Casino Reinvestment Development Authority v. Birnbaum, ___ N.J. Super. ___  (App. Div. 2019).  On January 7, 2019, the Appellate Division decided Borough of Glassboro v. Grossman, ___ N.J. Super. ___  (App. Div. 2019), as discussed here.  The key takeaway from that opinion was that, under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 to -149 (“LRHL”), a municipal agency cannot condemn property for redevelopment unless there is a particular redevelopment project identified, tied to the proposed acquisition, and supported by proof.  Writing for that panel, Judge...

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Little v. Kia Motors America, Inc., 455 N.J. Super. 411 (App. Div. 2018).  Class actions notoriously take a long time.  But the case in which Judge Koblitz issued a decision for her Appellate Division panel today is nearly old enough to vote.  As her opinion recited, plaintiffs, who are owners or lessees of Kia Sephia model year 1997-2000 vehicles with allegedly defective brakes, began in 2001. In August 2003, plaintiffs obtained class certification.  Contrary to the notion that defendants simply settle once a class is certified, the case continued, and a classwide jury trial occurred in...