Abbott v. Burke, 2011 WL 1990554 (2011). On January 5, 2011, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the latest of the many rounds of this case, which involves the constitutionally-required level of funding for schools. The issue on this particular appeal ...
Hopewell Valley Citizens Group v. Berwind, 204 N.J. 569 (2011). This was a case focused on whether a citizens group that objected to a development had timely filed a prerogative writ appeal. A 6-1 majority of the Supreme Court, speaking through Justice ...
Today, Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto notified Governor Christie that he did not wish to be reappointed to the Supreme Court when his seven-year initial term ends later this year. Justice Rivera-Soto expressed the wish to return to his first love: the ...
Henry v. New Jersey Dep’t of Human Services, 204 N.J. 320 (2010), and Johnson v. Johnson, 204 N.J. 529 (2010). These two decisions will not be remembered for the facts or holdings of the cases. One involves the Law Against Discrimination and the other ...
Alexander v. Seton Hall University, 204 N.J. 219 (2010). In this LAD wage discrimination decision, the Supreme Court addressed whether the continuing tort doctrine would allow the plaintiffs to assert claims that dated back 20, 25 and 29 years, respectively. The lower ...
Committee to Recall Robert Menendez v. Wells, 204 N.J. 79 (2010). This 4-2 decision holding that the federal Constitution invalidates that portion of a New Jersey recall statute that permits the recall of United States Senator makes fascinating reading. The ...
Dean v. Barrett Homes, Inc., 204 N.J. 286 (2010). In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court concluded that an exterior finish on a home was not integrated into the home so as to bar all tort claims under the Product ...
When may one Appellate Division panel overturn a decision of another panel in a prior interlocutory appeal in the same case? That is the question in Lombardi v. Masso, in which the Supreme Court has just granted certification. The trial ...
Marcinczyk v. State of New Jersey Police Training Comm’n, 203 N.J. 586 (2010). Apart from the substantive guidance provided by the Supreme Court in this Tort Claims Act opinion by Justice Long, for a 4-3 majority of the Court, this ...