In re Reglan Litigation, 226 N.J. 315 (2016).  Plaintiffs in this mass tort matter claimed that defendants, who are generic manufacturers of metoclopramide, the generic version of the drug Reglan, were liable under New Jersey’s Product Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-1 ...

In re Petition for Referendum to Repeal Ordinance 2354-12 of West Orange Tp., 223 N.J. 589 (2015).  This appeal involved the timeliness of a challenge to a bond ordinance for redevelopment work that was adopted by the Township of West ...

Qian v. Toll Brothers, Inc., 223 N.J. 124 (2015).  In Luchejko v. City of Hoboken, 207 N.J. 191 (2011), discussed here, the Supreme Court ruled that a condominium association was not liable to a person who was injured after falling ...

State v. Buckner, 223 N.J. 1 (2015).  In one of the biggest cases of the current the Supreme Court term, the Court today upheld the practice of permitting retired judges to serve temporarily on recall.  The vote was 5-1.  Chief ...

Allstate New Jersey Ins. Co. v. Lajara, 222 N.J. 129 (2015).  The Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 17:33A-1 to-30 (“IFPA”), permits insurance companies to sue those who engage in insurance fraud, and to recover compensatory and treble damages, as well ...

State v. K.P.S., 221 N.J. 266 (2015).  Two defendants who had been charged in the same indictment with many of the same crimes sought to suppress certain evidence.  The Law Division denied their application.  Both defendants were found guilty.  Both ...

62-64 Main Street, LLC v. Hackensack Mayor & Council, 221 N.J. 129 (2015).  The Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 to -73, defines when an area is blighted and in need of redevelopment.  The Redevelopment Law implements Article VIII, ...

Today’s post is another guest post by Jeffrey A. Shooman, my colleague at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC. Riley v. New Jersey State Parole Bd., 219 N.J. 270 (2014).  In a 4-3 decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that ...

Atalese v. U.S. Legal Servs. Grp., L.P., 219 N.J. 430 (2014).  Plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant for debt-adjustment services.  The contract contained an arbitration clause that did not state that plaintiff was waiving the right to sue in ...

In re Peter J. Cammarano, III, 219 N.J. 415 (2014).  “An elected official who sells his office– who offers favored treatment to a private developer in exchange for money– betrays a solemn public trust.  This form of corruption is corrosive ...