My three-week trial ended late last week, with a successful jury verdict. But June was a very busy month in the world of New Jersey appellate practice, with numerous important...
Townsend v. Pierre, 221 N.J. 36 (2015). In this opinion, issued yesterday, the Supreme Court reversed a ruling of the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division's decision was discussed here. The...
Washington v. Perez, 219 N.J. 338 (2014). Under certain circumstances, a party is entitled to a charge that permits a jury to draw an adverse inference from an opposing party's failure to...
Last night, the Morris County Bar Association presented "New Jersey Appellate Practice: Tips from the Bench and Bar." The program and participants were discussed here. Roughly 125 people attended, and...
In September 2013, the Morris County Bar Association presented a seminar titled "Building the Trial Record and Arguing it on Appeal." The panelists were Justice Patterson, Judges Sabatino, Stern, and...
Tumpson v. Farina, 218 N.J. 450 (2014). [Disclosure: Victor A. Afanador and Jeffrey A. Shooman, my colleagues at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, represented the municipal defendants in this case]. The Appellate Division in...
This is another guest post by Jeffrey A. Shooman, my colleague at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC: State v. Coles, 217 N.J. 467 (2014). Sergeant Zsakhiem James of the Camden Police...
Manahawkin Convalescent v. O'Neill, 217 N.J. 99 (2014). This comprehensive opinion by Justice Patterson for a unanimous Court ultimately boils down to this: because plaintiff, a nursing home, did not violate the...
On March 25, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education will present this seminar. Details and registration information can be found here. I am a panelist, in the extremely...
Justice Patterson was among the panelists at a seminar on mass torts tonight. In the course of her remarks about preserving issues on appeal, writing effective appellate briefs, and presenting...