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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).
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A-49-18 State v. Azmar Carter (081493) Under the circumstances presented, was defendant entitled to suppress the evidence seized following his stop by four detectives who exited a vehicle, displayed badges, identified themselves as police, and instructed him to “stop”?
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A-48-18 Christine Minsavage v. Board of Trustees, Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (081507) Is appellant entitled to survivor retirement benefits, rather than reimbursement of her husband’s pension contributions, under the circumstances presented?
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A-47-18 Linda Cowley v. Virtua Health System (081891) Under the circumstances presented, did the “common knowledge” exception apply to plaintiffs’ claims of medical malpractice, thereby relieving plaintiffs of their obligation to serve an affidavit of merit as required by the Affidavit of Merit Statute (AMS), N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29.
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A-40/41/42/43/44/45/46-18 Arthur G. Whelan v. Armstrong International, Inc. (081810) In a products liability case arising out of exposure to asbestos, does a manufacturer have a duty to warn about the risk of harm from exposure to asbestos-containing replacement parts integral to the function of the manufacturer’s product, where the manufacturer did not fabricate or distribute the replacement parts?
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A-39-18 Paul Barila v. Board of Education of Cliffside Park, Bergen County (081626) Among other issues, do plaintiffs’ challenges to this negotiated collective bargaining agreement, which altered compensation for accumulated but unpaid sick leave, implicate a scope of negotiations issue such that defendant was entitled to dismissal of plaintiffs’ action?
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A-38-18 In the Matter of Registrant G.H.; In the Matter of Registrant G.A. (081737) In this appeal concerning the provisions of Megan’s Law, are defendants eligible for relief from their lifetime registration obligations, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f), or does subsection (g), which took effect in 2002, preclude their eligibility?
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A-37-18 Jamie Friedman v. Teodoro Martinez (081093)
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A-35/36-18 State v. Roger Covil (081267) Among other issues, do the Court’s holdings in State v. Simms, 224 N.J. 393 (2016) and State v. Cain, 224 N.J. 410 (2016), concerning the permissible scope of expert testimony in drug cases, apply retroactively to cases in the pipeline; and may the State, in an ongoing criminal matter, use a defendant’s answer from a civil forfeiture matter when the defendant was not warned that the answer might be used in the criminal prosecution?
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A-34-18 R.A. Feuer v. Merck & Co., Inc. (081409) Was plaintiff, a shareholder, entitled to inspect certain corporate documents, pursuant to statute, N.J.S.A. 14A:5-28(4) (books and records; right of inspection), or the common law?
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A-33-18 State v. Earnst Williams a/k/a Ernest Williams (081283) In this matter where the victim was killed after meeting defendant to buy oxycodone pills, was defendant entitled to introduce evidence of the victim’s prior drug purchases?
09/10/2019
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A-32-18 S.L.W. v. N.J. Division of Pensions and Benefits (081723) Did the Division of Pensions and Benefits err in interpreting N.J.A.C. 17:4-3.7 to require that this child claimant establish financial dependence on her retired parent by providing his income tax returns?
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A-31-18 Sandra Woytas v. Greenwood Tree Experts, Inc. (081720) Did the decedent, by committing suicide, breach the marital settlement agreement that required him to maintain life insurance?
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A-30-18 Sergeant First Class Frank Chiofalo v. State of New Jersey (081607) In this action alleging a violation of the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8 (CEPA), was plaintiff required, as part of his prima facie case, to identify a specific law, regulation, or other authority that he reasonably believed had been violated?
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A-29-18 State v. Susan Hyland (079028) Does the Appellate Division have jurisdiction to consider the State’s appeal from defendant’s sentence to special Drug Court probation, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-14?
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A-28-18 State v. A.T.C. (081201) In this facial challenge to N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2(D), is the statute unconstitutional on the grounds that it violates the separation of powers doctrine? Did the State -- through the sentencing record and the Attorney General guidelines -- sufficiently explain its use of discretion to permit effective judicial review as required in State v. Vasquez, 129 N.J. 189 (1992), such that A.T.C.’s sentence did not violate the separation of powers doctrine?
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A-27-18 Guerline Felix v. Brian V. Richards (081799) Does N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.4, the Deemer statute, apply to an automobile insurance policy written in Florida for a Florida resident who had an accident in New Jersey, where the Florida policy did not include any bodily injury liability coverage?
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A-25/26-18 G.A.-H. v. K.G.G. (081545) Is an individual subject to tort liability for purportedly failing to warn a victim or alert authorities that a co-worker has engaged in the sexual abuse of a minor, under the circumstances presented?
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A-24-18 Regina Little v. Kia Motors America, Inc. (081691) In this class action concerning a front brake system that caused premature wear of the vehicles’ brake pads and rotors, was it error to award each member of the plaintiff class $750 ($6.3 million total) in repair damages?
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A-22/23-18 State v. Luis Melendez (081246) Among other issues, was it error to admit into evidence, defendant’s uncounseled answer in a parallel civil forfeiture case?
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A-20/21-18 Moshe Meisels v. Fox Rothschild LLP (081534) Can plaintiff maintain a cause of action for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty pertaining to $2.4 million deposited in the defendant law firm’s attorney trust account, under the circumstances presented?
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