Louis Locascio

December 06, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: The Supreme Court's analysis serves justice by punishing a person who commits heinous acts, and rewards a victim who has the courage to come foward and permit justice to be done.

By Louis Locascio

6 minute read

October 25, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: Volunteering is a good thing, and covering the volunteer is the right thing.

By Louis Locascio

6 minute read

September 10, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: Columnist and retired judge analyzes a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of New Jersey that he considers incorrect and goes beyond what was envisioned by 'Miranda v. Arizona.'

By Louis Locascio

7 minute read

August 02, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: On March, 9, 2021, the N.J. Supreme Court had its first opportunity to consider the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

By Louis Locascio

6 minute read

June 21, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: In this case, neither had a complaint been filed nor had an arrest warrant been issued when the defendant was given his Miranda warnings.

By Louis Locascio

5 minute read

May 07, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: Trial court's dismissal of complaint, when plaintiff's doctor refused to testify, was too drastic. The time was ripe for the Appellate Division to put experts on notice that the administration of justice requires experts to cooperate with the court and lawyers in the scheduling of trials.

By Louis Locascio

6 minute read

March 26, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

In order to further protect victims of domestic violence, the Appellate Division, recognizing that advanced technology requires adaptations within the law, properly chose to use home security cameras as a sword against, rather than as a shield for, the defendant.

By Louis Locascio

6 minute read

February 12, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: In December, the Appellate Division held that a non-settling successive tortfeasor is not entitled to a pro tanto (full) credit for the amount of an initial tortfeasor's settlement ('Glassman v. Friedel').

By Louis Locascio

5 minute read

January 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: On Nov. 24, 2020, the Appellate Division, in a consolidated case, held that a prosecutor cannot condition defendants' admission into a pretrial intervention program on defendants' serving jail time.

By Louis Locascio

5 minute read

December 04, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

COURT WATCH: In the first virtual jury selection since the pandemic, the jury was selected pursuant to a hybrid-virtual selection procedure adopted by the Supreme Court. Was the process constitutional?

By Louis Locascio

8 minute read