- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. WUKEEM W. LEWIS (14-04-0259, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-0360-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- IN THE MATTER OF ERNEST FARLEY, ETC. (NEW JERSEY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION) A-0656-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. WALTER F. JAMES (18-10-1409 AND 18-10-1410, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1584-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- SHIRLEY SMITH VS. ELITE SPINE AND SPORTS CARE OF TOTOWA, LLC, ET AL. (L-2362-19, PASSAIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2233-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- Facebook, Inc. v. State of New Jersey (087054) (Atlantic & Mercer County & Statewide) A-61-21/A-7-22 Supreme June 29, 2023 Oral Argument A-61-21/A-7-22 A-61-21/A-7-22 Audio for A-61-21/A-7-22 Close Summary A-61-21/A-7-22 Based on the language and structure of the relevant statutes, the State’s request for information from users’ accounts invokes heightened privacy protections. The nearly contemporaneous acquisition of electronic communications here is the functional equivalent of wiretap surveillance and is therefore entitled to greater constitutional protection. New Jersey’s wiretap act applies in this case to safeguard individual privacy rights under the relevant statutes and the State Constitution. Close
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. KHALEEIA BASS (19-01-0149, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2533-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- ALVIN SINGER VS. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. (L-3543-20, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2981-21 Appellate June 30, 2023 Summary A-2981-21 In this appeal from the Law Division's grant of summary judgment to defendants, the court was asked to consider, for the first time, whether a motor vehicle subject to a recall notice alone is sufficient to establish a claim pursuant to the New Jersey Lemon Law statute, N.J.S.A. 56:12-29 to -49. Defendant issued a recall notice that encompassed plaintiff's vehicle. Plaintiff subsequently brought the vehicle to the dealer to have the recall repair performed. Primarily due to disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, defendant's ability to complete the recall was delayed. A Law Division judge granted defendant summary judgment. The court affirmed and held the existence of a recall notice alone is not sufficient to establish the "nonconformity" element of a Lemon Law claim. In addition, because plaintiff primarily used the vehicle for business purposes, it is excluded from the Lemon Law's coverage. Close
- JOHN KAROLINSKI VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. (PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM) A-3333-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- DCPP VS. F.N.C. AND T.E.F., SR., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF T.T.F. (FG-07-0071-21, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) (CONSOLIDATED) A-3506-21/A-3508-21 Appellate June 30, 2023
- West Orange Township v. Crest Ridge Realty, LLC 004373-2018, 000949-2019, 000648-2020, 002579-2021, and 001394-2022 Tax June 28, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. B.W. (10-01-0010, PASSAIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2500-20 Appellate July 3, 2023
- KAREN MCKNIGHT VS. BOARD OF REVIEW, ET AL. (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR) A-3067-20 Appellate July 3, 2023 Summary A-3067-20 Appellant Karen McKnight appeals from the Board of Review's (the "Board") August 26, 2022 final agency decision, which held her liable to return an overpayment of $6,277 for unemployment benefits she was allegedly ineligible to receive for the weeks ending June 30, 2018 through May 4, 2019, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-16(d). The central issue on appeal is whether a claimant, who is otherwise separated from full-time employment, may include wages received from a part-time position, which they continue to maintain, in the calculation of their average weekly wage for purposes of unemployment benefits. The court concluded that the exclusion of the wages contravenes the legislative purpose of the unemployment benefits statute and is arbitrary as legally unsupported. Therefore, the court reversed and remanded for a recalculation of benefits. Close
- IN RE ADOPTION OF N.J.A.C. 6A:27-5.1 (NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION) A-3170-20 Appellate July 3, 2023
- THOMAS MAKUCH, LLC VS. TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON, ET AL. (L-0537-17, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3679-20 Appellate July 3, 2023 Summary A-3679-20 This appeal arises out of an action challenging the suspension of a company that had been providing towing services in a municipality. As a matter of first impression, the court holds that the company had limited constitutional due process rights when it was suspended from the Township's towing lists. The court also holds that plaintiff received the process due its limited property interest. In addition, the court rejected plaintiff's arguments that its suspension from the towing lists violated its constitutional substantive due process and equal protection rights. Consequently, the court affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff's claims against the Township, its police chief, and one of its police officers. Close
- IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF R.M.T. (SVP-375-04, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2213-21 Appellate July 3, 2023
- AHARON BRAUN, ET AL. VS. PR-1-MA BUILDERS, INC., ET AL. (C-000211-21, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2253-21 Appellate July 3, 2023
- CAROL SMITH VS. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, ET AL. (L-1836-19, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2592-21 Appellate July 3, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MARCOS A. CASTILLO-HIDALGO (19-04-0313, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2922-21 Appellate July 3, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PAUL BEZAK (22-04, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3016-21 Appellate July 3, 2023
- ANA C. CORDERO, ET AL. VS. BOGOPA WEST NEW YORK, INC. (L-3046-21, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1941-22 Appellate July 3, 2023