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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.
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A-56-14 In re: Reglan Litigation (075269) Are plaintiffs’ failure-to-warn claims against manufacturers of a generic prescription drug preempted by federal law?
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A-55-14 Christopher Burgos v. State of New Jersey (075736) In these consolidated matters challenging the State’s failure to make the full payment into the public pension funds for FY 2015, as required by N.J.S.A. 43:3C-9.5 ("Chapter 78"), did the trial court correctly conclude that the reduction of the State’s contributions violated plaintiffs’ constitutionally-protected contractual rights, that the State’s justification for that violation was inadequate, and that neither Chapter 78 nor the trial court’s adjudication of the matter, including remedy, conflicted with constitutional provisions including the Debt Limitation Clause, the Appropriations Clause, and the Governor’s line-item veto authority?
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A-54-14 Republic Services of New Jersey L.L.C. v. Mercer County Improvement Authority (075307) In this competitive bidding dispute, did the opinion letter from plaintiff-bidder’s counsel constitute a material deviation from the bid specifications, thereby authorizing defendant to reject the bid?
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A-53-14 Mortgage Grader, Inc. v. Ward & Olivo, LLP (075310) Does a partner in a law firm practicing as a limited liability partnership lose liability protection if the partnership fails to maintain professional liability insurance, as required by Rule 1:21-1C(a)(3)?
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A-52-14 Sundiata Acoli v. New Jersey State Parole Board (075308) Under the circumstances presented, was the Appellate Division required to remand for a hearing before the full Parole Board prior to ordering the release on parole of an inmate incarcerated for murder?
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A-51-14 State v. June Gorthy (075009) In this criminal trial, was it appropriate for the court to interpose an insanity defense over defendants objection?
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A-50-14 State v. Aakash A. Dalal (075325) Where the charges against defendant include conspiracy to murder an assistant county prosecutor, and the State’s proffered evidence included defendant’s alleged threat to kill the presiding judge in that county, were all of the vicinage judges required to be recused?
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A-49-14 State v. Joseph J. Mezynski (075061) Were police authorized to stop defendant based on an anonymous tip; and, if the stop was authorized, was defendant’s statement inadmissible because he was subject to custodial interrogation before receiving Miranda warnings?
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A-48-14 State v. J.M., Jr. (075317) In this criminal action, should the State be permitted to admit "other-crimes" evidence (N.J.R.E. 404(b)) concerning similar accusations made against defendant in a prior criminal action that resulted in acquittal?
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A-47-14 State v. Saladin Thompson (074971) Following remand proceedings ordered by the Appellate Division, did the appellate panel correctly vacate defendant’s conviction upon determining that the remand record was “too deficient" to enable appellate review?
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A-46-14 State v. Stephen F. Scharf (074922) In this murder trial, were the victim’s statements to her friends and her therapist, regarding her interactions with and fear of defendant, admissible under the circumstances presented?
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A-45-14 Stephen Meehan v. Peter Antonellis, DMD (075265) Was plaintiff’s dental malpractice action properly dismissed for failure to comply with the Affidavit of Merit statute (N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29)?
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A-44-14 Alexander Bardis v. Kitty Stinson (075208) Where plaintiffs’ general liability and commercial dwelling insurance provided coverage for collapse resulting from “hidden decay," among other losses, was damage caused by the collapse of plaintiffs’ basement wall covered under the circumstances presented?
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A-43-14 Globe Motor Company v. Ilya Igdalev (074996) In the context of this action asserting that defendants breached the parties’ settlement agreement, were plaintiffs entitled to summary judgment under the circumstances presented?
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A-42-14 State v. James Denelsbeck (075170) Was this defendant, who is charged with a fourth offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI), entitled to a jury trial because of the aggregate penalties that he faced?
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A-41-14 Roy Steinberg v. Sahara Sam’s Oasis, LLC (075294) Was the waiver of liability signed by plaintiff invalid because of the defendant-amusement park’s gross negligence or because defendant violated the New Jersey Carnival-Amusement Rides Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 5:3-31 to -59?
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A-40-14 E & J Equities v. Board of Adjustment of the Township of Franklin (075207) Was this municipal ordinance banning digital billboards constitutional and was the municipality’s denial of plaintiff’s application for a variance for such a billboard valid?
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A-39-14 State v. Lixandra Hernandez and Jose Sanchez (075444) In this criminal case where the State’s primary evidence is the testimony of a confidential cooperating witness, is defendant entitled to information regarding that witness’s cooperation with the State in connection with other, non-related criminal cases?
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A-38-14 Salvatore Puglia v. Elk Pipeline, Inc. (075171) Are plaintiff’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act claims preempted by federal law because they required interpretation and analysis of the terms of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement?
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A-36/37-14 Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority v. Kathleen A. Donovan (075060) Was the County Executive authorized to veto the minutes of the Utilities Authority’s meeting, which provided for a stipend and health benefits for the Authority’s commissioners; and was the County Executive authorized to terminate the commissioners?
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