Today is a court holiday for New Jersey state and federal courts. That affords an opportunity to catch up with this week’s published opinions from the Supreme Court,, the Appellate Division, and the Third Circuit. Here are summaries of those ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in three new cases. In two of those matters, the Court granted certification. The third is before the Court on leave to appeal. The leave to appeal case is Kennedy v. ...
State of New Jersey v. County of Ocean, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This opinion by Judge Mawla involved the question of whether the State was obligated to indemnify Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office (“OCPO”) in a case brought ...
State v. Scudieri, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). Whether statutory amendments apply retroactively or prospectively is a recurring issue in the courts. This opinion by Judge Natali addresses whether an amendment to the breathalyzer refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a, ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in four more cases. Three of those involve grants of certification, while the fourth is before the Court on leave to appeal. The leave to appeal case is Rivera v. The ...
JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This opinion by Judge Rothstadt involved the claims of plaintiff, a gym, for compensation from the State because Governor Murphy’s Executive Orders required the gym to close (though ...
In the recent period, the Third Circuit has published a small number of opinions. Here are summaries of some of those decisions: Mallet and Company Inc. v. Lacayo, ___ F.4th ___ (3d Cir. 2021). This was a trade secret and ...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in State v. F.E.D. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Was defendant eligible for compassionate release under N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.51e?” Both the Law Division and, ...
Catching up with our appellate courts, here are summaries of the three published opinions (two by the Supreme Court and one by the Appellate Division, in addition to the COVID vaccine mandate decision discussed here): C.R. v. M.T., ___ N.J. ...
In re City of Newark and Newark Police Superior Officers Ass’n, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, represents the City of Newark in certain matters but had no involvement in ...