Spinelli v. Echeverry Industries, LLC, 2012 WL 370666 (App. Div. Feb. 7, 2012). Rule 2:8-3 authorizes parties on appeal to move for summary disposition of that appeal at any time. It is not often that such motions get granted, however, ...
Nordstrom v. Lyon, 424 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2012). William “Hank” Lyon was a media star last year. In his early 20’s, and a newcomer to the political scene, Lyon ran for Morris County Freeholder (or, as his campaign materials put it, “for ...
Ducey v. Ducey, 424 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2012). After a fourteen-day trial, a Family Part judge entered a judgment of divorce and stated that “the underlying opinion will be sent shortly.” Not until three months later did the judge forward her ...
Wenger v. Cardo Windows, Inc., 2012 WL 280254 (App. Div. Feb. 1, 2012). Plaintiffs in this consumer class action sought injunctive relief and statutory civil penalties against defendants in connection with the sale of residential windows. In a lengthy and ...
CTC Demolition Co., Inc. v. GMH AETC Management, 424 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2012). The “first-filed” rule of comity says that, as a general notion, the court that first acquires jurisdiction over a matter takes precedence over another court that acquires jurisdiction ...
State v. Heine, 424 N.J. Super. 48 (App. Div. 2012). Ellen Heine, the owner of a property in Garfield, was found guilty in municipal court of violating provisions of the Garfield property maintenance code. In separate proceedings, Heine was convicted of violating a provision of the ...
Effective January 23, 2012, and continuing through April 13, 2012, Judge Allison Accurso, who had been the Presiding Judge, General Equity, Somerset County, has been temporarily assigned to Part C of the Appellate Division. Judge Richard Hoffman, who had sat in the ...
Emma v. Evans, 424 N.J. Super. 36 (App. Div. 2012). The title of this post is, unsurprisingly, not my own creation. It is the first line of this opinion by Judge Fisher, who borrowed it (with appropriate citation, of course) from Shakespeare. ...
A&M Farm & Garden Center v. American Sprinkler Mechanical, LLC, 423 N.J. Super. 528 (App. Div. 2012). No matter how often the courts inveigh against the failure of attorneys and parties to follow the detailed procedures of Rule 4:23-5 as regards dismissals with ...
Repossession Specialists v. Geico Ins. Co., 423 N.J. Super. 518 (App. Div. 2012). Annetta Jackson defaulted on her car loan, and Repossession Specialists (“Repossession”) was sent to repossess the vehicle. After the tow bar had already been attached and the repossessor was ...