. 280 (2017). In 1976, the Legislature passed the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 to -23.24 ("the Spill Act"). The...

Rippon v. Smigel, 449 N.J. Super. 344 (App. Div. 2017). This opinion by Judge Haas today reverses a dismissal that was based on lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens,...

The Supreme Court has granted review in five cases. One of them is an appeal as of right, by virtue of a dissent in the Appellate Division. That case is...

Acevedo v. Flightsafety International, Inc., 449 N.J. Super. 185 (App. Div. 2017). In this opinion by Judge Reisner, the Appellate Division held that it was error for the Law Division...

175 Executive House, LLC v. Miles, 449 N.J. Super. 197 (App. Div. 2017). A tenant who receives a rent subsidy under the federal "Section 8" voucher program, 42 U.S.C. §1437 to...

Roach v. BM Motoring, LLC, 228 N.J. 163 (2017). Plaintiffs bought used cars from defendants. In connection with those purchases, plaintiffs signed Dispute Resolution Agreements ("DRA's") that required any disputes...