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  • State v. A.L.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alison Gifford, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Alison Gifford, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: Monica do Outeiro, Special Deputy Attorney General/ Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Lori D. Linskey, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Monica do Outeiro, of counsel and on the brief)
    Case Number: A-3-21 (085500)

    Trial Court Erred in Failing to Explain Corporal Punishment Exception Applied to Both Child Endangerment and Lesser-Included Simple Assault Charge

  • Rivera v. The Valley Hosp., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rowena M. Durán (Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, attorneys; Rowena M. Durán, of counsel and on the briefs); William G. Theroux (Buckley Theroux Kline & Cooley, attorneys; William G. Theroux and Sean C. Garrett, on the briefs); Evelyn Cadorin Farkas (Farkas & Donohue, attorneys; Evelyn Cadorin Farkas, of counsel and on the briefs, and Eileen M. Kavanagh, on the briefs).
    for defendant: Michael Gunzburg (Michael Gunzberg and Ruta, Soulios & Stratis, attorneys; Michael Gunzberg, and Demetrios K. Stratis, of counsel and on the briefs); Rayna E. Kessler (Robins Kaplan, attorneys; Rayna E. Kessler, and Ian S. Millican, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-25/26/27-21 (085992) (085993) (085994)

    Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Punitive Damages Claim Failed Where Evidence Only Showed Ordinary Negligence by Defendants

  • State v. A.L.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: (A-3-21) (085500)

    Defendant appealed from the appellate division's judgment affirming her conviction for simple assault.

  • State v. Rivas

    Publication Date: 2022-07-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Albin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Regina M. Oberholzer, Deputy Attorney General (Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Regina M. Oberholzer, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-15-21 (086051)

    Potential Invocation of Right to Counsel Tainted Defendant's Confessions Where Police Did Not Cease Questioning or Confirm Defendant's Intentions

  • Haviland v. Lourdes Med. Ctr. of Burlington County Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-02
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer B. Barr (Cooper Levenson, attorneys; Sharon K. Galpern (Stahl & DeLaurentis), on the brief)
    for defendant: Michael J. Weiss (Law Offices of Michael J. Weiss, attorneys; Michael J. Weiss, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-70-20 (085419)

    No AOM Required in Vicarious Liability Claim Against Health Care Facility Where Employee Was Not "Licensed Person"

  • State v. Konecny

    Publication Date: 2022-04-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patricia B. Quelch (Helmer, Conley & Kasselman, attorneys; Patricia B. Quelch, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Melinda Harrigan, Assistant Prosecutor (Lori Linskey, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Maura K. Tully, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-21-20 (084880)

    PCR Petitions Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Did Not Entitle Defendant to Laurick Relief

  • Harris v. City of Newark

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Patterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emilia Perez, Assistant Corporation Counsel (Kenyatta K. Stewart, Corporation Counsel, City of Newark-Department of Law, attorneys; Wilson D. Antoine, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Brooke M. Barnett (BMB Law Firm, attorneys; Brooke M. Barnett, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-59-20 (085028)

    Denial of Police Officers' Request for Qualified Immunity in State Law Civil Rights Claim Was Not Final Appealable Order

  • State v. Sims

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Patterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica do Outeiro, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Lori Linskey, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Maura K. Tully, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Rochelle M. Watson, Deputy Public Defender II (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Rochelle M. Watson, and Robert Carter Pierce, Designated Counsel, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-53-20 (085369)

    Officers Not Required by to Inform Suspect of Charges They Predict Might Be Filed

  • State v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Smith, Jr. (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Daniel A. Finkelstein, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Daniel A. Finkelstein, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: a_65_20_020722

    Because Three Strikes Law Was Merely Enhancement on Most Current Offense, Use of Prior Juvenile Conviction as Predicate Offense Was Constitutional

  • State v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret McLane, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Margaret McLane, of counsel and on the briefs, and Richard Sparaco, Designated Counsel, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Steven K. Cuttonaro, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Steven K. Cuttonaro, of counsel and on the briefs, and Paul H. Heinzel, Assistant Somerset County Prosecutor, on the briefs)
    Case Number: lisab

    Statements Should Have Been Suppressed Where Suspect Made Ambiguous Invocation of Counsel, Requiring Investigators to Confirm Whether Suspect Wanted Counsel