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- JAMES W. DABNEY VS. THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (L-1487-22, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0120-23 Appellate March 14, 2025
- IN THE MATTER OF LACEY SAND SOLAR FARM, LLC, ETC. (NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES) A-0608-23 Appellate March 14, 2025
- MAGDOULEN A. SAWIRES VS. BOARD OF REVIEW, ET AL. (DEPARTMENT OF LABOR) A-0956-23 Appellate March 14, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. THOMAS P. CANALES (17-02-0143, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1310-23 Appellate March 14, 2025 Summary A-1310-23 The State appealed the trial court order granting defendant Thomas Canales' motion to dismiss the seven-count indictment for sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact relating to three girls under the age of thirteen and one adult female, in separate incidences occurring over a four-month period. Two successive jury trials were held on all charges, with the first declared a mistrial based on jury deadlock. The second trial led to a conviction, which the court vacated and remanded for retrial based on an evidentiary error. On remand, the trial court dismissed the indictment under the fundamental fairness doctrine applying the factors articulated in State v. Abbati, 99 N.J. 418 (1985). On appeal, the court concluded the trial judge mistakenly exercised discretion in dismissing the indictment. The trial judge overlooked the court's prior conclusion that the State proffered substantial evidence during the second trial while evaluating the strength of the State's case, and erroneously weighed putative testimony subject to a jury's credibility determination on retrial. The court concluded that, on this record, consideration of the Abbati factors and prevailing law warranted reversal and remand for a new trial. Close
- GODSWILL OLETU VS. TINA OLETU (FM-14-0647-22, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2632-23 Appellate March 14, 2025
- JAMES WHELTON VS. REMA TIP TOP/NORTH AMERICA, INC., ET AL. (L-2829-22, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0084-24 Appellate March 14, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ARTHUR THOMPSON (11-08-1559, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3902-22 Appellate March 17, 2025
- BOROUGH OF CARTERET VS. BONIFACIO BLANCO, ET AL. (L-6679-19, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3971-22 Appellate March 17, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. SONNY SHRIEVES (19-12-2881, 20-02-0449, 21-05-1276, 21-05-1283, AND 21-05-1307, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-0535-23 Appellate March 17, 2025
- KATHERINE ANN WISNIEWSKI, ET AL. VS. COLLEEN CAREY, ET AL. (L-2093-20 – MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1111-23 Appellate March 17, 2025
- DCPP VS. E.H. AND E.K., IN THE MATTER OF J.K. AND D.K. (FN-14-0019-22, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-1275-23 Appellate March 17, 2025
- MELISSA PRESBERY VS. JASON WILLITTS (L-2295-21, BURLINGTON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1360-23 Appellate March 17, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. BLAKE RUSSO (23-04-0232, CAPE MAY COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-1752-23 Appellate March 17, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. KE WANG (23-06-0080, HUDSON COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED) A-3517-23/A-3522-23 Appellate March 17, 2025
- Rosalyn Musker v. Suuchi, Inc. (089665) (Bergen County & Statewide) A-8-24 Supreme March 17, 2025 Oral Argument A-8-24 A-8-24 Audio for A-8-24 Close Summary A-8-24 The WPL defines “wages” as “direct monetary compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, where the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, or commission basis.” N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1(c) (emphasis added). Under that definition, compensating an employee by paying a “commission” for “labor or services” always constitutes a wage under the WPL. Therefore, a “commission” under the WPL cannot be excluded from the definition of “wages” as a “supplementary incentive.” Close
- DCPP VS. F.J. AND M.D., ET AL. (FN-13-0116-21, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-2392-22 Appellate March 18, 2025
- STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. LAQUAN A. MCCALL (19-11-0722, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-2454-22 Appellate March 18, 2025
- STEVEN BAGLIVO VS. KIMBERLY A. BAGLIVO (FM-01-0938-08, ATLANTIC COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) A-3838-22 Appellate March 18, 2025
- A-3960-22/A-0487-23 – F.A. VS. Z.R.B., ET AL. (FV-12-2555-23 AND FV-12-2571-23, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) A-3960-22/A-0487-23 Appellate March 18, 2025