New Jersey Dental Ass’n v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2012).  Many cases have rightly held that, under New Jersey’s liberal standing rules, organizations have standing to sue on behalf of their members.  This opinion, written by Judge Grall, joins that list of cases.  The panel was also willing to reach the merits of the challenge by appellant New Jersey Dental Association (“NJDA”) to an administrati

Today’s Star-Ledger contained an obituary of Elizabeth Bernoskie.  She was the widow of Rahway police officer Charles Bernoskie, who was killed in the line of duty in 1958.  Forty years later, Mrs. Bernoskie won a multi-million dollar jury verdict against Robert Zarinsyi for her husband’s death.  Zarinsky unsuccessfully sought a stay of that judgment pending appeal.  Mrs. Bernoskie’s counsel located an account in Zarinsky’s name that contained over $154,000.  Mrs. Bernoskie’s attorney obtained an order requiring that those funds be turned over to her.  Th

Bank of New York v. Laks, 422 N.J. Super. 201 (App. Div. 2011).  N.J.S.A. 2A:50-56(c)(11), a part of the Fair Foreclosure Act (“FFA”), requires a lender who plans to foreclose on a mortgage to serve a notice of intention on the borrower.  The statute requires that the notice of intention state the “name and address of the lender.”  Here, the notice listed the name and address of the mortgage servicer, not the lender.  In an opinion by Judge Grall, the Appe