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...

Miller v. State Operated School District of the City of Newark, ___ N.J. ___ (2019). Today, in a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court affirmed, by a 5-2 vote, the Appellate Division’s previously unpublished decision in this matter on the opinion below. That opinion, written by Judge Vernoia, was also approved for publication and appears at ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2019). Justices LaVecchia and Patterson were the dissenters. The issue, quoted in full here, was whether the defendant school district’s termination of plaintiff’s employment violated her tenure rights...