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This page provides summaries of Supreme Court appeals, along with certain procedural information, due dates, and publicly filed briefs.  The most recent cases are listed first.  You can also use the search tool to find a specific case.

APPEALS ADDED IN THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT LISTED NEWEST TO OLDEST

Summaries for Informational Purposes Only: The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, some issues may not have been summarized.

Party Briefing and Case Documents: Briefing on appeals before the Supreme Court is governed by Court Rule. The Court’s order taking the appeal typically will include the due dates for the parties’ merits briefs and for amicus motions and briefs. The order is included in the “Case Document(s)” for each appeal. If the appeal is not sealed, the parties’ briefs also will be included in the “Case Document(s).”

Amicus Motions: Beginning on Feb. 10, 2026, motions for leave to appear as amicus curiae and proposed amicus briefs in Supreme Court appeals are due ten (10) days after the respondent files its merits brief, and motions to extend or relax the time for filing an amicus motion and brief will not be accepted. See R. 1:13-9(e).

A-4-19 State v. G.E.P.; State v. R.P.; State v. C.P.; State v. C.K. (082732)

Does the Court’s holding in State v. J.L.G., 234 N.J. 265 (2018), concerning the admissibility of expert testimony about Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome, apply retroactively to cases in the pipeline?



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  • Certification granted : Sept. 24, 2019
  • Posted: Sept. 26, 2019
  • Argued: March 30, 2020
  • Decided: Aug. 5, 2020

A-3-19 State v. Juan E. Cruz-Pena (083177)

Was the confinement inherent in defendant’s sexual abuse of the victim such that the kidnapping charge under N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1(b) should not have been submitted to the jury?



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  • Certification granted : Sept. 20, 2019
  • Posted: Sept. 23, 2019
  • Argued: April 27, 2020
  • Decided: Aug. 4, 2020

A-2-19 In the Matter of Ridgefield Park Board of Education (083091)

Does L. 2011, c. 78 require public employees to contribute to their health insurance at the Tier 4 rate for the remainder of a multi-year collective negotiations agreement if the employees reached the Tier 4 contribution rate during that agreement?



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  • Certification granted : Sept. 20, 2019
  • Posted: Sept. 23, 2019
  • Argued: March 3, 2020
  • Decided: Aug. 17, 2020

A-1-19 West Pleasant-CPGT, Inc. v. U.S. Home Corporation, d/b/a Lennar Homes (082981)

Among other issues, is a fair market value credit available to a mortgagor or debtor when the mortgagee or creditor does not pursue a deficiency action?



Certification granted
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  • Certification granted : Sept. 10, 2019
  • Posted: Sept. 11, 2019
  • Argued: March 3, 2020
  • Decided: July 8, 2020

A-97/98/99-18 Robert Katchen v. Government Employees Insurance Company (082529)

Among other issues in this dispute regarding uninsured (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage, may an insurer exclude UIM coverage for an accident involving a vehicle owned by the insured but not covered under the subject policy?

  • Appeal as of right (Appellate Division dissent) and certification granted : Aug. 1, 2019
  • Posted: Aug. 2, 2019
  • Dismissed by Order : March 16, 2020

A-96-18 State v. Carey R. Greene; State v. Tyleek A. Lewis (082536)

Are these two defendants entitled to a new trial on the grounds that the State, in its opening statement, told the jury that defendant Greene had confessed to his grandmother, who never testified?



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  • Certification granted : Aug. 1, 2019
  • Posted: Aug. 2, 2019
  • Argued: Feb. 4, 2020
  • Decided: June 23, 2020

A-95-18 State v. J.V. (082507)

Did the new juvenile waiver statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-26.1(c)(3) (requiring the prosecutor to consider defendant’s eligibility for special education, as well as mental health concerns, before seeking waiver), apply retroactively to this matter, where defendant was sentenced after the enactment, but before the effective date, of the new statute?



Certification granted
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  • Certification granted : Aug. 1, 2019
  • Posted: Aug. 2, 2019
  • Argued: March 3, 2020
  • Decided: June 11, 2020
  • Revised : June 12, 2020

A-94-18 In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of P.D. (083027)

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Is an individual civilly committed under the Sexual Violent Predators Act (SVPA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.24 to -27.38, entitled to discovery?



Leave to appeal granted
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  • Leave to appeal granted : July 11, 2019
  • Posted: July 18, 2019
  • Argued: Jan. 7, 2020
  • Decided: Aug. 11, 2020
  • Revised : Sept. 9, 2020

A-93-18 Henry Sanchez v. Fitness Factory Edgewater, LLC (082834)

In this matter concerning a health club membership contract, did the imposition of an initiation fee violate the Retail Installment Sales Act (RISA), N.J.S.A. 17:16C-1 to -61?



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  • Certification granted : July 11, 2019
  • Posted: July 18, 2019
  • Argued: Feb. 3, 2020
  • Decided: May 28, 2020

A-92-18 Dr. Dominick A. Lembo v. Arlene Marchese (082930)

Among other issues, did the trial court err in finding that plaintiffs’ claim against TD Bank could not be sustained as a matter of law because the Uniform Commercial Code bars "claims of non-customers against banks” absent a showing of a “special relationship"?



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  • Certification granted : July 11, 2019
  • Posted: July 18, 2019
  • Argued: Jan. 22, 2020
  • Decided: June 17, 2020

A-91-18 Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Feeny Funeral Home, LLC (082836)

Does the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act -- which declares that "nothing" in the Compassionate Use Act “require[s]” an employer to accommodate a medical marijuana user, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-14 -- preclude a claim by an employee against an employer based on, among other things, the Law Against Discrimination?



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  • Certification granted : July 11, 2019
  • Posted: July 18, 2019
  • Argued: Feb. 4, 2020
  • Decided: March 10, 2020

A-90-18 H.R. & I.R. v. New Jersey State Parole Board (082373)

Did the State Parole Board violate the rights of H.R., a sex offender, by subjecting him to continuous satellite-based monitoring under the Sex Offender Monitoring Act (SOMA), N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.89 to -123.95, or did the monitoring constitute a permissible "special needs search"?



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  • Certification granted : July 11, 2019
  • Posted: July 18, 2019
  • Argued: Feb. 3, 2020
  • Decided: June 1, 2020

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?



Question of law certified by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, accepted
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  • Question of law certified by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, accepted : June 13, 2019
  • Posted: June 13, 2019
  • Argued: March 17, 2020
  • Decided: July 29, 2020

A-88-18 Samuel Mejia v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc (082739)

In a medical malpractice case, must a third-party defendant, against whom the plaintiff did not file a claim, participate in trial and face potential financial liability for damages awarded to the plaintiff, either directly or via contribution?



Leave to appeal granted
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  • Leave to appeal granted : June 13, 2019
  • Posted: June 13, 2019
  • Argued: Nov. 6, 2019
  • Decided: March 16, 2020

A-87-18 S.T. v. 1515 Broad Street, LLC (081916)

Where a litigant’s counsel moves for the appointment of a guardian ad litem (GAL), what standards and procedures govern the appointment of the GAL and the court’s determination of whether the GAL is empowered to make decisions in the litigation (e.g., settlement) on behalf of the litigant?



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  • Certification granted : June 13, 2019
  • Posted: June 13, 2019
  • Argued: Nov. 6, 2019
  • Decided: March 9, 2020

A-86-18 Amy Skuse v. Pfizer, Inc (082509)

Did the parties enter into a valid agreement to arbitrate plaintiff’s claims under the circumstances presented, including defendant’s use of a training module to present the company’s mandatory binding arbitration policy, among other factors?



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  • Certification granted : June 3, 2019
  • Posted: June 3, 2019
  • Argued: Feb. 3, 2020
  • Decided: Aug. 18, 2020

A-83/84/85-18 Shipyard Associates, L.P. v. City of Hoboken (082446)

Were the ordinances at issue zoning ordinances subject to the Municipal Land Use Law, and if so, were they exempt from N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52(a) because they relate to public health and safety?



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  • Certification granted : June 3, 2019
  • Posted: June 3, 2019
  • Argued: Jan. 22, 2020
  • Decided: May 5, 2020

A-82-18 New Jersey Land Title Association v. Dana Rone (082620)

May a county register or clerk charge a "convenience fee" for the electronic filing of documents concerning real property?



Certification granted
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  • Certification granted : June 3, 2019
  • Posted: June 3, 2019
  • Argued: Jan. 6, 2020
  • Decided: Feb. 4, 2020

A-37/81-18 Jamie Friedman v. Teodoro Martinez (081093)

Must plaintiffs demonstrate that their images were actually captured on a recording device or that they were present when recording devices were active in order to maintain a cause of action for invasion of privacy against an office building owner and property managers?



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Certification granted (A-81-18)
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  • Certification granted (A-37-18) : Jan. 11, 2019
  • Posted (A-37-18) : Jan. 18, 2019
  • Certification granted (A-81-18) : May 14, 2019
  • Posted (A-81-18) : May 16, 2019
  • Argued: Jan. 21, 2020
  • Decided: June 16, 2020

A-78/79/80-18 The Plastic Surgery Center, PA v. Malouf Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. (082502)

Does the two-year statute of limitations, applicable to claims under the Workers’ Compensation Act, apply to claims by medical providers for the payment of services rendered to injured employees?



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  • Certification granted : May 14, 2019
  • Posted: May 15, 2019
  • Argued: Jan. 7, 2020
  • Decided: Feb. 3, 2020