Tonight, I was privileged to attend an event at which the Seton Hall Law School’s Women’s Law Forum honored Judge Wefing with its “Women of Substance” award.  Approximately 150 people were present, including Chief Justice Rabner, Justices Lavecchia and Patterson, ...

The Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument in this potentially significant constitutional case for March 26 at 10 A.M.  The courtroom may be filled to overflowing, but interested persons can watch the argument live at the Judiciary website, www.njcourtsonline.com, thanks to ...

As of March 16, Judge Carchman reaches mandatory retirement age.  With Judge Carchman’s consent, Chief Justice Rabner has issued an order recalling him to service on Part F of the Appellate Division through August 31, 2012.  In a separate order, ...

Investors Savings Bank v. Keybank Nat’l Ass’n, 424 N.J. Super. 439  (App. Div. 2012).  It is not often that a suit between two banks results in a published opinion.  This case, in which Judge Skillman wrote for the panel, involved a dispute as ...

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve the nomination of Judge Shwartz to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  That nomination can now be taken up by the full Senate. That is the good news.  The bad news is ...

Grow Company, Inc. v. Chokshi, 424 N.J. Super. 357 (App. Div. 2012).  This is yet another in what seems to be an endless stream of appeals of awards of attorneys’ fees.  That stream flows despite the Supreme Court’s admonition in several cases, ...

Holst-Knudsen v. Mikisch, 424 N.J. Super. 590 (App. Div. 2012).  In Emma v. Evans, 424 N.J. Super. 36 (App. Div. 2012), a panel of the Appellate Division addressed the issue of a name change for a child born in wedlock and ruled that “the ...

Scheidt v. DRS Technologies, Inc.., 424 N.J. Super. 188 (App. Div. 2012).  Plaintiff, a shareholder in defendant DRS Technologies, Inc. (“DRS”), sued the company, its Board of Directors and its General Counsel for self-dealing and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with ...

Telebright Corp., Inc. v. Director, New Jersey Div. of Taxation, 424 N.J. Super. 384 (App. Div. 2012).  Plaintiff, a Delaware company with offices in Maryland, has an employee who telecommutes from New Jersey.  Plaintiff sells a web application to customers, and the ...

Davis v. Devereux Foundation, 209 N.J. 269 (2012).  Under the Restatement of Agency (Second), §219(2)(c), when one has a duty to protect others and delegates that duty to an agent, such as an employee, the employer can be liable for the employee’s failure to ...