The Supreme Court announced this afternoon that it has granted certification in three more cases. Two are criminal appeals, and the third involves a mortgage dispute. The mortgage case is Rosemont Properties, LLC v. IP Realty, LLC. The question presented there, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Did the credit doctrine apply and require reduction of the amount due to plaintiff under the circumstances presented, including that plaintiff released its mortgage to defendants on a different property?” A two-judge panel of the Appellate Division, in an...

The Supreme Court has granted review in five more appeals. One of them involves a question certified to it by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, one is before the Court on leave to appeal, and the others involve grants of certification. City of Asbury Park v. Star Insurance Company presents a question certified from the Third Circuit: “Does the made-whole doctrine apply to first-dollar risk that is allocated to an insured under an insurance policy, i.e., a self-insured retention or deductible?” The Court accepted the question essentially as framed by the Third Circuit. State v....

The Supreme Court usually adds new appeals in relatively small groups. But its latest tranche of grants of review consists of eight new cases, implicating numerous different area of the law. Arafa v. Health Express Corporation is one of two arbitration cases that the Court will take up. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “If the plaintiffs are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, are the parties’ arbitration agreements unenforceable, or can the New Jersey Arbitration Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:23B-1 to -32, apply in place...