It had been nearly one month, since January 18, 2019, since the Supreme Court last added cases to its docket.  However, the Court has now announced grants of certification in six cases. In Minsavage v. Board of Trustees, Teachers’ Pension ...

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority v. Birnbaum, 458 N.J. Super. 173  (App. Div. 2019).  On January 7, 2019, the Appellate Division decided Borough of Glassboro v. Grossman, 457 N.J. Super. 416  (App. Div. 2019), as discussed here.  The key takeaway from ...

New Jersey Land Title Association v. Rone, 458 N.J. Super. 120 (App. Div. 2019).  May a County Register or Clerk charge a surcharge or convenience fee when a document is filed electronically?  That was the question that today’s opinion by ...

All the Way Towing, LLC v. Bucks County International, Inc., 236 N.J. 431 (2019).  Plaintiffs (an individual and his company, treated as one plaintiff here) purchased a customized tow truck from defendant.  Though it was customized, any member of the ...

The Plastic Surgery Center, PA v. Malouf Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc., 457 N.J. Super. 565 (App. Div. 2019).  This opinion today by Judge Fisher was so legal issue-intensive that he found that the factual “details of these cases need not clutter [his] ...

O’Donnell v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 236 N.J. 335 (2019).  Under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq. (“TCA”), a person who wishes to file a tort lawsuit against a public entity must file a notice of ...

Finkleman v. National Football League, 236 N.J. 280 (2019).  This opinion by Justice Patterson today answers certified questions posed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals arising out of a putative consumer class action.   The questions involve N.J.S.A. 56:8-35.1 of ...

In re Expungement of Arrest-Charge Records of T.B., 236 N.J. 262 (2019).  Today, the Supreme Court issued its first opinion of 2019, a unanimous ruling by Chief Justice Rabner.  The matter involved three consolidated cases.  The defendants in those cases ...

Borough of Glassboro v. Grossman, 457 N.J. Super. 416 (App. Div. 2019).  The Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 to -49 (“LRHL”) allows municipalities or redevelopment agencies to acquire by condemnation lands or buildings “necessary for the redevelopment project.”  ...

Diamond Beach, LLC v. March Associates, Inc., 457 N.J. Super. 265 (App. Div. 2018).  Judge Fasciale’s opinion in this construction case today dealt with a narrow issue projected by a fourth-party plaintiff, Sloan & Company, Inc.  That issue was whether ...