Louis Locascio

August 21, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

A state appeals court re-wrote New Jersey's probate code to obviate the need to sign a will. Fortunately, Judge Stephen Skillman's well-reasoned dissent will give the Supreme Court an opportunity to rectify this decision.

By Louis Locascio

4 minute read

May 26, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Middlesex County Chancery Judge Glenn Berman is the hero of cash-strapped homeowners trying to make ends meet. He dismissed a foreclosure action because the notice of intent to foreclose did not strictly comply with a provision in the Fair Foreclosure Act requiring that the "lender," not just the servicer, be named in the notice.

By Louis Locascio

4 minute read

March 31, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Appellate Division rendered a decision that made me proud to have been a part of the New Jersey judiciary. Citing a decedent's wishes, it permitted disinterment for cremation.

By Louis Locascio

4 minute read

January 28, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Appellate Division properly upended a ruling that reversed a temporary restraining order against a husband who claimed his conduct was permitted by his religion.

By Louis Locascio

5 minute read

October 07, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gina decides to join a gym and arrives 15 minutes before a spinning class starts. However, because she must first join the gym, she quickly signs four forms and mounts a stationary bike.

By Louis Locascio

5 minute read

July 14, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

How much is a lifetime of pain and suffering and a feeling of being "useless" worth? That is the question the Supreme Court answered on May 12 by a 3-2 vote in He v. Miller .

By Louis Locascio

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June 09, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently handed down an important ruling that properly upheld the attorney-client privilege. It also considered whether to disqualify the attorneys, who violated the privilege, from continuing to represent the defendant. It is clear that the attorneys should be disqualified.

By Louis Locascio

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February 24, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Appellate Division overturns a trial court's $200,000 remittitur and reinstates a jury's $1.71 million verdict for the second time, sending a message to the trial bench: don't mess with jury verdicts.

By Louis Locascio

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