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School union reps can't be paid with taxpayer funds, New Jersey appeals court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A state appeals panel has ruled that a contract calling for a school board to pay salaries and benefits for two teachers elected to serve as union leaders is unenforceable. -
New Jersey appeals court reverses $1.3 million fee reduction, finds Ocean County Judge lacked jurisdiction
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An Ocean County judge was out of line when he knocked a plaintiff's attorneys fees from about $1.7 million down to $359,000 in a fee-dispute between an Illinois-based law firm and its former client, a New Jersey appeals court ruled earlier this month. -
Facing $102M legal malpractice case, N.J. law firm permitted to represent itself
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey appeals court ruled earlier this month that a law firm can represent itself in a malpractice case in which a former client claims she lost a $102 million child-abuse verdict on appeal over its allegedly bad advice. -
New Jersey court: $1.8 million verdict for woman injured by thrown glass bottle on bus can stand
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled that the $1.8 million in damages awarded to a woman who was injured by a thrown glass bottle while riding on a New Jersey Transit bus should remain with no need for a new trial. -
Former New Jersey bus driver denied discrimination appeal
TRENTON — The New Jersey Superior Court has denied the appeal of a New Jersey bus driver who alleged his employer subjected him to a hostile work environment and discriminated against him because of his weight. -
New Jersey appeals court says 'official ballots' must be printed in English, Spanish
TRENTON — The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has sided with a 2018 New Jersey Ward 3 district committee candidate and the New Jersey Democratic State Committee in their argument that "official ballots" must be printed in English and Spanish in accordance with state's statues and election law. -
New Jersey court affirms decision that ambulatory surgical centers cannot receive payment for certain coded procedures
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An insurance company that was sued by two clinics regarding the reimbursement of medical procedures for insured clients injured in car accidents has obtained a victory in court. -
N.J. court: Changing Workers' Comp deadline for medical providers like 'jamming a square peg into a round hole'
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey court has reversed the judgments that dismissed medical provider claims for payment of services in a dispute over the application of a statute of limitations. -
N.J. court revives lawsuit against Pfizer by Buddhist employee who refused yellow fever vaccination
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey court has reversed an order that dismissed a former employee's complaint against Pfizer over an arbitration clause in a religious discrimination suit. -
N.J. court: Trustee for Ponzi scheme company right to initiate arbitration
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The receiver for Osiris Fund LP’s decision to file for arbitration to resolve claims filed against Osiris securities trading platform Interactive Brokers LLC and Interactive Brokers employee Kevin Michael Fisher was upheld on appeal by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division in a Dec. 31 opinion. -
New Jersey Supreme Court reverses dismissal of discrimination suit filed by owner of group home
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – In a case where a group of people allegedly attempted to interfere with the purchase of a group home for autistic individuals, the Superior Court of New Jersey reversed an order that dismissed the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) case on Dec. 10. -
New Jersey court rules NJ Transit can seek reimbursement of Workers' Compensation benefits
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A summary judgment in a case involving a reimbursement of expenses by a workers' compensation carrier over an NJ Transit employee's accident was reversed in court. -
New Jersey court reverses arbitration order in discrimination case filed by former Jenny Craig employee
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has reversed and remanded the case of a former Jenny Craig employee who alleged that she was fired because of age discrimination. -
N.J. appellate court sides with state agency
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has reversed a trial court’s ruling against the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and three individual DEP officials named as co-defendants. -
New Jersey court affirms dismissal of sexual harassment suit, citing arbitration agreement
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division dismissed a woman’s sexual harassment claims against a former employer, backing a lower court’s ruling that an arbitration agreement is enforceable on Aug. 23. -
Parents win appeal against Hackensack University Medical Center in wrongful death suit
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Judge Francis J. Vernoia of the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division reversed a lower court’s decision Sept. 24 to dismiss a medical malpractice lawsuit against Hackensack University Medical Center following a 4-year-old’s death. -
N.J. appeals court rules for Kia Sephia owners, reversing trial court judge in $6.33M brakes class action
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Owners of a Kia Sephia model vehicle are entitled to financial compensation due to a faulty brake system, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division decided. -
New Jersey court affirms Workers' Comp liens apply in police officer’s med-mal suit
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division issued a ruling on June 20 standing behind a Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division ruling that a police officer who alleged medical malpractice after being injured on the job must pay a lien regardless of his award. -
New Jersey court reverses rulings in non-consensual towing cases
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Questions of how far a towing company can go in charging customers who did not consent to the towing of their vehicles were answered in the Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division on June 14. -
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.