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 ...

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 ...

Late last Friday, the Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in five more cases.  There are four civil appeals and one criminal matter. The criminal case is actually two consolidated Megan’s Law appeals, with the lead case being ...

Terranova v. General Electric Pension Trust, 457 N.J. Super. 404 (App. Div. 2019).  Judge Moynihan’s opinion in this New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act case today addresses whether the doctrine of judicial estoppel is available in cases under that ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in six more cases as 2018 is coming to a close.  As is often the case, the new appeals represent a smorgasbord of subject matters, including shareholder rights, pensions, CEPA, criminal ...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in three cases.  Two of them are criminal matters.  The third involves a claim against the Fox Rothschild law firm on claims pertaining to monies deposited in the law firm’s trust ...

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,” ...