State v. Lenihan, 427 N.J. Super. 499 (App. Div. 2012).  Would it not seem “obvious” that N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.2f, New Jersey’s “seatbelt law,” is intended to protect the public health and safety?  A Law Division judge found that “obvious.”  But that ...

A.Z. v. Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, 427 N.J. Super. 389 (App. Div. 2012).  As this opinion by Judge Ostrer describes, though administrative agency regulations are entitled to a presumption of validity, and to deference when those regulations or their ...

Stancil v. ACE USA, ___ N.J. ___ (2012).  “In this matter, we are asked to create a common law cause of action that would permit an injured employee, who is separately entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, to sue his employer’s ...

In re Challenge of New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association to Certain N.J.A.C. Amendments, 427  N.J. Super. 268 (App. Div. 2012).  This case involved a challenge to amendments to administrative regulations promulgated by the State Board of Mortuary Science.  In ...

McGovern v. Rutgers, The State University, 211 N.J. 94 (2012).  Plaintiff complained that the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University, violated the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 to -21 (“OPMA”), in connection with a special meeting on November 10, ...

Makutoff v. Board of Review, 427 N.J. Super. 218 (App. Div. 2012).  Plaintiff, a Canadian citizen, was employed in this country under a limited work authorization issued by the Department of Homeland Security(“DHS”) pursuant to the North American Free Trade ...

In re Michael Calabrese, Jr., 689 F.3d 312 (3d Cir. 2012).  Most issues of statutory interpretation can be resolved either by the plain language of the statute, by an analysis of legislative history, or by persuasive decisions of other courts on ...

Selective Ins. Co. v. Hudson East Pain Management, 210 N.J. 597 (2012).  Defendants provided medical treatment to patients who had personal injury protection (“PIP”) insurance through plaintiff (“Selective”).  The patients assigned their right to insurance benefits to defendants so that defendants could get paid ...

Murray v. Plainfield Rescue Squad, 210 N.J. 581 (2012).  Plaintiffs’ son was shot in the chest by his brother.  The Plainfield Rescue Squad was called.  But there was allegedly a prolonged delay in transporting the victim to the hospital, and he died.  Though plaintiffs sued multiple ...

In re Kollman, Jr., Petition for Expungement, 210 N.J. 557 (2012).  “To afford a second chance to one-time offenders convicted of less serious offenses, who have led law-abiding lives since conviction, the Legislature enacted a law that allows certain records to be ...