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A-38-20 Fred Walfish v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (084836) Does the statutory exception to the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Act’s definition of “employment” for “[s]ervice performed . . . by agents of insurance companies . . . wholly on a commission basis,” N.J.S.A. 43:21–19(i)(7)(J), apply to determinations of whether workers are employees or independent contractors under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law?
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A-32-19 Bank Leumi USA v. Edward J. Kloss (083372) When a party filed, in lieu of an answer, a motion to dismiss under Rule 4:6-2(e) for failure to state a claim, and the court dismissed with prejudice, is that party subject to claim preclusion when—in a later suit that it files arising from the same transactional facts—the defendant asserts the entire controversy doctrine as an affirmative defense?
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A-20-19 City of Asbury Park v. Star Insurance Company (083371) Does the made-whole doctrine apply to first-dollar risk that is allocated to an insured under an insurance policy, i.e., a self-insured retention or deductible?
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A-89-18 Sun Chemical Corporation v. Fike Corporation (082815) Can a Consumer Fraud Act claim be based, in part or exclusively, on a claim that also might be actionable under the Products Liability Act?
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A-49-17 Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Wells Fargo Bank NA (080669) Does a life insurance policy that is procured with the intent to benefit persons without an insurable interest in the life of the insured violate the public policy of New Jersey, and if so, is that policy void ab initio; and if such a policy is void ab initio, is a later purchaser of the policy, who was not involved in the illegal conduct, entitled to a refund of any premium payments that they made on the policy?
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A-38-17 Josh Finkelman v. National Football League, et al (080501) Is the term “person[] who has access tickets to an event prior to the tickets’ release for sale to the general public,” as that term is used in N.J.S.A. 56:8-35.1, limited to ticket brokers and resellers; and are tickets to an event that are sold to winners of a lottery “release[d] for sale to the general public” within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 56:8-35.1, and, if so, are tickets distributed to selected entities “[withheld] . . . from sale to the general public” within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 56:8-35.1?
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Is a consumer who receives a contract that does not comply with the Delivery of Household Furniture and Furnishings Regulations (Furniture Delivery Regulations), N.J.A.C. 13:45A-5, but has not suffered any adverse consequences from the noncompliance, an “aggrieved consumer” under the Truth-in-Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA), N.J.S.A. 56:12-17; and, does a violation of the Furniture Delivery Regulations alone constitute a violation of a clearly established right or responsibility of the seller under the TCCWNA and thus provide a basis for relief under the TCCWNA?
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A-73-14 Brenda Ann Schwartz v. Accuratus Corporation (076195) Does the premises liability rule set forth in Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 186 N.J. 394 (2006), extend beyond providing a duty of care to the spouse of a person exposed to toxic substances on the landowner's premises, and, if so, what are the limits on that liability rule and the associated scope of duty?
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A-107-11 Princeton Office Park, LP v. Plymouth Park Tax Services, (069521) Under New Jersey law, does the purchaser of a municipal tax sale certificate hold a tax lien?
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