The Appellate Division released two published opinions this morning. The following opinions are the Appellate Division's final decisions for 2014. 1. HETTY ROSENSTEIN, LABOR CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE STATE HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN DESIGN COMMITTEE AND CHARLES WOWKANECH, PRESIDENT, NEW JERSEY STATE AFL-CIO VS. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, DIVISION OF PENSIONS AND BENEFITS (DIVISION OF PENSIONS AND BENEFITS) The Court held that the Department of Treasury, Division of

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The Appellate Division released the following published opinions this morning. 1. ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS PBA LOCAL NO. 382, ET AL. VS. COUNTY OF ESSEX, ET AL. The Court considered whether Essex County can lawfully contract for housing and treatment services for a large population of its county jail inmates at two privately owned and operated facilities, Delaney Hall and Logan Hall. A copy of the opinion is available here: 2. HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. VS. ATLANTIC

In a published opinion this morning, the NJ Appellate Division held: a trial court, in its discretion, may await the close of a defendant's case before determining the admissibility of 404(b) evidence that the State seeks to introduce to rebut the defendant's claim of lack of intent or mistake. We also discern no error in the court's decision to offer a tentative view of the issue. A copy of the opinion, STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MAYTEE CORDERO is available here: The Appellate

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The New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division released the following opinions this morning. In Tomikia Davis v. Abbas Husain, the Supreme Court held: Post-verdict discussions between the court and discharged jurors are prohibited unless those discussions are part of a hearing ordered on good cause shown pursuant to Rule 1:16-1. A copy of the Court's opinion can be found here: The Appellate Division released one published opinion this morning: 1. NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF

The New Jersey Supreme Court and Appellate Division have released multiple opinions this morning. Pay attention to the Supreme Court's opinion if you are a family law attorney. In New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. Y.N., the Supreme Court held: Absent exceptional circumstances, a finding of abuse or neglect cannot be sustained based solely on a newborn’s enduring methadone withdrawal following a mother’s timely participation in a bona fide treatment pr

The relationship between the judiciary and the media is constantly evolving. Sometimes, the changes in media happen much more quickly than in the court system. You cannot just walk into a courtroom in New Jersey and snap photos of plaintiffs, defendants, judges or lawyers. Reporters need very specific permission to take photographs in court. Now that we have the ability to instantly share information via Twitter, etc., the courts have taken notice. The ability to instantly

In considering the appropriate level of discipline for an attorney suspended from practicing law in neighboring Pennsylvania, the New Jersey Supreme Court recommended that Scott P. Sigman be suspended from the practice of law for 30-months. Sigman was admitted to the bars of New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 2001. This matter first arose from Sigman's misconduct involving the misappropriation of law firm funds in Pennsylvania. Usually this type of violation would result in an

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