As discussed here, Lombardi v. Masso, a case pending in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, presents potentially important issues regarding the application of the law of the case doctrine.  The Court ...

Lawson v. Dewar, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This opinion by Judge Fisher was made on summary disposition, a rare occurrence in our appellate courts. In the first ...

Cherilus v. Federal Express, 435 N.J. Super. 172 (App. Div. 2014).  Plaintiff Joseph Cherilus was injured while working on a Federal Express loading dock.  A “cargo lift” was the cause ...

Lombardi v. Masso, 207 N.J. 517 (2011).  In this case, a Law Division judge granted summary judgment to certain defendants.  The judge then denied plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration.  Another defendant had defaulted.  ...

When may one Appellate Division panel overturn a decision of another panel in a prior interlocutory appeal in the same case?  That is the question in Lombardi v. Masso, in ...