Sackman v. New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Co., 445 N.J. Super. 278 (App. Div. 2016). [Disclosure: I represent New Jersey Manufacturers in certain litigation, but not in this case]. This opinion, issued today, involved an underinsured motorist claim against an insurance ...
Paff v. Galloway Tp., 444 N.J. Super. 495 (App. Div. 2016). John Paff is a frequent litigant under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”). In this case, he sought logs of all emails sent by the ...
Gomes v. County of Monmouth, 444 N.J. Super. 479 (App. Div. 2016). The Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq. (“TCA”), requires that a plaintiff who intends to sue a “public entity” or “public employee” in tort must first serve ...
Scannavino v. Walsh, 445 N.J. Super. 162 (App. Div. 2016). Near the start of this opinion, issued today, Judge Leone concisely summarized the whole case and its outcome. “Plaintiff alleges defendants improperly allowed the roots of trees on their property ...
Bisbing v. Bisbing, 445 N.J. Super. 207 (App. Div. 2016). N.J.S.A. 9:2-2 provides that children of divorced parents cannot be removed from the jurisdiction of the Superior Court “without the consent of both parents, unless the court, upon cause shown, ...
Sterling Laurel Realty, LLC v. Laurel Gardens Co-Op, Inc., 444 N.J. Super. 470 (App. Div. 2016). A majority of the board of the defendant residential co-op development became frustrated that it was repeatedly unable to conduct shareholder meetings due to ...
Chief Justice Rabner announced today that Judge Greta Gooden Brown is being temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division. That assignment begins on April 4 and will run until June 12, 2016. Judge Brown will sit on Part E. A graduate ...
Walker v. Costco Wholesale Warehouse, 445 N.J. Super. 111 (App. Div. 2016). Earlier this year, in Troupe v. Burlington Coat Factory, 443 N.J. Super. 596 (App. Div. 2016), discussed here, Judge Suter, joined by Judge Sabatino, applied the Supreme Court’s ...
In re Application for a Retail Firearms Dealer’s License Renewal by Cayuse Corp. LLC, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2016). This decision, issued by Judge Ostrer for the Appellate Division today, addresses the denial of a renewal of a ...
Dugan v. TGI Fridays, Inc., 445 N.J. Super. 59 (App. Div. 2016). This putative consumer class action has a long procedural history, including a previous appeal to the Appellate Division, but its facts are relatively simple. Plaintiffs bought drinks at ...