Major v. Maguire, 224 N.J. 1 (2016).  The Grandparent Visitation Statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, permits grandparents to apply for visitation rights with their grandchildren even where the children’s parents object.  In Moriarity v. Bradt, 177 N.J. 84 (2003), the Supreme Court ...

Cho v. Trinitas Regional Medical Center, 443 N.J. Super. 461 (App. Div. 2015).  In this medical malpractice case, the only remaining defendant, a doctor, filed what was labeled as “motions in limine” on the day before a jury was to ...

In re Estate of Michael D. Fisher, II, 443 N.J. Super. 180 (App. Div. 2015).  Under N.J.S.A. 3B:5-4(b), when a person dies with no spouse or children, the person’s parents each share equally in the decedent’s intestate estate.  A parent ...

In re New Jersey Firemen’s Ass’n Obligation to Provide Relief Applications Under the Open Public Records Act, 443 N.J. Super. 238 (App. Div. 2015).  The OPRA (Open Public Records Act) opinions just keep on coming.  This lengthy opinion by Judge ...

Lagerkvist v. Office of the Governor, 443 N.J. Super. 230 (App. Div. 2015).  Plaintiff, a journalist, made a request under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”) for “[c]opies of all available documentation for out-of-state travel from ...

In re Petition for Referendum to Repeal Ordinance 2354-12 of West Orange Tp., 223 N.J. 589 (2015).  This appeal involved the timeliness of a challenge to a bond ordinance for redevelopment work that was adopted by the Township of West ...

PRBA Corp. v. HMS Host Toll Roads, Inc., 808 F.3d 221 (3d Cir. 2015).  Plaintiff, which does business as Bare Exposure, operates a “gentleman’s club” in Atlantic City.  The club advertises itself as “Atlantic City’s Only All Nude Entertainment.”  Defendant ...

Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 22 v. Kavanagh, 443 N.J. Super. 39 (App. Div. 2015).  This opinion by Judge Currier today addressed an appeal by defendant, a former member of the plaintiff labor union, of a $115,000 fine for violations ...

In re Implementation of L. 2012, c. 24, 443 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 2015).  The Solar Act of 2012 (“the Act”), chapter 24 of the Laws of 2012, amended prior legislation to encourage the installation of solar energy projects ...

Ippolito v. Ippolito, 445 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2015).  This opinion by Judge Fisher today involved an appeal from a summary contempt proceeding.  Counsel for plaintiff in this matrimonial case wrote a letter to the Family Part judge handling ...