By a 22-16 vote, the Senate passed and sent to the Assembly a bill known as S-2515. An identical bill, A-3269, has been introduced in the Assembly. That legislation would confer the title of “Acting Justice” on any judge of ...
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, ...
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 ...
Tonight, I was privileged to attend an event at which the Seton Hall Law School’s Women’s Law Forum honored Judge Wefing with its “Women of Substance” award. Approximately 150 people were present, including Chief Justice Rabner, Justices Lavecchia and Patterson, ...
Today, Judge Stern reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. Accordingly, Chief Justice Rabner appointed Judge Wefing, the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division, to the seat that Judge Stern had filled. Judge Wefing is expected to serve until Governor Christie ...
YA Global Investments, L.P. v. Cliff, 419 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2011). This is a personal jurisdiction case. But it is not the usual circumstance, where a plaintiff asserts jurisdiction based on a defendant’s contact with the forum state. Instead, the entire ...