State v. Locascio, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2012).  Expert opinion is an area in which decisions in the criminal realm find their way into civil cases as well.  For example, State v. Kemp, 174 N.J. 412 (2002), is often cited in cases of any type that involve the proper scope of expert testimony.  Today’s decision, written by Judge Sabatino, will doubtless be frequently cited in the future as well.  In a nutshell, the Appellate Division held that a medical examiner who had been

Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corp., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2012).  This is a long-running employment discrimination case that came back to the Appellate Division after a remand by the Supreme Court.  Judge Sabatino wrote a comprehensive opinion for the panel that educates even the novice employment lawyer, on either side, about ”front pay.”  “‘Front pay’ is a concept that attempts to project and measure the ongoing economic harm, continuing after t

NAACP of Camden County East v. Foulke Management Corp., 421 N.J. Super. 404 (App. Div. 2011).  This consumer class action was the occasion for another typically scholarly opinion by Judge Sabatino.  Geraldine Thomas, an African-American, bought a new automobile from defendant.  She was given numerous documents to sign as part of that transaction.  Three of those documents contained arbitration clauses, including waivers of the right to litigate or a