DeGarmeaux v. DNV Concepts, Inc., 448 N.J. Super. 148 (App. Div. 2016). As Judge Manahan stated in his opinion for the Appellate Division in this case, “[t]he issue of reasonbleness of counsel fees has been the subject of numerous decisions.” ...
Warren v. Muenzen, 448 N.J. Super. 52 (App. Div. 2016). A 2009 amendment to the Survivor Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-3, included language that “[e]very action brought under this chapter shall be commenced within two years of the death of the decedent, and ...
The Appellate Division normally hears oral arguments in Newark, Trenton, Hackensack, and Morristown. Every so often, however, the Appellate Division takes its show on the road to other venues. Today, it was announced that a panel consisting of Judges Messano, ...
Slawinski v. Nicholas, 448 N.J. Super. 25 (App. Div. 2016). There are a surprising number of published New Jersey cases in the family context regarding grandparent visitation of grandchildren. Examples are here, here, and here. This latest decision, by Judge ...
Krzykalski v. Tindall, 448 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2016). This was an auto accident case. At trial, the jury was allowed to consider in the comparative negligence mix not only defendant’s negligence but that of a John Doe defendant ...
J.S. v. D.S., 448 N.J. Super. 17 (App. Div. 2016). Normally, when parties agree to dismiss an appeal, the courts are only to happy to oblige. This opinion by Judge Fisher yesterday in a domestic violence final restraining order case ...
Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO v. New Jersey Civil Service Comm’n, 447 N.J. Super. 584 (App. Div. 2016). Article V, section 4, paragraph 6 of the New Jersey Constitution, approved by the voters in 1992, gives the Legislature the power ...
HUNY & BH Associates v. Silberberg, 447 N.J. Super. 606 (App. Div. 2016). This 2-1 decision of the Appellate Division, issued today, is a rare published opinion on a motion to dismiss an appeal. Defendant Silberberg filed a motion to ...
Governor Christie has nominated eighteen judges for tenure after their initial seven-year terms. Two of those judges currently sit in the Appellate Division. They are judges Gibbons Whipple and Vernoia. Judge Gibbons Whipple has been serving on Part B, while ...
The Appellate Division issued a Notice to the Bar today regarding oral argument in that court. That Notice, titled “Oral Argument in the Appellate Division,” is available here. The Notice began by summarizing the right to oral argument and the ...