In a Notice to the Bar that was published today, the Supreme Court announced that a number of fees in various courts will increase as of November 17, 2014. Of particular interest to appellate practitioners, the fee for filing a ...
Benjoray, Inc. v. Academy House Child Development Center, 437 N.J. Super. 481 (App. Div. 2014). In general, landlord-tenant cases are intended to proceed in the Special Civil Part. The presumption is that such cases are suitable for disposition without the ...
Bryan v. Erie County Office of Children & Youth, 752 F.3d 316 (3d Cir. 2014). A “high-low agreement” is one in which parties agree that, regardless of the outcome of (for example) a trial, the plaintiff will not recover more ...
R.K. v. D.L., Jr., 434 N.J. Super. 113 (App. Div. 2014). At least since Printing Mart v. Sharp Electronics, 116 N.J. 739 (1989), it has been clear that motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Rule 4:6-2(e), are ...
McGlynn v. State of New Jersey, 434 N.J. Super. 23 (App. Div. 2014). This was a negligence and wrongful death case. Suit was brought against various defendants, including Jersey Central Power & Light, after a tree fell on a car in ...
Procopio v. Gov’t Employees Ins. Co., 433 N.J. Super. 377 (App. Div. 2013). As Judge Parrillo stated in today’s opinion, rulings of trial level judges on discovery matters, and on whether to sever some claims from others, are both discretion calls. In ...
There are many, many decisions, including this published ruling by Judge Lihotz, that implement the directive of Rule 1:7-4 that a trial judge “shall, by an opinion or memorandum decision, either written or oral, find the facts and state its conclusions ...
State, Comm’r of Transportation v. Shalom Money Street,LLC, 432 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2013). What happens to an award issued by condemnation commissioners for a taking when parties appeal that award to a court? And when both parties appeal, and the ...
Lassiter v. City of Philadelphia, 716 F.3d 53 (3d Cir. 2013). The initial conference under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 is a time for the court to set a proper course for a case including, in the words of Rule 16, “formulating ...
Hernandez v. North Jersey Neurosurgical Assocs., 2013 N.J. Super. LEXIS 1146 (App. Div. May 14, 2013). This decision, in a medical malpractice case, was designated as not precedential, but perhaps should be reconsidered for publication. It involves the decision of a Presiding Judge ...