Reinig v. RBS Citizens, N.A., 912 F.3d 115 (3d Cir. 2018).  This was the final published opinion of 2018 for the Third Circuit.  Authored by Judge Vanaskie, the opinion reverses an order that granted class certification under Federal Rule of ...

J.G. v. J.H., 457 N.J. Super. 365 (App. Div. 2019).  Though many cases involving child custody arise out of divorce proceedings, other such cases occur in other settings.  In the Appellate Division’s first published opinion of 2019, issued today by ...

Interactive Brokers, LLC v. Barry, 457 N.J. Super. 357 (App. Div. 2018).  This final post of 2018 features an opinion issued today by Judge Currier.  The case arose out of a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by a hedge fund founded by ...

State v. Brown, 457 N.J. Super. 345 (App. Div. 2018).  Deliberating jurors often request that trial testimony be read back to them.  As Judge Sabatino noted n his opinion in this case today, the Supreme Court has held that “absent ...

M.G. v. S.M., 457 N.J. Super. 286 (App. Div. 2018).  As Judge Mawla stated in his opinion in this case today, “[i]ncreasingly, executive compensation has been achieved through means other than salary and retirement assets.”  Today’s opinion relates to one ...

As stated in a notice on the Third Circuit’s website, that court “is open during the Government Shutdown.  Oral arguments will be heard as scheduled.  All filing deadlines must be met.  CM/ECF will remain operational.” The notice goes on to ...

Diamond Beach, LLC v. March Associates, Inc., 457 N.J. Super. 265 (App. Div. 2018).  Judge Fasciale’s opinion in this construction case today dealt with a narrow issue projected by a fourth-party plaintiff, Sloan & Company, Inc.  That issue was whether ...

There are very few cases that discuss Rules 2:9-5 or 2:9-6, the rules dealing with supersedeas bonds.  One of those cases, Courvoisier v. Harley Davidson of Trenton, Inc., 162 N.J. 153 (1999), was decided on this date in 1999. In ...

A major Appellate Division argument, appellate briefing, and other work has interfered with keeping up with the courts during December.  So it’s time for one of this blog’s periodic “catch-up” posts.  Here, in summary, is some of what the Supreme ...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in six more cases as 2018 is coming to a close.  As is often the case, the new appeals represent a smorgasbord of subject matters, including shareholder rights, pensions, CEPA, criminal ...