JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This opinion by Judge Rothstadt involved the claims of plaintiff, a gym, for compensation from the State because...
Green Knight Capital, LLC v. Calderon, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This was an action to foreclose a tax sale certificate. The sequence of procedural events was somewhat...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two more criminal cases. Both are homicides. In State v. Derry, which actually involves two consolidated cases, the question presented,...
State v. Lodzinski, 248 N.J. 451 (2021). In an extraordinary development, the Supreme Court has granted defendant's motion for reconsideration in this long-running, closely-watched murder case. Since Chief Justice Rabner...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in State v. F.E.D. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Was defendant eligible for...
Catching up with our appellate courts, here are summaries of the three published opinions (two by the Supreme Court and one by the Appellate Division, in addition to the COVID...
On November 15, 2021, I will be a panelist on an NJICLE webcast titled "Appellate Advocacy Perfected." Headlined by Judges Fisher and DeAlmeida, and featuring a representative of the Appellate...
As discussed here, earlier this year, the Appellate Division affirmed in part and reversed in part the Law Division's dismissal of a case that challenged an ordinance of the City...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in four new matters. Two of the cases are civil appeals and two are criminal matters. In East Bay Drywall, LLC...
In re City of Newark and Newark Police Superior Officers Ass'n, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, represents the City...