Today, the Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in three cases.  All three cases involve grants of certification, and one of them also is an appeal as of right due to a dissent by Judge Ostrer in the Appellate Division.

Thompson v. Board of Trustees of the Teachers Pension & Annuity Fund is the case where Judge Ostrer issued a dissent.  The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, is “Does Patterson v. Bd. Trs., State Police Ret. Sys., 194 N.J. 29, 34 (2008) require an award of accidental disability benefits

Kicking off its new term, the Supreme Court announced its first grant of review last Friday.  The Court granted leave to appeal in State v. Dickerson, another case under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:162-15 to -26.  The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, is “Is the State required to produce search warrant information (including the affidavit filed in support of the search warrant and supporting investigative reports) pr

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would review three more cases.  One of those is before the Court as of right, due to a dissent in the Appellate Division.  In the other two cases, the Court granted certification.

The appeal as of right is in Ferrante v. New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Group.  The question in that appeal, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, is “Can plaintiff recover underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits from his insurance carrier where he did not notify his UIM carrier of his suit against the tortfeasor, including the exis