State v. Perini Corp., 425 N.J. Super. 62 (App. Div. 2012). N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1a establishes a ten-year statute of repose for actions involving alleged deficiencies “in the design, planning, surveying, supervision or construction of an improvement to real property.” Writing for the panel ...
Cole v. Jersey City Medical Center, 425 N.J. Super. 48 (App. Div. 2012). Plaintiff, a nurse anesthetist at Jersey Medical Center, sued the Medical Center and her immediate employer, Liberty Anesthesia Associates (“Liberty”), for retaliatory discharge, employment discrimination, and other things. Plaintiff ...
Columbro v. Lebanon Tp. Bd. of Adj.., 424 N.J. Super. 501 (App. Div. 2012). Defendants Michael and Frances Edwards obtained a conditional use variance that allowed them to conduct a welding business in the garage of their home, which was located in a ...
Scheidt v. DRS Technologies, Inc.., 424 N.J. Super. 188 (App. Div. 2012). Plaintiff, a shareholder in defendant DRS Technologies, Inc. (“DRS”), sued the company, its Board of Directors and its General Counsel for self-dealing and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with ...
New Jersey Dental Ass’n v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 424 N.J. Super. 160 (App. Div. 2012). Many cases have rightly held that, under New Jersey’s liberal standing rules, organizations have standing to sue on behalf of their members. This opinion, written by ...
In re Application of Xiangjing Zhan, 424 N.J. Super. 231 (App. Div. 2012). A permanent resident alien sought to invoke New Jersey’s name change statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:52-1 to -4, to change his minor daughter’s first name to “Michelle.” A Law Division judge ...
Nordstrom v. Lyon, 424 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2012). William “Hank” Lyon was a media star last year. In his early 20’s, and a newcomer to the political scene, Lyon ran for Morris County Freeholder (or, as his campaign materials put it, “for ...
Wenger v. Cardo Windows, Inc., 2012 WL 280254 (App. Div. Feb. 1, 2012). Plaintiffs in this consumer class action sought injunctive relief and statutory civil penalties against defendants in connection with the sale of residential windows. In a lengthy and ...
State v. Heine, 424 N.J. Super. 48 (App. Div. 2012). Ellen Heine, the owner of a property in Garfield, was found guilty in municipal court of violating provisions of the Garfield property maintenance code. In separate proceedings, Heine was convicted of violating a provision of the ...
Bull v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 665 F.3d 68 (3d Cir. 2012). “After declaring a mistrial, the District Court dismissed Laureen Bull’s state-law employment discrimination case as a sanction for failing to produce originals of certain medical notes requested by United Parcel ...