Catena v. Raytheon Company, 447 N.J. Super. 43 (App. Div. 2016).  The time when a cause of action accrues, for purposes of triggering the statute of limitations, is a recurring and often thorny one.  Most of the cases arise in ...

Today, the Appellate Division published a notice to the bar that was dated August 17, 2016.  That notice can be found here.  The notice advises of several procedural refinements that the Appellate Division is implementing. Any decision that includes a ...

Today, the Supreme Court published an order dated August 1, 2016, which announced amendments to various court rules, all of which will take effect on September 1, 2016.  That announcement can be found here.  Three appellate rules are affected.  All ...

Jai Sai Ram, LLC v. South Toms River Planning and Zoning Bd., 446 N.J. Super. 338 (App. Div. 2016).  As Judge Reisner stated in her opinion in this case today, before the Legislature amended the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. ...

Phibro Animal Health Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 446 N.J. Super. 419 (App. Div. 2016).  When it comes to whatever the judicial opinion equivalent is of “click-bait,” few if any court rulings can top Judge Sabatino’s opening sentence ...

It was announced today that on July 25, a panel of the Appellate Division, consisting of Judges Guadagno and Vernoia, will sit at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold.  The Appellate Division normally sits in Newark, Trenton, Morristown, and Hackensack.  ...

In re Declaratory Judgment Actions Filed by Various Municipalities, 446 N.J. Super. 259 (App. Div. 2016).  It has been 41 years since the Supreme Court issued its original Mount Laurel opinion.  Southern Burlington Cty. NAACP v. Mount Laurel Tp., 67 ...

McRae v. New Jersey Transit Bus Operations, Inc., 2016 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1598 (App. Div. July 8, 2016).  Appellate advocates like to write in ways that make an impact.  But sometimes they can go too far.  In today’s non-precedential, ...

Today, Chief Justice Rabner issued the 2016-2017 General Assignment Order, which is available here.  This document contains the assignments of all Superior and Tax Court judges for the coming term. Relevant to the Appellate Division, the General Assignment Order continues ...

Rutgers University Student Assembly v. Middlesex Cty. Bd. of Elections, 446 N.J. Super. 221 (App. Div. 2016).  This appeal involved the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 19:31-6.3b, which requires eligible voters to register at least twenty one days before an election in ...