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 ...

On Friday,  the same day that he held his promised second meeting with Judge Shwartz, Senator Menendez announced that he was now supporting her nomination to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  Senator Menendez explained that Judge Shwartz had requested ...

It is being reported that Senator Menendez has agreed to meet again with Judge Shwartz, in connection with President Obama’s nomination of Judge Shwartz to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  Throughout the legal community, including on this blog, the ...

Bell Tower Condominium Ass’n v. Haffert, 423 N.J. Super. 507 (App. Div. 2012).  A condominium association imposed a special assessment on each of its five unit owners.  The purpose of the assessment was repairs.  Defendants, who owned the largest unit, were assessed ...

Cambria v. Two JFK Blvd, LLC, 423 N.J. Super. 499 (App. Div. 2012).  Plaintiff was injured when he fell in the parking lot of a strip mall owned by defendant Two JFK Blvd, LLC.  Plaintiff sued that landlord, as well as a ...

In October, President Obama nominated Judge Shwartz to a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  Senator Lautenberg promptly hailed that nomination.  Senator Menendez did not.  Today, major newspapers are reporting what some in the legal community have been ...

State v. Morgan, 423 N.J. Super. 453 (App. Div. 2011).  Rule 1:8-8(a) states that a trial court, “in its discretion, may submit a copy of all or part of its instructions to the jury for its consideration in the jury room.”  In ...

One of the saddest days for the judicial system is the day that the Supreme Court finds it necessary to remove a judge from his or her judicial office in order to protect the public and the integrity of the ...

McDade v. Siazon, 208 N.J. 463 (2011).  Under the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:8-8(a), one who wishes to make a tort claim against a public entity must first file a notice of claim within ninety days of the accrual of the cause ...