State v. Perini Corp., 221 N.J. 412 (2015). Three years ago, the Appellate Division issued an opinion that addressed whether the construction statute of repose, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.1a, runs from the date of substantial completion of an entire project or from ...
Hargrove v. Sleepy’s, LLC, 220 N.J. 289 (2015). Today, speaking through Judge Cuff, the Supreme Court issued an opinion on a certified question posed to the Court by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The question posed was “Under New ...
Borough of Merchantville v. Malik & Son, LLC, 218 N.J. 556 (2014). In this eminent domain case, the Appellate Division held that, in taking a piece of property by condemnation, the Borough of Merchantville was obligated by the Eminent Domain ...
O’Boyle v. Borough of Longport, 218 N.J. 168 (2014). The “common interest” doctrine permits multiple parties, who are represented by different counsel, to share information without destroying attorney-client privilege. The question in this case was whether the common interest rule ...
This is another guest post by Jeffrey A. Shooman, my colleague at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC: State v. Coles, 217 N.J. 467 (2014). Sergeant Zsakhiem James of the Camden Police Department responded to a report of robbery in Camden. According ...
Robinson v. Vivirito, 217 N.J. 199 (2014). On her way to a diner on a Saturday, plaintiff Charlotte Robinson took a shortcut across a middle school property. As she crossed the schoolyard, she was attacked by a dog owned by ...
Bhagat v. Bhagat, 217 N.J. 22 (2014). A father transferred stock in a close corporation to his son. Such transfers from parent to child are generally presumed to be gifts, unless the presumption is rebutted. The issue in this appeal, ...
Ten Stary Dom Partnership v. Mauro, 216 N.J. 16 (2013). Less than two weeks after issuing an opinion about conditional use variances, the Supreme Court today turned to bulk variances under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c). The issues of this case are on ...
Shelton v. Restaurant.com, Inc., 214 N.J. 419 (2013). [Disclosure: I argued this case in the Supreme Court for the successful plaintiffs]. This consumer protection case has had a long odyssey. Originally filed in the Law Division, Middlesex County, the case was then ...
State v. A.R., 185 N.J. 256 (2013). This blog does not often report on criminal cases. But the attached decision, written by Judge Cuff for a unanimous Supreme Court, highlights the invited error doctrine, an important argument on appellate review that can ...