Lee v. Brown, 232 N.J. 114 (2018). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, represented certain defendants in this case who were dismissed from the case on motion prior to ...
In the last ten days, the Supreme Court, nearing the end of its term, has issued a number of opinions. It has been hard to keep up with them all. ...
Williams v. American Auto Logistics, 226 N.J. 117 (2016). Parties who fail to follow procedural rules are a source of frustration to busy trial judges. As Justice Fernandez-Vina noted in ...
Mortgage Grader, Inc. v. Ward & Olivo, LLP, 225 N.J. 423 (2016). Justice Fernandez-Vina issued an opinion in this legal malpractice appeal today, his first opinion in quite some time, ...
Cashin v. Bello, 223 N.J. 328 (2015). The cardinal principle of statutory interpretation is that plain language controls and ends the need for any further inquiry. In this opinion by ...
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that Justice Fernandez-Vina recently had eye surgery and is scheduled for another operation “in the near future” as well. Accordingly, he will not be participating ...
Gnall v. Gnall, 222 N.J. 414 (2015). N.J.S.A. 2A:14-23(b) lists twelve factors, plus a “catch-all” thirteenth factor, that are to be considered in determining whether to award alimony. One of ...
Badiali v. New Jersey Manufacturer’s Insurance Group, 220 N.J. 544 (2015). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, represents New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company in certain litigation, but the firm ...
Earlier today, the full Senate voted 38-0 to confirm Judge Fernandez-Vina to take the Supreme Court seat that had been occupied by Justice Hoens. The Supreme Court then announced that ...