On this date in 1993, the Supreme Court decided Coffman v. Keene Corp., 133 N.J. 581 (1993). This was a case brought by an asbestos worker. As Justice Handler, writing...

In re Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Nos. 2020-5 and 2020-6, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). As discussed in more detail here, the Appellate Division upheld the power of the Attorney...

Diaz v. Reynoso, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). Near the beginning of his opinion for the Appellate Division today, Judge Sabatino succinctly stated the issue in this case:...

On this date in 1987, the Supreme Court decided Ayers v. Jackson Tp., 106 N.J. 557 (1987). As Justice Stein said in his opinion for the 6-1majority (Justice Handler dissented...

Phoenix Pinelands Corp. v. Davidoff, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). Today's opinion by Judge Accurso in this case clocked in at 175 pages. It is the longest opinion...

Lanzo v. Cypress Amax Minerals Co., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This appeal arose out of plaintiffs' claim that plaintiff Steven Lanzo III had contracted mesothelioma from his...

On this date in 1982, the Supreme Court decided Kotlikoff v. Community News, 89 N.J. 62 (1982). Justice Clifford's opinion for a unanimous Court stated that the case "addresses an...

The principle that a court should not write into a statute a qualification that the Legislature chose not to include is now a basic tenet of statutory interpretation. But it...

Hrymoc v. Ethicon, Inc., 467 N.J. Super. 42 (App. Div. 2021). This lengthy opinion by Judge Sabatino reversed trial verdicts for plaintiffs in two product liability cases involving pelvic mesh...

On this date in 1983, a unanimous Supreme Court decided Callen v. Sherman's, Inc., 92 N.J. 114 (1983). The case involved whether distraint, a procedure that allowed commercial landlords to...