State v. Buckner, 223 N.J. 1 (2015). In one of the biggest cases of the current the Supreme Court term, the Court today upheld the practice of permitting retired judges to serve temporarily on recall. The vote was 5-1. Chief ...
Allstate New Jersey Ins. Co. v. Lajara, 222 N.J. 129 (2015). The Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to-30 (“IFPA”), permits insurance companies to sue those who engage in insurance fraud, and to recover compensatory and treble damages, as well ...
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 ...
On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896). This is another of the Court’s “Supreme Mistakes,” as voted by legal scholars. The decision was 7-1, with Justice Brown writing ...
Today, the Supreme Court of New Jersey heard oral argument in this important case. The procedural history of the case is discussed here. The argument ran from just after 10 A.M. until 1:10 P.M., with just a short break in ...
In the wake of Governor Christie’s decisions not to reappoint Justices Wallace and Hoens, the New Jersey State Bar Association convened a Task Force to study judicial independence. The Task Force was co-chaired by Judges Wefing and Gallipoli, and its ...
State v. K.P.S., 221 N.J. 266 (2015). Two defendants who had been charged in the same indictment with many of the same crimes sought to suppress certain evidence. The Law Division denied their application. Both defendants were found guilty. Both ...
Burgos v. New Jersey is a case that asserts that the State’s failure to make the full amortization payment required by statute as part of the State’s contribution to the pension system for fiscal year 2015 violates the constitutional rights of ...
Thirty five years ago today, the Supreme Court decided State v. Czachor, 82 N.J. 392 (1980). In an opinion by Justice Handler, the Court revolutionized the criminal law by abandoning the so-called “Allen charge,” named for Allen v. United States, ...
62-64 Main Street, LLC v. Hackensack Mayor & Council, 221 N.J. 129 (2015). The Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 to -73, defines when an area is blighted and in need of redevelopment. The Redevelopment Law implements Article VIII, ...