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May 4

Stephen W. Townsend, Died April 22, 2020, at Age 75

Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on May 4, 2020 in Supreme Court of New Jersey | 0 comments
I learned over the weekend that Stephen W. Townsend, the former Clerk of the Supreme Court had died. His obituary states that the date of his death was April 22. A graduate of Dumont High School, Bucknell University, and, in 1970, the Dickinson College School of Law, Stephen Townsend spent his entire professional life in the service of the New Jersey judiciary. Following a clerkship after law school, he was a senior attorney in the legal research section of the Administrative Office of the Courts. In 1973, he became Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a position that he held...
Jun 28

It’s Now “Justice Patterson”

Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on Jun 28, 2011 in Supreme Court of New Jersey | 0 comments
Yesterday, by a 36-0 vote, the Senate rightly confirmed Anne Patterson as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.  She will assume the seat now held by Justice Rivera-Soto when his term expires in September.
Jun 21

Improper Remarks in Trial Summation Warranted New Trial on Damages Only

Posted by Bruce D. Greenberg on Jun 21, 2011 in Judges, Jury issues, Practice Pointers, Standards of review, Supreme Court of New Jersey | 0 comments
Risko v. Thompson Muller Automotive Group, Inc., 206  N.J. 506 (2011).  This case came to the Supreme Court because of improper remarks made by plaintiff’s counsel in his trial summation.  The case was a slip and fall that caused plaintiff’s decedent to suffer a fractured arm and hip.  The hip injury required surgery, which led to a severe inflammation of the colon, which developed into septic shock and ultimately caused the death of plaintiff’s decedent. Plaintiff’s counsel believed that the case warranted an award of at least $1 million.  He told the jury that the...
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Bruce D. Greenberg, a partner of Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, has more than 35 years of appellate experience.  He has argued dozens of cases in New Jersey’s Appellate Division, and he has handled oral arguments in the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals as well.  Mr. Greenberg’s appellate cases have ranged from . . more

 

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