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November 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"In the absence of any allegation of fraud or breach of trust, application of N.J.S.A. 3B:3-14 in this case, which allowed the estate to improperly avoid the consequences of the bonds' beneficiary registration, conflicts with the governing federal regulations under 'Free' and 'Yiatchos' and is therefore preempted," stated Judge Greta Gooden Brown. "Nothing in the parties' DSA warrants a contrary conclusion."
By Colleen Murphy
5 minute read
November 15, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"Carolyn Murray has dedicated her professional life to the pursuit of justice, and her esteemed career has spanned many facets of the legal profession," stated Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. "Since April 2019, she has led the first statewide conviction review unit in the nation to be based in an Attorney General's Office—an office that rights past wrongs and serves to strengthen our collective faith in our criminal justice system."
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
November 14, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"The record bears no mention of the court's efforts to notify Shurkin of its pending sua sponte consideration, thus depriving Shurkin of his right to be notified—which inherently deprived him of the right to be heard on the matter," the per curiam opinion said. "We cannot endorse the trial court's 'swift disposition of the case at the expense of fairness and justice.'"
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
November 9, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
The New Jersey Supreme Court held oral arguments in a slip-and-fall case regarding whether the defendant property owners were negligent in failing to maintain a sidewalk in front of a vacant lot.
By Colleen Murphy
6 minute read
November 8, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"[I]sn't one of the problems here that it is very hard to determine the objective worth, value, and quality of an item of clothing that sells at many different prices, perhaps because it has a designer label, or perhaps because it is trendy at the moment?" Justice Rachel Wainer Apter asked.
By Colleen Murphy
7 minute read
November 8, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
A mortgage originator has sued one of its competitors in federal court for misappropriation of trade secrets, tortiously interfering with an employee's contract, aiding and abetting the breaches of the employee's duty of loyalty, and unjust enrichment.
By Colleen Murphy
3 minute read
November 6, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"The absence of any language in the arbitration agreement constituting a waiver of plaintiff's statutory rights is fatal to its enforceability as to the claims against defendants which primarily assert violations of consumer protection statutes," the court said.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
November 3, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
A formal complaint has been filed against a New Jersey municipal court judge over his personal Facebook account, where he liked and reposted "Blue Lives Matter" imagery and that of other similar social movements.
By Colleen Murphy
2 minute read
November 3, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"Lest there be any doubt, a mid-trial involuntary dismissal does not entitle a defendant offeror to fee-shifting under the rule," an Appellate Division judge said.
By Colleen Murphy
2 minute read
November 2, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
"This congestion pricing will generate $5 billion a year for New York City, primarily on the backs of New Jersey residents and will create environmental harm that will affect those with asthma and other respiratory illness," Bruce Nagel of Nagel Rice said.
By Colleen Murphy
4 minute read
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