Last week, the Appellate Division issued four published opinions on a single day, as discussed here. Today, the court released three published decisions. Here are summaries of those opinions: New Jersey Div. of Child Protection & Permanency v. B.H., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2019). This was an abuse and neglect appeal under Title 9. B.H. was the boyfriend of H.S. He was accused of abusing or neglecting H.S.’s daughter, M.S. Title 9 defines “abused or neglected child” as one who is impaired, or in danger of impairment, due to the failure of his or her “parent...

The Supreme Court announced late yesterday that it has granted certification in three cases. Two of the matters produced published opinions in the Appellate Division. The first of those is New Jersey Land Title Ass’n v. Rone. The question presented on that appeal, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “May a county register or clerk charge a ‘convenience fee’ for the electronic filing of documents concerning real property?” The Appellate Division, in an opinion that was reported at 458 N.J. Super. 123 (App. Div. 2019) and discussed here, held...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Benevolent Ass’n, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2019). Today’s decision by Judge Gibbons Whipple focuses on the question of “whether the Port Authority, as a bi-state public corporate instrumentality, is subject to New Jersey arbitration law.” The issue arose in the context of an arbitration of a grievance filed by a member of the defendant union regarding whether his absence from work was to be treated as sick leave or injury in the line of duty. The relevant...