On January 16, 1991, the Supreme Court decided Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Manzo, 122 N.J. 104 (1991). The decision, a unanimous one written by Justice Pollock, addressed "whether...
State v. Fair, 256 N.J. 213 (2024). "True threats" fall outside constitutional free speech protections. The issue in this case, in which Justice Wainer Apter wrote a unanimous opinion that...
Another week, another week where work for clients made it impossible to keep up with the courts. This week featured two unanimous opinions from the Supreme Court, one civil, one...
Meyers v. State Health Benefits Comm'n, 256 N.J. 94 (2023). Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in a criminal case affirming a ruling of the Appellate Division...
It is rare for the Appellate Division to issue three published opinions on one day. That occurred yesterday. Two of the cases entailed similar legal issues and were decided by...
In re A.D., 477 N.J. Super. 288 (App. Div. 2023). In this appeal, an attorney and a temporary guardian sought fees for their services. The Law Division had denied their...
In the past two weeks, an Appellate Division brief and a Supreme Court petition consumed much time. So, in this shortened Thanksgiving week, it's time to catch up on the...
Three Published Appellate Division Decisions in a Short Week
The courts were closed on Tuesday for Election Day, and they will be closed tomorrow for Veterans' Day. Even in this short week, the Appellate Division issued three published opinions....
On this date in 1934, the Court of Errors and Appeals, which was then New Jersey's highest court, decided Louis Kamm v. Flink, 113 N.J. L. 582 (E. & A....
On this date in 2021, the Supreme Court decided In re Robertelli, 248 N.J. 293 (2021). As discussed here, the case had been before the Court once before, on the...