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

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.

Beginning on July 16, 2010, each appeal summary posted on this website includes its "posted" date, which is necessary for calculating certain due dates for filing briefs and motions under revised Rule 1:13-9, "Amicus Curiae."

In addition, website addresses cited in the Court's opinions may change or disappear over time. An attempt has been made to capture the material cited in an opinion and to provide links to those sources, when available.

A-8-24 Rosalyn Musker v. Suuchi, Inc. (089665)

Under the circumstances presented, are the commissions at issue “wages” covered by the Wage Payment Law or “supplementary incentives” not covered by the Wage Payment Law?



Leave to Appeal Granted
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  • Leave to Appeal Granted : Sept. 20, 2024
  • Posted: Sept. 24, 2024
  • Argued: Feb. 3, 2025
  • Decided: March 17, 2025

A-7-24 New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company (089378)

Read Appellate Opinion A-1051-22

Does the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers have associational standing to bring this lawsuit, or standing under the Franchise Practices Act, N.J.S.A. 56:10-10?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : Sept. 20, 2024
  • Posted: Sept. 24, 2024
  • Argued: Jan. 7, 2025

A-6-24 Charles Kratovil v. City of New Brunswick (089427)

Read Appellate Opinion A-0216-23

Is Daniel’s Law, N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1 and N.J.S.A. 2C:20-31.1, which prohibits disclosing the home addresses of certain public officials, including judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel, unconstitutional as applied to plaintiff?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : Sept. 20, 2024
  • Posted: Sept. 24, 2024
  • Argued: March 3, 2025

A-2-24 Salve Chipola, III v. Sean Flannery (088836)

Read Appellate Opinion A-3571-21

Does a claim alleging false light invasion of privacy have a one-year statute of limitations, see Swan v. Boardwalk Regency Corp., 407 N.J. Super. 108 (App. Div 2009)?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : Sept. 13, 2024
  • Posted: Sept. 13, 2024
  • Argued: Jan. 6, 2025

A-1-24 M.A v. J.H.M. (089673)

In a proceeding under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, may a trial judge draw an adverse inference from a party’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination?



Leave to Appeal Granted
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  • Leave to Appeal Granted : Sept. 9, 2024
  • Posted: Sept. 9, 2024
  • Argued: Jan. 7, 2025

A-53-23 M.R. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections (089371)

Read Appellate Opinion A-2825-22

Under the Compassionate Release Act, N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.51e, are physicians required to physically examine an inmate when making a medical diagnosis to determine if the inmate is eligible for compassionate release?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : July 26, 2024
  • Posted: July 26, 2024
  • Argued: Nov. 18, 2024

A-43-23 Earneka Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health (089441)

In this medical malpractice matter in which the treating doctor was board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, was plaintiffs’ affidavit of merit from a doctor board certified in internal medicine sufficient?



Leave to Appeal Granted
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  • Leave to Appeal Granted : July 18, 2024
  • Posted: July 18, 2024
  • Argued: Nov. 4, 2024
  • Decided: Jan. 22, 2025

A-42-23 In re Appeal of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s September 6, 2022 Denial of Request for Adjudicatory Hearing (089182)

Does a Remediation in Progress Waiver issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection convey a property interest to the recipient that is constitutionally protected by the right to due process?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : July 1, 2024
  • Posted: July 1, 2024
  • Argued: Oct. 22, 2024
  • Decided: April 7, 2025

A-41-23 State v. Juan C. Hernandez-Peralta (089274)

Read Appellate Opinion A-3292-22

In this post-conviction relief matter, where defendant had told plea counsel that he was a United States citizen born in New York, but the pre-sentence report revealed that he was born in Mexico, was sentencing counsel’s performance deficient under the first prong of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), for failing to further investigate whether defendant was a United States citizen?



Leave to Appeal Granted
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  • Leave to Appeal Granted : June 14, 2024
  • Posted: June 14, 2024
  • Argued: Nov. 18, 2024

A-40-23 Linda B. Brehme v. Thomas Irwin (089025)

Under the circumstances presented, did the filing of a warrant to satisfy judgment under Rule 4:48-1 bar plaintiff from filing an appeal, and if not, could plaintiff seek future medical expenses that would exceed her personal injury protection (PIP) coverage under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-12?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : May 17, 2024
  • Posted: May 20, 2024
  • Argued: Oct. 7, 2024
  • Decided: Jan. 15, 2025

A-39-23 Dionicio Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC (089044)

In this matter in which plaintiff received benefits from his employer under the Workers’ Compensation Act and subsequently filed suit against his employer alleging that his injuries were caused by his employer’s negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, and intentional misconduct, was the employer’s insurance company obligated to defend the employer under the liability insurance policy?



Leave to Appeal Granted
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  • Leave to Appeal Granted : May 10, 2024
  • Posted: May 15, 2024
  • Argued: Sept. 9, 2024
  • Decided: Dec. 12, 2024

A-36-23 State v. Samantha E. Bonora (089342)

Read Order

Under the circumstances presented, should defendant have been ordered detained under the Criminal Justice Reform Act?



Leave to Appeal Granted
Decided by Order
  • Leave to Appeal Granted : May 3, 2024
  • Decided by Order : May 15, 2024

A-35-23 D.T. v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (088966)

Under the circumstances presented, is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia subject to personal jurisdiction in New Jersey?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : April 5, 2024
  • Posted: April 8, 2024
  • Argued: Oct. 7, 2024
  • Decided: Feb. 4, 2025

A-34-23 Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill v. Jacob E. Markovitz, M.D. (088764)

Should the verdict form in a medical malpractice case allow the jury to apportion a percentage of fault to a potential defendant if the court lacks personal jurisdiction over that potential defendant?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : April 5, 2024
  • Posted: April 8, 2024
  • Argued: Sept. 23, 2024
  • Decided: March 11, 2025
  • Certification Granted : April 5, 2024
  • Posted: April 8, 2024
  • Argued: Sept. 24, 2024
  • Decided: Jan. 21, 2025

A-32-23 Laurence J. Rappaport v. Kenneth Pasternak (088645)

In this matter, where an arbitrator found that plaintiff was wrongfully terminated and awarded him monetary damages but divested him of his interests in various limited liability realty companies, did the Appellate Division err in modifying the arbitration awards?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : April 5, 2024
  • Posted: April 8, 2024
  • Argued: Nov. 4, 2024
  • Decided: April 1, 2025

A-30/31-23 In the Matter of A.D., an Alleged Incapacitated Person (088942)

In an action seeking guardianship of an alleged incapacitated and vulnerable adult, under what circumstances can a court grant applications for fees and costs submitted by court-appointed attorneys and guardians?



Certification Granted
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  • Certification Granted : April 5, 2024
  • Posted: April 8, 2024
  • Argued: Sept. 9, 2024
  • Decided: Dec. 11, 2024