Manger v. Manger, 417 N.J. Super. 370 (App. Div. 2010). The parties in this matrimonial action settled some of their differences before a judge shortly before a scheduled trial. They then agreed to arbitrate the remaining issues, which included the valuation and ...
In re Pet Food Products Liability Litigation, 629 F.3d 333 (3d Cir. 2010). This lengthy opinion affirms the certification of a settlement class but reverses the approval of the settlement in one relatively limited respect. [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, ...
Commerce Bancorp., Inc. v. Interarch, Inc., 417 N.J. Super. 329 (App. Div. 2010). The question in this case revolved around Commerce Bank’s indemnification of Interarch and its principal, Shirley Hill, the wife of Commerce’s founder, Vernon Hill. Commerce indemnified under N.J.S.A. 14A:3-5(2) ...
With the recent retirement of Judge Skillman, Judge Parrillo has been promoted to Presiding Judge of Part A. Judge Skillman remains with Part A on recall. ...
Henry v. New Jersey Dep’t of Human Services, 204 N.J. 320 (2010), and Johnson v. Johnson, 204 N.J. 529 (2010). These two decisions will not be remembered for the facts or holdings of the cases. One involves the Law Against Discrimination and the other ...
Marioni v. Roxy Garments Delivery Co., Inc., 417 N.J. Super. 269 (App. Div. 2010). In this opinion by Judge Fisher, a former Monmouth County Chancery judge, the Appellate Division discusses the broad equitable powers of Chancery judges in shaping relief to fit ...
In re Issuance of Access Conforming Lot Permit No A-17-N-N040-2007, 417 N.J. Super. 115 (App. Div. 2010). This case involved an appeal by an objector to a highway access permit whose objections were not considered by the New Jersey Department ...
Resman v. Resman, 2010 WL 4940039 (App. Div. Dec. 7, 2010). In this case, which involved post-judgment motions in a matrimonial matter, the Presiding Family Part Judge had handled at least three prior post-judgment motions. That judge warned the plaintiff ...
Mosteller v. Naiman, 416 N.J. Super. 632 (App. Div. 2010). In this decision about the proper way to measure damages for destruction of trees on a property not occupied by the owner, Judge Sabatino cited Joyce Kilmer’s 1913 poem, “Trees,” ...
New Jersey Div. of Youth & Family Services v. J.D., 417 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2010). In this child custody matter, the trial court reopened its decision in the case, which had been closed, based on a later-decided Appellate ...