In re Parentage of a Child by T.J.S. and A.L.S., 212 N.J. 334 (2012). As summarized in the syllabus (a convenient but admittedly not authoritative source), the issue was “whether the New Jersey Parentage Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 9:17-38 to -59, which provides that ...
Murray v. Plainfield Rescue Squad, 210 N.J. 581 (2012). Plaintiffs’ son was shot in the chest by his brother. The Plainfield Rescue Squad was called. But there was allegedly a prolonged delay in transporting the victim to the hospital, and he died. Though plaintiffs sued multiple ...
US Bank, N.A. v. Hough, 210 N.J. 187 (2012). There seems to be infinite room for judges, or Justices, to disagree about how to interpret statutes or regulations. Sometimes, there are differences even where the administrative agency that promulgated the regulations has weighed in. In ...
Seals v. County of Morris, 210 N.J. 157 (2012). While driving on a snow-covered road, plaintiffs could not negotiate a curve in the road and struck a JCP&L electrical pole located near the side of that road. The County of Morris did not ...
Polzo v. County of Essex, 209 N.J. 151 (2012). Plaintiff’s wife was riding with other bicyclists on the shoulder of an Essex County road. She rode over a 1-1/4″ depression (a dip in the road with no break in the road’s surface, unlike ...
State v. Yough, 208 N.J. 385 (2011). The main focus of this opinion by Justice Albin was whether the Law Division abused its discretion in declining to grant a mistrial when a key witness gave different testimony than expected. By a 5-0 ...
Fair Share Housing Center, Inc. v. New Jersey State League of Municipalities, 207 N.J. 489 (2011). The New Jersey State League of Municipalities (“the League”) is an entity created under N.J.S.A. 40:48-22 that represents all 566 New Jersey municipalities. The League lobbies for ...
Perrelli v. Pastorelle, 206 N.J. 193 (2011); Voss v. Tranquilino, 206 N.J. 93 (2011). Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided two cases involving two different sub-sections of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4.5. Both cases ultimately involved the question of whether reading the statute literally ...
Abbott v. Burke, 206 N.J. 332 (2011). The merits of this latest decision on the funding necessary to satisfy the mandate of article VIII, section 4, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution that the State provide a “thorough and efficient system ...
Yousef v. General Dynamics Corp., 205 N.J. 543 (2011). In deciding where a case can be brought, New Jersey courts normally honor the plaintiff’s choice of forum, especially where the plaintiff is a New Jersey citizen. A defendant who seeks dismissal on the ...