Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Divison
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Grocery store chain successful against wrongful death lawsuit; Woman died after hitting cash register station in motorized cart
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of Shop-Rite Supermarkets Inc. in a wrongful death lawsuit. -
Merck & Co. shareholder can't access certain files, New Jersey appeals court decides
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A shareholder was unable to prove he had the right to certain documents in a New Jersey court. -
New Jersey court rules out-of-state residents can request New Jersey records
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A three-judge panel for the Superior Court of New Jersey has ruled that people residing outside of the state can request public records. -
Conflicting testimony creates new trial for med-mal plaintiff in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has ordered a new trial in a lawsuit involving a doctor who was alleged to have prescribed a drug that partially paralyzed a woman. -
Not enough proof that dropped plate at Cheesecake Factory caused woman's eye injuries
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who claimed a glass shard from a shattered dish injured her eye lost her appeal March 14 in a lawsuit against The Cheesecake Factory. -
New Jersey court upholds $225 million settlement regarding Bayway Refinery
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has upheld a settlement between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and ExxonMobil over damaged sites at the Bayway Refinery. -
Jersey Central Power & Light loses appeal of $650,000 verdict to woman who fell in hole
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling awarding $650,000 in damages to a homeowner who fell in a hole left by a power company worker on her property. -
Cigar Emporium loses appeal tied to New Jersey township smoking ordinance
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Sparroween LLC, which does business as Cigar Emporium, and Richard Yanuzzi lost their fight against the Township of West Caldwell's municipal smoking ordinance when the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a lower court ruling in a Nov. 14 opinion. -
New Jersey court overturns decision in breach of contract case, states safeguards weren't followed
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has overturned a lower court’s ruling in a breach of contract case, saying a judge's sanction was imposed improperly. -
New Jersey court rules that legal malpractice suit is barred by entire controversy doctrine
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey malpractice action is barred by the entire controversy doctrine, according to the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division. -
Woman, hit by bus in New Jersey while walking down street, gets new shot at trial
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey appeals court has reversed summary judgment by a lower court against a passenger hit by a commuter bus. -
N.J. court rules for plaintiff in med-mal case that might end up at Supreme Court
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A medical malpractice case involving a botched gallbladder surgery may be headed to the New Jersey Supreme Court after an appellate court ruled for the plaintiff. -
N.J. court affirms dismissal of False Claims Act lawsuit against credit card processors
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged credit card processors had evaded state fees and violated the state’s False Claims Act. -
New Jersey appeals court overturns quantum meruit jury verdict
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The appellate division of the Superior Court of New Jersey on April 10 reversed the decision of a jury in a construction case that involved the awarding of damages under a quantum meruit theory. -
N.Y./N.J. Port Authority beats whistleblower lawsuit
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – On March 15, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey handed down an opinion on a case filed by a former Port Authority employee who alleged retaliation and civil conspiracy against the agency. -
Flightsafety International Inc. loses appeal, ex-employee awarded $83,000 in back pay
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A flight instructor who filed a disability discrimination and retaliatory discharge claim against his employer, Flightsafety International Inc., was awarded back pay of $83,000 by a New Jersey trial court.