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Recent Arguments Before the Supreme Court

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Watch the Court’s remarks commemorating the final oral argument sessions for Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, Justice Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina, Justice Barry T. Albin, and Justice Lee A. Solomon.

Watch the Memorial remarks for Justice James H. Coleman Jr. and Justice Alan B. Handler.

Oral Argument Videos Forthcoming

Nov. 5, 2025
A-65-24 Haydee Gallardo v. Walmart (089466)

Can spreading salt on a parking lot during a storm be an “unusual circumstance” such that the ongoing storm rule adopted in Pareja v. Princeton International Properties, 246 N.J. 546 (2021), does not apply, and can a landowner be held liable for the actions of a contractor if the contractor was granted summary judgment?



Certification Granted
Posted
Argued
Nov. 5, 2025
A-56-24 State v. Thomas J. DiNapoli (090381)

Can defendant, who was charged with reckless vehicular homicide, introduce expert testimony that the victim died because of the medical care she received, if the State is relying exclusively on the first prong of N.J.S.A. 2C:2-3(c) to prove causation?



Leave to Appeal Granted
Posted
Argued
A-54/55-24 State v. Michael Owens (089721)

Should the jury have been instructed on passion/provocation manslaughter, should defendant’s trial for murder been severed from his trial for aggravated assault, and if so, should defendant’s conviction for aggravated assault be reversed?



Appeal as of right (Appellate Division dissent) and Certification granted
Posted
Argued

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Oct. 20, 2025