Nesby v. Fleurmond, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2019). In her opinion for the Appellate Division today, Judge Rose concisely summarized the issue in this appeal. “Distilled to its essence, the issue presented in this appeal is whether plaintiff can somehow seek PIP [personal injury protection] coverage for his unpaid medical expenses under policies issued by GEICO and AAA and MAIC to the tortfeasor’s resident relatives, covering vehicles that were not involved in the accident– after plaintiff settled any and all claims arising from the accident with the...

Jardim v. Overley, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2019). This opinion yesterday, by Judge Sabatino, applied a venerable doctrine in a new context. As Judge Sabatino put it, the issue was “the application of traditional constitutional principles of personal jurisdiction and due process in the context of a retail sale contract made over the Internet.” Defendant, a California citizen, had advertised, on a website that features thousands of ads offering cars for sale, a vintage automobile for sale “to whomever was willing to purchase it, wherever they may be.” His ad...

The bane of every appellate practitioner’s existence is the dreaded deficiency notice from the Appellate Division. Last night’s meeting of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Committee included a discussion of the most common deficiencies in briefs and appendices submitted to the Appellate Division. That discussion was based on information from the Clerk’s office. Here is the list of most common deficiencies: No “Table of Judgments, Orders and Rulings Being Appealed” with references to the location in the appendix of any such items....