State of New Jersey, Department of Env. Protection v. North Beach 1003, LLC, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2017).  Beach access has long been an important and controversial issue in New Jersey.  After Superstorm Sandy in 2013, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) partnered with the federal Army Corps of Engineers, pursuant t

Abboud v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2017).  This opinion by Judge Ostrer interpreted an “insured vs. insured” exclusion in a directors and officers liability insurance policy.  That exclusion generally bars coverage for claims by one insured against another, such as counterclaims brought against plaintiff by his fellow officers of a limited liability company and that LLC itself.  After the insurer denied coverage, plaintiff

Paff v. Galloway Tp., ___ N.J. ___ (2017).  In this OPRA case, as discussed here, plaintiff sought to obtain copies of fields in e-mails sent by the Galloway Township Clerk and the Township’s Police Chief during a two-week period in 2013.  Plaintiff did not seek the e-mails themselves, but only the “sender,” “recipient,” “date