A major Appellate Division argument, appellate briefing, and other work has interfered with keeping up with the courts during December.  So it’s time for one of this blog’s periodic “catch-up” posts.  Here, in summary, is some of what the Supreme ...

Metro Commercial Management Services, Inc. v. Van Istendal, 457 N.J. Super. 66 (App. Div. 2018).  This opinion, issued today, is the first published opinion authored by Judge Firko.  It involves an appeal from a decision of the Chancery Division that ...

Investors Bank v. Torres, 457 N.J. Super. 53 (App. Div. 2018).  In this foreclosure case, the plaintiff bank was the assignee of a note that was secured by a mortgage.  The note, however, was allegedly lost before plaintiff took the ...

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Weiner, 456 N.J. Super. 546 (App. Div. 2018).  Judge Fisher issued this short decision in this case today.  The body of the opinion consumes just four pages of text, with the final word, “Affirmed,” ...

Rampersaud v. Hollingsworth, 456 N.J. Super. 502 (App. Div. 2018).  The opening paragraph of this opinion by Judge Fisher well summarized the issue on this appeal, and the result.  “In this appeal, a now-evicted tenant of a residential apartment, which ...

In re Accutane Litigation, 235 N.J. 229 (2018).  [Disclosure:  I argued this appeal, together with co-counsel, on behalf of the plaintiffs.  The opinions expressed in this post are mine alone, and are not attributable to or necessarily reflective of the ...

Vorchheimer v. The Philadelphian Owners Association, 903 F.3d 100 (3d Cir. 2018).  Today’s opinion by Judge Bibas focuses on what is “necessary” for purposes of the Fair Housing Amendments Act, 42 U.S.C. §3604(f).  That section prohibits discrimination against any person ...

Taksir v. The Vanguard Group, 903 F.3d 95 (3d Cir. 2018).  As relevant to this appeal, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998, 15 U.S.C. §78bb (“SLUSA”), states that “[n]o covered class action based upon the statutory or common ...

Due to travel over most of the past two weeks (and getting “back in the game” once having returned), there have been no posts here.  But the courts have been active during that time.  Here, in brief, are some of ...

Personal Service Ins. Co. v. Relievus, 455 N.J. Super. 508 (App. Div. 2018).  This opinion, issued by Judge Sumners today for a unanimous panel, concerned “whether a Law Division summary action seeking to vacate an award by a dispute resolution ...