Judges Hayden, Ostrer and St. John are Elevated to the Appellate Division

Chief Justice Rabner announced today that, effective August 1, 2011, Judges Hayden, Ostrer and St. John were all being elevated to the Appellate Division. All three of those judges were previously assigned temporarily to the Appellate Division.

Catching Up Again: Four Opinions

Due to the press of other work, it's been awhile since this blog reported on Supreme Court and published Appellate Division decisions. There are four opinions to discuss, one of which addressed two cases in a single ruling. Here are summaries:...

Appellate Division Oral Argument of the Week: Must Representative Actions Under the Wage and Hour Law or the Prevailing Wage Act Satisfy Rule 4:32, Which Governs Class Actions?

On Thursday, March 12, the Appellate Division will hear oral argument in Martinez v. T. Slack Environmental Services, Inc. The issue is whether plaintiff's lawsuit, predicated on the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, and the Prevailing Wage Act, must satisfy the criteria of Rule 4:32, the class action rule. The Law Division found that unnecessary....

Appellate Division Oral Argument of the Week: Must Representative Actions Under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law or the Prevailing Wage Act Satisfy Rule 4:32, Which Governs Class Actions?

On Thursday, March 12, the Appellate Division will hear oral argument in Martinez v. T. Slack Environmental Services, Inc. The issue on appeal is whether plaintiff's lawsuit, predicated on the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, and the Prevailing Wage Act, must satisfy the criteria of Rule 4:32, the class action rule. The Law Division found that unnecessary....

Two Land Use Decisions by the Appellate Division

This week began with two published opinions by the Appellate Division in different areas of municipal land use. Here are summaries:...