There are times when a non-party to a case would like to have his, her, or its views heard by an appellate court. A way to do that is to become an amicus curiae (in English, a friend of the ...
Gonzalez v. Hugelmeyer, 441 N.J. Super. 451 (App. Div. 2015). This auto accident case went to trial and produced a verdict for plaintiffs. The defendant driver appealed, and the Appellate Division, perceiving multiple errors in the trial, reversed and remanded ...
Cypress Point Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Adria Towers, LLC, 441 N.J. Super. 369 (App. Div. 2015). A condominium association sued multiple parties, including insurers under commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policies, for consequential damages arising out of defective construction work ...
Casser v. Knowlton Tp., 441 N.J. Super. 353 (App. Div. 2015). Two consolidated cases, three Law Division judges who had pieces of these matters, and a lengthy and convoluted procedural history, including a prior appeal, were some of the key ...
In a Notice to the Bar that was published yesterday, the Appellate Division announced that electronic filing in that court, which has been phased in incrementally, is again being expanded. As of June 29, any attorney who has an existing ...
Chief Justice Rabner has issued the General Assignment Order for 2015-16. The full Order, whose assignments take effect on September 1, 2015, can be viewed here. As far as the Appellate Division goes, the General Assignment Order shows that Judge Messano will ...
My three-week trial ended late last week, with a successful jury verdict. But June was a very busy month in the world of New Jersey appellate practice, with numerous important decisions by the federal and state appellate courts. Some of ...
Chief Justice Rabner announced yesterday that Judges Currier and Gilson will be elevated to the Appellate Division, effective on August 1, 2015. Both of those judges had been temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division earlier this year, so these elevations ...
In re Petition of Fishermen’s Atlantic City Windfarm, LLC, 2015 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1265 (App. Div. May 29, 2015). This not precedential decision, issued last Friday, May 29, addresses issues relating to whether the decisions of the Board of ...
Beyer v. Sea Bright Borough, 440 N.J. Super. 424 (App. Div. 2015). The New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:8-8, requires anyone who wants to bring a tort claim against a public agency to file a notice of tort claim ...