Case Digests
Opinions Approved for Publication
Friday, February 5, 2010
State and federal court cases approved for publication.
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Parish v. Parish
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The motion judge erred in restricting the parties' exercise of the right to file post-judgment motions in the absence of a specific finding of the need to control frivolous or vexatious litigation.
Cockerline v. Menendez
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Res ipsa loquitur permits a jury to infer a defendant was negligent; it does not permit inference of proximate cause.
Gonzalez v. Wilshire Credit Corp.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The Consumer Fraud Act applies to the stipulation of payment agreements executed by the nondebtor mortgagor to cure a default between the nondebtor mortgagor and the mortgage servicer.
In re O'Brien
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Defendant defrauded plaintiff/debtors with his mortgage rescue plan and is liable for damages under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act and the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, as is his attorney.
Manning v. Gold Belt Falcon, L.L.C.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The Federal Enclave Doctrine precludes plaintiffs' wage claim brought under the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law.
State v. Best
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A school administrator need only satisfy the lesser reasonable-grounds standard rather than the probable-cause standard to search a student's vehicle parked on school property.
Palmer v. Henricks
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The District Court properly denied petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on ineffective assistance of counsel without convening an evidentiary hearing.
Nicastro v. McIntyre Machinery America, Ltd.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A foreign manufacturer that places a defective product in the stream of commerce through a distribution scheme that targets a national market may be subject to the in personam jurisdiction of a New Jersey court in a product-liability action.
Lake Valley Associates, L.L.C. v. Township of Pemberton
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The adopted ordinance imposing registration and other regulatory requirements on landlords is valid and is not pre-empted by the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law.
Pignataro v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Helicopter pilots are not exempt as "professional" employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore are entitled to mandatory time-and-a-half overtime compensation.
State v. Venable
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Defendants are not entitled to a reversal of their convictions based on the trial court's announcement that members of the victim's and defendants' families would not be allowed in the courtroom during jury selection.
More Case Digests
Opinions Approved for Publication
Friday, January 29, 2010
Unpublished Opinions
Friday, January 29, 2010
Rosen v. Keeler
Thursday, January 28, 2010
White-Squire v. United States Postal Service
Thursday, January 28, 2010
State v. Rivera
Thursday, January 28, 2010
CFG Health Systems, L.L.C. v. Essex County
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Cohen v. Chase Bank, N.A.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
In the Matter of Riverview Development, L.L.C.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth
Thursday, January 28, 2010
State v. Kueny
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Diller
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
State v. McCabe
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
State v. Hicks
Monday, January 25, 2010
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Monday, January 25, 2010
Hemi Group, L.L.C. v. City of New York
Monday, January 25, 2010
