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  • Fraternal Order of Police, Newark Lodge No. 12 v. City of Newark

    Publication Date: 2020-08-31
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaVecchia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew D. Areman argued the cause for appellant (Markowitz & Richman, attorneys; Matthew D. Areman, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Avion M. Benjamin, First Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for respondent (Kenyatta K. Stewart, Corporation Counsel, attorneys; Avion M. Benjamin, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: -15-19 (083197)

    Cities Could Establish Civilian Police Oversight Boards But Boards Could Not Conduct Concurrent Investigations with Internal Affairs

  • New Jersey Republican State Comm. v. Murphy

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Rabner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael L. Testa, Jr. (Testa Heck Testa & White, attorneys; Michael L. Testa, Jr., Justin R. White, and Anthony M. Imbesi, of counsel and on the briefs, and Mark D. Sheridan, Jason F. King, and James K. Webber, Jr. (Squire Patton Boggs and Webber McGill), on the reply brief)
    for defendant: Jean P. Reilly, Assistant Attorney General (Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General, attorney; Jean P. Reilly, of counsel and on the briefs, and Jamie M. Zug, Eric L. Apar, Eileen W. Siegeltuch, Victoria G. Nilsson, and Susan J. Wilkerson, Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-82-19 (084731)

    COVID-19 Pandemic Constituted Emergency Allowing State to Borrow Under Exception to Debt Limitation Clause

  • Friedman v. Martinez

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Rabner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Buckley (Schenck, Price, Smith & King, attorneys; Thomas J. Cotton, on the briefs); Jeffrey S. Mandel (Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Mandel, attorneys; Jeffrey S. Mandel, on the brief)
    for defendant: Franklin P. Solomon (Solomon Law Firm, Locks Law Firm, and Hill Wallack, attorneys; Franklin P. Solomon, Michael A. Galpern, and Suzanne M. Marasco, of counsel, and Franklin P. Solomon and Marissa K. Vila, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-37/81-18 (081093)

    Adverse Summary Judgment Affirmed Where Plaintiffs Presented Insufficient Evidence to Infer They Used Restrooms While Hidden Cameras Had Been Placed

  • Whelan v. Armstrong Int'l, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-15
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Albin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean Marotta (Hogan Lovells US and K&L Gates, attorneys; Sean Marotta, Joseph F. Lagrotteria, and Adam G. Husik, on the briefs); Karen J. Stanzione-Conte (Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, attorneys; Karen J. Stanzione-Conte and Michelle B. Cappuccio, on the briefs); Jeffrey S. Kluger (McGivney, Kluger & Cook, attorneys; Jeffrey S. Kluger and Christopher M. Longo, on the briefs); Meghan C. Goodwin (Clyde & Co. US, attorneys; Jeffrey Fegan, of counsel and on the briefs, and Meghan C. Goodwin and Daren S. McNally, on the briefs); Patrick K.A. Elkins (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, attorneys; Patrick K.A. Elkins and Bryan M. Killian of the District of Columbia and Connecticut bars, admitted pro hac vice, on the brief); Sara K. Saltsman (Mayfield, Turner, O’Mara & Donnelly, attorneys; Sara K. Saltsman, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Christopher M. Placitella (Cohen Placitella & Roth and The Lanier Law Firm, attorneys; Rachel A. Placitella and Shannon K. Tully, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-40/41/42/43/44/45/46-18 (081810)

    Original Product Manufacturers Could Be Liable for Asbestos Exposure from Third-Party Replacement Components

  • Meisels v. Fox Rothschild LLP

    Publication Date: 2020-01-20
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaVecchia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis P. Devine, III (Pepper Hamilton, attorneys; Francis P. Devine, III, and Angelo A. Stio, III, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Brian K. Condon (Condon Catina & Mara, attorneys; Brian K. Condon and Laura M. Catina, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-20/21-18 (081534)

    Lawyer's Distribution of Wired Trust Funds According to Client Instructions Could Not Constitute Conversion in Absence of Limiting Instructions on Wire

  • G.A.-H. v. K.G.G.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frances Wang Deveney (Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, attorneys; Frances Wang Deveney, of counsel and on the briefs, and Shannon B. Adamson, on the briefs); George R. Hardin (Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, attorneys; George R. Hardin, of counsel and on the briefs, and Arthur A. Povelones, Jr., on the briefs).
    for defendant: Ramon M. Gonzalez (Ramon M. Gonzalez, on the brief).
    Case Number: A-25/26-18 (081545)

    Claim of Failure to Report Illegal Sexual Relationship Dismissed When There Was Insufficient Evidence of Co-Worker's Knowledge of the Relationship

  • State v. McNeil-Thomas

    Publication Date: 2019-07-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank J. Ducoat, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Theodore N. Stephens, II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Frank J. Ducoat, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs).
    Case Number: A-77-17 (080758)

    Prosecutor Properly Commented on Surveillance Video During Closing Where Admitted into Evidence Without Objection from Defense Counsel

  • G.A.-H. v. K.G.G.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: (A-25/26-18) (081545)

    Defendants appealed from the appellate division's vacatur of summary judgment entered in favor of defendants.

  • Rodriguez v. Wal-Mart, Stores, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-03-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Retail
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael K. Furey (Day Pitney and McDonnel & Associates, attorneys; Michael K. Furey, Kevin J. Duffey, and Patrick J. McDonnel, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Andrew A. Ballerini (Andrew A. Ballerini and Richard T. Talbot, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-2/3-17 (079470)

    Decision Whether to Admit Expert Testimony on Somatization and Symptom Magnification a Case-by-Case Determination

  • State v. Chisum

    Publication Date: 2019-02-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorneys; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs); Alison S. Perrone, First Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorneys; Alison S. Perrone, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Monica do Outeiro, Assistant Prosecutor (Christopher J. Gramiccioni, Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Monica do Outerio, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-35/36-17 (079823/079835)

    Police Lacked Reasonable Suspicion To Detain Individuals After Resolving Noise Complaint and Deciding Not To Issue Summons