- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ESTERLIN MELENDEZ (96-03-0881, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0237-23 Appellate June 13, 2024
- Alejandra Padilla v. Young Il An (087862) (Camden County and Statewide) A-43-22 Supreme June 13, 2024 Oral Argument A-43-22 A-43-22 Audio for A-43-22 Close Summary A-43-22 Considerations of fairness lead the Court to hold that all commercial landowners -- including owners of vacant commercial lots -- have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good condition and are liable to pedestrians injured as a result of their negligent failure to do so. Consistent with the rule it adopts today, the Court reverses the Appellate Division’s judgment and remands the matter to the trial court for further proceedings. Close
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. EDUARDO J. LESMES (17-02-0500, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2855-20 Appellate June 14, 2024
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. FREDERICK SIMPSON (16-12-0976, PASSAIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0997-22 Appellate June 14, 2024
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. PAUL C. CAMPO (10-07-1682, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1689-22 Appellate June 14, 2024
- MARISA LIONE VS. BOARD OF REVIEW, ET AL. (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR) A-1751-22 Appellate June 14, 2024
- ELIZABETH A. PATTERSON, ET AL. VS. CAMDEN COUNTY, ET AL. (L-1296-21, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1774-22 Appellate June 14, 2024
- T.S. VS. G.K. (FV-13-0771-20, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2095-22 Appellate June 14, 2024
- ANDRIS ARIAS VS. COUNTY OF BERGEN (L-6633-22, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) Previously filed on June 14, 2024. A-2574-22 Appellate July 17, 2024 Summary A-2574-22 The court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's personal injury action under the Landowners Liability Act (LLA), N.J.S.A. 2A:42A-2 to -10. Plaintiff fell while rollerblading in a park owned and maintained by the County of Bergen. The County of Bergen argued entitlement to immunity under the LLA. The court, focusing on "the dominant character of the land" where plaintiff fell rather than the land uses surrounding the park, agreed with the trial court's conclusion that the park constituted a "premises" under the LLA. Therefore, the County of Bergen was entitled to immunity absent "willful or malicious failure to guard, or to warn against a dangerous condition." Given the dwindling available open space in this State, the LLA reflects an important public policy of encouraging large land areas, consisting of natural outdoor expanses, where the general public may participate in sport and recreational activities free of charge. Premises under the LLA may consist of large tracts of rural or semi-rural lands or "lands having similar characteristics," such as the park owned by the County of Bergen. Close
- IN THE MATTER OF THE CIVIL COMMITMENT OF B.S. (S.V.P.-053-00, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2761-22 Appellate June 14, 2024
- L.R.A.R. VS. C.D. (FV-20-0032-24, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-0229-23 Appellate June 14, 2024
- P.M.H., ET AL. VS. NORTHFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION, ET AL. (L-0420-21, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2190-23 Appellate June 14, 2024
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. RICKY GREENE (17-06-0718, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2174-21 Appellate June 17, 2024
- STAVOLA ASPHALT COMPANY INC., ET AL. VS. TOWNSHIP OF HOWELL ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ET AL. (L-2838-19 AND L-2839-19, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED) A-2830-21/A-3320-21 Appellate June 17, 2024
- T.D. VS. A.L. (FV-08-0371-22, GLOUCESTER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) (RESUBMITTED) A-3569-21 Appellate June 17, 2024
- DONALD WHITEMAN, ET AL. VS. TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, ET AL. (L-2667-20, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3786-21 Appellate June 17, 2024
- MARK K. LUDWIG, ET AL. VS. OWLPOINT, LLC, ET AL. (L-0197-22, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0498-22 Appellate June 17, 2024
- PENNSAUKEN DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, LLC, VS. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT) A-2150-22 Appellate June 17, 2024
- SEAN JONES VS. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS) A-3020-22 Appellate June 17, 2024
- IN THE MATTER OF A.J.D. (1506 XTR 2023 000007, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-3289-22 Appellate June 17, 2024