Today is the thirteenth anniversary of this blog. That lifespan is longer than that of most blogs of any type, but particularly appellate law or other legal blogs. There have...

At this past May's Annual Meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association, I was a panelist for a presentation titled "Appellate Practice Master Class." That session was so well-received...

Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judges Chase, Perez Friscia, and Walcott-Henderson have been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division, effective August 1, 2023. The Orders appointing each of them are...

Beneduci v. Graham Curtin P.A., 476 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 2023); Guzman v. M. Texeira Int'l, Inc., 476 N.J. Super. 64 (App. Div. 2023). The Appellate Division issued two...

Joe Fischetti is an attorney who practiced at one of New Jersey's largest private firms for a number of years. More recently, he moved to an in-house position in the...

On this date in 2006, the Supreme Court decided In re License Issued to Zahl, ___ N.J. ___ (2006). The opinion of Justice Zazzali, for a unanimous Court, upheld the...

With Passover beginning tonight, there will be few, if any, posts on this blog until April 17. A "catch-up post" is likely in my future. Happy Passover and a joyous...

Kennedy v. Weichert Co., 474 N.J. Super. 541 (App. Div. 2023). As Judge Messano's opinion in this putative class action case recounted, this matter involves whether commissioned real estate salespeople...

Due to a death in my family, no posts will appear here until next week at the earliest....

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in another criminal matter, a robbery case. The appeal is State v. Watson, and the question presented, as phrased by the Supreme...