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Jan 27

The Supreme Court Upholds a Big Win for New Jersey Transit

Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on Jan 27, 2021 in Contract interpretation, Summary judgment, Supreme Court of New Jersey | 0 comments
New Jersey Transit Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). As summarized here, this was an insurance coverage dispute arising out of Superstorm Sandy. New Jersey Transit sought coverage for damages up to the $400 million policy limit, rather than being limited to a $100 million sublimit in the policies. The Law Division, acting on cross-motions for summary judgment, held for New Jersey Transit. The Appellate Division affirmed in an opinion reported at 461 N.J. Super. 440 (App. Div. 2019). The Supreme Court granted review, and today the Court unanimously...
Dec 21

Attorneys Whose Retainer Agreements Include Mandatory Arbitration for Malpractice Claims or Fee Disputes Must Explain the Arbitration Clause to the Client Up Front

Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on Dec 21, 2020 in Attorneys fees, Contract interpretation, Effect of decisions by other courts, Judges, Practice Pointers, Supreme Court of New Jersey | 0 comments
Delaney v. Dickey, ___ N.J. ___ (2020). Justice Albin’s opinion for a unanimous Supreme Court in this case today is an important one for attorneys and their clients. The Court held that if an attorney includes in a retainer agreement a provision that legal malpractice claims must proceed in arbitration rather than in court, the attorney “must generally explain to a client the benefits and disadvantages of arbitrating a prospective dispute between the attorney and client. Such an explanation is necessary because, to make an informed decision, the client must have a basic...
Sep 29

Three Grants of Leave to Appeal, and a Total of Five New Cases for the Supreme Court

Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on Sep 29, 2020 in Constitutional law, Contract interpretation, Criminal law, Supreme Court of New Jersey | 0 comments
Supreme Court grants of leave to appeal are infrequent, but the Court’s latest wave of five new cases taken up for review includes three appeals on leave. All of those are criminal matters. The two other newly accepted cases, in which the Court granted certification, are civil appeals. Two of the matters in which leave to appeal was granted are connected. The first is State v. Molchor, which itself involves two consolidated cases. The question presented there, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to...
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Bruce D. Greenberg, a partner of Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, has more than 35 years of appellate experience.  He has argued dozens of cases in New Jersey’s Appellate Division, and he has handled oral arguments in the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals as well.  Mr. Greenberg’s appellate cases have ranged from . . more

 

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