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  • Nelson v. Elizabeth Bd. of Educ.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Legal Services | State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Natali
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie F. Prentice (Adams, Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC, attorneys; John E. Croot, of counsel and on the briefs; Leslie F. Prentice, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Timothy M. Donohue (Arleo & Donohue, LLC, attorneys; Timothy M. Donohue, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-4580-18T3

    Employer Breached Employment Contract, Which Defined Cause as Conviction, By Terminating Employee Following Arrest

  • Delaney v. Dickey

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Albin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter G. Verniero (Sills Cummis & Gross, attorneys; Peter G. Verniero, Richard H. Epstein, and Joshua N. Howley, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Glenn A. Bergenfield (Glenn A. Bergenfield, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-30-19 (083440)

    Attorneys Required to Explicitly Explain Arbitration Clause in Fee Retainer Agreement for Arbitration to Be Enforceable

  • Estate of Cotton v. Senior Planning Servs., LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-29
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for New Jersey
    Judge: District Judge Wolfson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-8921 (FLW)

    Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs' putative class action.

  • Ippolito v. Ippolito

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Scott Mack
    for defendant: William M. Laufer (Laufer, Dalena, Jensen, Bradley & Doran, LLC, attorneys; William M. Laufer, on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-3619-19T1

    Trial Court Erred in Awarding Defense Counsel Allowance from Divorce Escrow Awarded Entirely to Plaintiff for Defendant's Misconduct

  • Gant v. Ragone

    Publication Date: 2020-12-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for New Jersey
    Judge: District Judge Kugler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-01727 (RBK/KMW)

    Defendant moved to dismiss the action and to strike pleadings, while plaintiff cross-moved for the judge's recusal, for partial judgment on the pleadings, and for sanctions.

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  • B.B. v. Mell

    Publication Date: 2020-12-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce H. Nagel (Nagel Rice, LLP, attorneys; Bruce H. Nagel, of counsel and on the brief; Diane E. Sammons, and Michael J. Paragano, on the brief)
    for defendant: Christina Vassiliou Harvey (Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, LLC, attorneys; Richard Lomurro, of counsel and on the brief; Nicholas Pantages, and Angel Falcon, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-3450-19T1; A-3452-19T1

    Trial Court Erred in Releasing Attached Funds for Payment of Defendant's Legal Fees Where Counsel Did Not Have More Equitable Claim Than Victim

  • Cioffi v. Twp. of Ocean

    Publication Date: 2020-11-30
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Tax Court
    Judge: Judge Fiamingo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Dolan (Murphy Schiller & Wilkes, LLP)
    for defendant: Christopher J. Dasti (Dasti & Associates)
    Case Number: 010588-2020

    Court Declined to Dismiss Appeal from Dismissal of Tax Appeal Where Counsel's Failure to Appear Was Reasonable Under the Circumstances

  • In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by C.J.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Koblitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Reinherz & Reinherz (David Anthony Huber, on the brief)
    for defendant: Lynn Marie Castillo
    Case Number: A-2593-17T2

    Court Adjourned Adoption Appeal Where Parent's Counsel Furnished Ineffective Counsel Due to Inexperience with Subject Matter and Appellate Court Rules

  • Zahl v. Eastland

    Publication Date: 2020-11-02
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Messano
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce D. Greenberg (Lite, DePalma, Greenberg, LLC, attorneys; Bruce D. Greenberg, on the briefs)
    for defendant: David Maran (Maran & Maran, PC, attorneys; David Maran, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-3696-19T2

    Out-of-State Counsel's Assisting New Jersey Resident with Claim and Obtaining Pro Hac Vice Admission for Suit Constituted Sufficient Minimum Contacts

  • Bella's Bail Bond, LLC v. Muhlbaier

    Publication Date: 2020-09-10
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-4278-17T3

    Defendant appealed from the February 6, 2018 order of the Law Division awarding plaintiff $18,832.06, plus costs, after the court revised legal services agreements between the parties it found to be unreasonable.