Specific Jurisdiction Requires Forum-Directed Affirmative Acts; Alleged Policy Omissions by a National Organization Do Not Suffice 1. Introduction E.T. v. the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County...
Conditional Global Pleas: Prevailing on a Reserved Suppression Issue Can Permit Withdrawal of the Entire “Plea” When the Suppressed Evidence Was Also Material to the Companion Indictment Case: State...
Daniel’s Law Actual-Damages Liability Requires No Mens Rea Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1(c)(1) Case: Atlas Data Privacy Corp. v. We Inform, LLC (Supreme Court of New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2026) — Certified...
Municipal Condemnation Ordinances Need Not Specify the Particular Public Use Under the EDA and LLBL (Best-Practice Duty of Early Disclosure Reaffirmed) I. Introduction Borough of Seaside Park v....
State v. Arrington: Expert Testimony Is Required to Assert New Jersey’s Insanity Defense Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey Date: August 3, 2026 Case: State of New Jersey v. Jeremy Arrington...
N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(f): “Maximum UM Coverage Available Under the Policy” Means the UM Limit Selected (Not the Policy’s Liability Limit) Case: Nicky Travieso v. Ciara Crespo (Supreme Court of New...
N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(f): Employee UIM “Maximum Available Under the Policy” Means the Employer-Selected UIM Limit (Not the Liability Limit) Case: Craig Chiaccheri v. Zurich American Insurance Company...
N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-9(e)(1) Caps Emergency-Closure Premium Pay: “As If Open” Controls Absent Negotiated Additional-Work Compensation 1. Introduction Case: East Orange Educational Support Professionals'...
Prospective-Only Expansion of CSAA Passive-Abuser Liability After Removal of the “Within the Household” Requirement I. Introduction In J.H. v. Warren Hills Board of Education (Aug. 4, 2026), the...
Expert Testimony Is Required to Obtain a Diminished Capacity Jury Instruction Under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 1. Introduction State v. Kader S. Mustafa (Supreme Court of New Jersey, Aug. 3, 2026) resolves a...
Ongoing-Storm Rule: Ordinary Salting During Active Precipitation Is Not “Unusual Circumstances” Triggering a Commercial Landowner’s Mid-Storm Duty Introduction In Haydee Gallardo v. Walmart (Supreme...
New Jersey Clarifies Brady Materiality: “Reasonable Probability” Is Less Stringent Than Carter’s “Probably Change the Verdict” Case: State v. Yusef B. Allen Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey Date:...
No Per Se Conflict When a State Witness Pays Defense Fees; Best-Practice Disclosure Regime for Third-Party Payment in Criminal Cases Introduction In State v. Dana Kearney (N.J. July 27, 2026), the...
IFPA and New Jersey RICO PIP-Fraud Claims Are Not Subject to AICRA PIP Arbitration 1. Introduction Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company v. Carteret Comprehensive Medical Care, P.C. addresses a...
Eminent Domain in New Jersey: Condemned Land Cannot Serve as “Currency” for a Public-Benefit Land Swap I. Introduction Case: Township of Jackson v. Getzel Bee, LLC; Township of Jackson v. Bellevue...
Insurance Brokers Are Not “Semi-Professionals” Exempt from the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act Introduction In James G. Lowe, M.D. v. Bernard Audet (N.J. July 15, 2026), the Supreme Court of New Jersey...
NJFCA “Opposition Amendment” Is Procedural: Attorney General May Defeat the Public Disclosure Bar in Pending Qui Tam Cases by Post-Amendment Notice 1. Introduction In State of New Jersey ex rel....
Revising the Sica Test: Inherently Beneficial Use Variances Now Require an Independent “No Substantial Impairment” Showing Under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70 1. Introduction Monarch Communities, LLC v....
State v. Wildgoose: Speculation Cannot Satisfy Rule 3:22-4(a)(2) and Procedurally Barred PCR Appeals Cannot Generate New Prosecutorial-Procedure Rules Supreme Court of New Jersey — Decided July 14,...
State v. R.F.P.: Chambers Stage-One In Camera Review Permitted on a Totality Evidentiary Showing (with Mandatory Victim Notice and No Affidavit Requirement) I. Introduction State v. R.F.P. (N.J. Sup....