Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Ford, 418 N.J. Super. 592 (App. Div. 2011). The question of whether foreclosing mortgagees have the proper proofs to support their cases has been all over the news lately. Now, in an opinion by Judge Skillman, the Appellate ...
State v. Gaffey, 92 N.J. 374 (1983). Today is the 28th anniversary of this opinion, so it seems appropriate to revisit this case today. Though the “meritorious issue [was] whether under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice a criminal ...
Taylor v. Community Medical Center, 2011 WL 181370 (App. Div. Jan. 21, 2011). This was an appeal by a plaintiff in a medical malpractice matter. Her complaint was dismissed for failure to comply with the Affidavit of Merit statute, N.J.S.A. ...
Barefoot Architect, Inc. v. Bunge, 632 F.3d 822 (3d Cir. 2011). This was a group of appeals in a Virgin Islands case that involved, among other things, copyright, Lanham Act, and common law claims, including a claim for tortuous interference. (Yes, the ...
Price v. Hudson Heights Development, LLC, 417 N.J. Super. 462 (App. Div. 2011). The appellant, a frequent objector to development who has also often been successful, pro se, in his objections, won his case below. However, he was unhappy with the lower ...
Division of Youth & Family Services v. M.D., 417 N.J. Super. 583 (App. Div. 2011). This lengthy opinion by Judge Messano focuses on what information counsel must provide to a defendant who stipulates to a finding of abuse and/or neglect of a ...
Flaherty v. New Jersey, 2011 WL 66990 (App. Div. Jan. 11, 2011). Two months ago, the Appellate Division reminded us, in a case involving a pro se appellant, that an issue not listed in a notice of appeal is not ...
In re Trusts to be Established in the Matter of the Estate of Margaret A. Flood, Deceased, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2010). The holding of this case was that where a decedent has left no will, the doctrine ...
Staubach Co. of Pennsylvania v. Galloway Automotive, LLC, 2010 WL 5376868 (App. Div. Dec. 3, 2010). In this per curiam opinion, the court “recognize[d] that when the discovery end date has not yet passed, and discovery has not yet been ...
Muracco v. Township of Washington, 2010 WL 5376867 (App. Div. Nov. 16, 2010). Courts have repeatedly made clear that documents cannot be attached to a brief, but must be appended to a certification or affidavit made on personal knowledge, in ...