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- 10 MILLPOND DRIVE, LLC VS. LAMSON AIRTUBES, LLC, ET AL. (L-0491-19, SUSSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3301-21 Appellate Sept. 21, 2023
- SOUTHERN OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER VS. THE ESTATE OF JULIUS PARKER, ET AL. (DC-004053-22, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0797-22 Appellate Sept. 21, 2023
- In re CentraState Healthcare Datasecurity Incident Litig. MON-L-504-23 Trial Sept. 20, 2023
- DCPP VS. E.A. AND P.A. IN THE MATTER OF E.A. (FN-07-0071-20, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-0503-21 Appellate Sept. 22, 2023
- TIMOTHY J. ROBBINS, ET AL. VS. GINGER L. JONES, ET AL. (C-000003-21, SALEM COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2704-21 Appellate Sept. 22, 2023
- DANIEL BATTAGLIA VS. CODY AVERSA (DC-001304-21, HUNTERDON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3240-21 Appellate Sept. 22, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. BRANDON MARONEY (22-011-F, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0305-22 Appellate Sept. 22, 2023
- SHORE POINT INN, INC. VS. HEILONGJIANG BARN, LLC (LT-001681-20, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1307-21 Appellate Sept. 25, 2023
- DANIEL GINZBURG, ETC. VS. GOLDEN ARROW, LLC (DC-002481-21, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3001-21 Appellate Sept. 25, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. OLIVER JACKSON (16-09-1195, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3086-21 Appellate Sept. 25, 2023
- FRESH DISPENSARY EATONTOWN LLC VS. BOROUGH OF EATONTOWN, ET AL. (L-0907-22, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3893-21 Appellate Sept. 25, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. DAVID D. ARMSTRONG, MAURICE HOWARD (20-01-0091 AND 21-07-0727, BURLINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2620-22 Appellate Sept. 25, 2023
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. SHAQUAY A. PROCTOR (19-08-2043, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1009-20 Appellate Sept. 26, 2023
- PAUL KRAVITS VS. PRINCETON BLUE, INC., ET AL. (L-1172-21, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1481-21 Appellate Sept. 26, 2023
- LOUIS JEAN VENANT, ET AL. VS. JEAN C. VENANT, ET AL. (C-000109-20, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2425-21 Appellate Sept. 26, 2023
- K.O. VS. DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH SERVICES, ET AL. (DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH SERVICES) A-3010-21 Appellate Sept. 26, 2023
- JUSTIN ZIMMERMAN, ACTING COMMISSIONER, ETC. VS. MICHAEL PATRICK DIVINEY, ET AL. (NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND INSURANCE) A-3422-21/A-3664-21 Appellate Sept. 26, 2023 Summary A-3422-21/A-3664-21 In these consolidated matters, appellants are public adjusters who challenge final agency decisions by the commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance, finding appellants' contracts violated the New Jersey Public Adjuster's Licensing Act (PALA), N.J.S.A. 17:22B-1 to -20 and regulations enacted by the commissioner governing the conduct of public adjusters. N.J.A.C. 11:1-37.1. The commissioner found appellants violated PALA because their contracts did not comply with N.J.A.C. 11:1-37.13(b)(5) , which requires every public adjuster contract include "(i) [t]he procedures to be followed by the insured if [they] seek[] to cancel the contract, including any requirement for a written notice; [and] (ii) [t]he rights and obligations of the parties if the contract is cancelled at any time[.]" The commissioner found appellants violated these regulations because their contracts did not contain language permitting consumers to cancel their contracts at any time. The court reviewed PALA's legislative history and found no evidence the Legislature intended public adjuster contracts contain provisions for cancellation at any time. The plain language of the regulations only requires that public adjuster contracts set forth the procedures to be followed in the event of a cancellation and advise consumers of their rights in the event of cancellation. Therefore, the commissioner misinterpreted the regulations, and her findings were ultra vires of her authority under PALA. As a result, the court reversed the findings appellants violated N.J.A.C. 11:1-37.13(b)(5)(i) and (ii) and remanded for a recalculation of the penalties and costs imposed on appellants. Close
- SHAKEEL MOHAMMED VS. BARBARA SUTTON, ET AL. (LT-000244-21, LT-000245-21, and LT-000253-21, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2437-21/A-2440-21/A-2442-21 Appellate Sept. 27, 2023
- DCPP VS. A.S. AND J.B., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF J.B. MINOR (FG-11-0037-20, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-3513-21 Appellate Sept. 27, 2023