Medina v. Pitta, 442 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2015). The New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-37 to -42 (“PFA”), “established enhanced qualification requirements for experts who provide testimony or execute [affidavits of ...
Redd v. Bowman, 223 N.J. 87 (2015). In Redd v. Bowman, 433 N.J. Super. 178 (App. Div. 2013), discussed here, the Appellate Division held that an initiative petition with a proposed ordinance that would have undone the City of Camden’s ...
Gnall v. Gnall, 222 N.J. 414 (2015). N.J.S.A. 2A:14-23(b) lists twelve factors, plus a “catch-all” thirteenth factor, that are to be considered in determining whether to award alimony. One of those factors is “[t]he duration of the marriage or civil ...
Allstate New Jersey Ins. Co. v. Lajara, 222 N.J. 129 (2015). The Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to-30 (“IFPA”), permits insurance companies to sue those who engage in insurance fraud, and to recover compensatory and treble damages, as well ...
Evankavitch v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, 793 F.3d 355 (3d Cir. 2015). “[A]bsent compelling reasons to the contrary, a party seeking shelter in an exception to the statute has the burden of proving it.” So stated Judge Krause in the ...
Lippman v. Ethicon, Inc., 222 N.J. 362 (2015). In 2013, the Appellate Division determined that so-called “watchdog” employees (that is, employees whose job it is to bring forward issues relating to, for example, product safety) are protected as whistleblowers by ...
Morillo v. Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers, 222 N.J. 104 (2015). It has long been the case, especially under the federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1983, that law enforcement officers get broad protection by virtue of the doctrine of qualified ...
Jensen v. Pressler & Pressler, 791 F.3d 413 (3d Cir. 2015). Plaintiff defaulted on a credit card debt. The debt was sold, and the buyer attempted to collect on it. After obtaining a default judgment, the buyer served plaintiff with ...
Beyer v. Sea Bright Borough, 440 N.J. Super. 424 (App. Div. 2015). The New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:8-8, requires anyone who wants to bring a tort claim against a public agency to file a notice of tort claim ...
In re Denial of Application of Z.K. for a New Jersey Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and Permit to Purchase, 440 N.J. Super. 394 (App. Div. 2015). Yesterday, while many of us were attending the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual ...