Investors Bank v. Torres, 457 N.J. Super. 53 (App. Div. 2018).  In this foreclosure case, the plaintiff bank was the assignee of a note that was secured by a mortgage.  The note, however, was allegedly lost before plaintiff took the ...

State v. Cassidy, 235 N.J. 482 (2018).  This unanimous opinion by Justice Timpone adopted the extensive opinion of a Special Master, retired Appellate Division Judge Lisa, on the subject of the validity of alcohol breath test results produced by Alcotest ...

Flanzman v. Jenny Craig, Inc., 456 N.J. Super. 613 (App. Div. 2018).  The Appellate Division previously issued its opinion in this case, written by Judge Fasciale, on October 17, 2018, as discussed here.  Today, the court reissued the opinion in ...

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Weiner, 456 N.J. Super. 546 (App. Div. 2018).  Judge Fisher issued this short decision in this case today.  The body of the opinion consumes just four pages of text, with the final word, “Affirmed,” ...

The Supreme Court announced the unusual step of soliciting amicus curiae briefs from anyone who might wish to file one in the case of Orientale v. Jennings, an auto accident matter summarized here.  The Court heard oral argument in that ...

In re Estate of Douglas Castellano and Parentage of Gregory Bock, 456 N.J. Super. 510 (App. Div. 2018).  This unusually captioned appeal presented a Chancery issue that was right up Judge Fisher’s alley, and it was he who wrote the ...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted leave to appeal in one case and certification in another. Both cases doubtless will be closely watched. The Court granted leave to appeal in Pisack v. B&C Towing, Inc., a class action ...

Rampersaud v. Hollingsworth, 456 N.J. Super. 502 (App. Div. 2018).  The opening paragraph of this opinion by Judge Fisher well summarized the issue on this appeal, and the result.  “In this appeal, a now-evicted tenant of a residential apartment, which ...

On October 31, 1955, the Supreme Court decided Rainier’s Dairies v. Raritan Valley Farms, Inc., 19 N.J. 552 (1955).  It was a 6-1 decision, with Justice Jacobs writing for the majority.  Justice Wachenfeld was the lone dissenter. The case arose ...

The annual summary of Appellate Division statistics is out.  They cover the 2017-18 Term, which ended on August 31, 2018.  Once again, the figures have stayed remarkably consistent from year to year. In civil cases decided by two-judge panels, 75% ...