Today, February 29, 2012, was Justice Long’s last day on the Supreme Court. She turns 70 years of age tomorrow and, thus, she has reached mandatory retirement age. Justice Long’s career has been a singularly diverse one. Prior to her years ...
Kendall v. Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.., 209 N.J. 173 (2012). In this case, the 5-1 majority opinion by Justice Long offers a comprehensive tutorial about New Jersey’s “discovery rule,” which mitigates the strict statute of limitations in various circumstances. But the main issue in ...
Rules 2:9-5 and 2:9-6 provide that an appellant who seeks a stay of a judgment pending appeal must, ordinarily, post a supersedeas bond or cash deposit “for the satisfaction of the judgment in full, together with interest and trial costs” and any ...
Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown, 565 U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 1201 (2012). The Supreme Court of the United States decides many fewer cases now than it did in prior years. The Court also likes to say that it does ...
On this date in 1986, the Supreme Court decided Hills Dev. Co v. Bernards Tp., 103 N.J. 1 (1986). At the time, it was one of the Court’s most important decisions, both in terms of land use law and in ...
American Dream at Marlboro, LLC v. Marlboro Tp. Planning Bd., 209 N.J. 161 (2012). This per curiam opinion addresses the issue of when a deed restriction imposed by a planning board can be eliminated. The parties agreed that planning boards lack the ...
New Jersey Dental Ass’n v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 424 N.J. Super. 160 (App. Div. 2012). Many cases have rightly held that, under New Jersey’s liberal standing rules, organizations have standing to sue on behalf of their members. This opinion, written by ...
In re Petition for Referendum to Repeal Ordinance 2010-27 of Margate City, 424 N.J. Super. 242 (App. Div. 2012). The Home Rule Act, N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, establishes the right to a public referendum regarding any ordinance that authorizes the incurring of an indebtedness. ...
In re Application of Xiangjing Zhan, 424 N.J. Super. 231 (App. Div. 2012). A permanent resident alien sought to invoke New Jersey’s name change statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:52-1 to -4, to change his minor daughter’s first name to “Michelle.” A Law Division judge ...
Today, February 13, 2012, New Jersey’s state courts are closed in observance of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln exactly 203 years ago yesterday. Leaving aside a Supreme Court of New Jersey dissent and a few trial court opinions, New Jersey courts ...