Branch v. Cream-O-Land Dairy, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). As summarized here, the Appellate Division in this overtime Wage and Hour Law (“WHL”) class action case reversed a summary judgment ruling for the defense, holding that the statute’s “good faith defense” ...
In re Petition for Expungement of the Criminal Record Belonging to T.O., ___ N.J. ___ (2021). The first Supreme Court opinion of 2021, issued this morning, was authored by Chief Justice Rabner. The issue, as stated in the first sentence ...
The Supreme Court Clerk’s office announced that the pass rate for the most recent New Jersey Bar examination, administered in October, was 66.17%. That was almost identical to the pass rate for the July 2019 exam, which was 66.20% percent. ...
As 2005 neared its close, the Supreme Court decided Tonelli v. Wyckoff Tp. Bd. of Educ., 185 N.J. 438 (2005), on December 28 of that year. The case arose when plaintiff Virginia Tonelli, after watching her granddaughter play soccer on ...
Delaney v. Dickey, ___ N.J. ___ (2020). Justice Albin’s opinion for a unanimous Supreme Court in this case today is an important one for attorneys and their clients. The Court held that if an attorney includes in a retainer agreement ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in Gilbert v. Stewart. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “In this legal malpractice action, was defendant entitled to summary judgment on the grounds that ...
On December 15, 1952, the Supreme Court decided Ward v. Scott, 11 N.J. 117 (1952). Though the municipal law applicable at the time that case was decided has largely been superseded by the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et ...
On this date in 2005, the Supreme Court decided Creanga v. Jardal, 185 N.J. 345 (2005). In a unanimous opinion by Justice Zazzali, the Court reversed the rulings of the Law and Appellate Division that excluded, as a net opinion, ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in State v. Moore. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Should defendant, who was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, have been permitted to ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in four new cases. In two of them, the Court set accelerated schedules. The first of those, which involves five consolidated cases, is In re Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Nos. ...