In the past two weeks, an Appellate Division brief and a Supreme Court petition consumed much time. So, in this shortened Thanksgiving week, it’s time to catch up on the ...
Following up on yesterday’s post regarding criminal appeals decided by the Supreme Court in the first half of August, this post summarizes the Court’s decisions in civil cases during that ...
Due to a combination of factors, there have been no posts on this blog in the first half of August. This post will begin the catch-up process by summarizing the ...
Hrymoc v. Ethicon, Inc., ___ N.J. ___ (2023). As explained in more detail here, this was a products liability case involving “pelvic mesh” devices. (Actually, there were two consolidated cases, ...
With July 4 falling on a Tuesday, some of us took the opportunity to extend the preceding weekend into some or all of the last days of June, July 3, ...
In the last three days, the Supreme Court issued opinions in two criminal cases and one civil appeal. All three decisions were unanimous. Here are summaries of those rulings: State ...
Hansen v. Rite Aid Corp., 253 N.J. 191 (2023). This opinion by Justice Patterson for a 5-0 Supreme Court (Justice Fasciale did not participate) reaffirms the attorneys’ fee award principles ...
Fowler v. Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc., 251 N.J. 300 (2022); Linden Democratic Committee v. City of Linden, 251 N.J. 415 (2022). As Justice Albin’s tenure on the Supreme Court nears ...
The last few days have seen three opinions by the Supreme Court in criminal appeals. Here are summaries of those decisions: State v. Rivas, 251 N.J. 132 (2022). This opinion ...
Sullivan v. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co., 251 N.J. 45 (2022). In an opinion reported at 465 N.J. Super. 243 (App. Div. 2020), and discussed here, the Appellate ...