TestThe New Jersey Supreme Court recently examined a criminal defendant’s challenges to a hybrid jury selection process, particularly the fairness of the process. Defense counsel focused its challenge on: a claimed lack of transparency of juror demographic data; unclear standards with which prospective jurors were excused or dismissed; and that […]
Recently, in Antoinette Marra vs. Hopatcong Senior Center and Borough of Hopatcong, A-0724-18T1, the Court reaffirmed the strict requirement to adhere to the 90-day time period in which to file a notice of tort claims. Plaintiff fell at the Hopatcong Senior Center, located in the Borough of Hopatcong on September […]
In Tomikia Davis, by and through Charlene Davis, Limited Administrator of the Estate of Tomikia Davis v. Dr. Abbas Husain, A-4525-15T2, the Appellate Division ordered a new trial in a harassment case where the defendant doctor did not put his hand on the Bible before testifying and a juror commented […]
In Releasee 1 and Releasee 2 v. N.G. (A-4522-16T2), the Appellate Division analyzed whether defendant’s attorney had actual or apparent authority to consummate a settlement with plaintiffs’ attorney, despite defendant’s arguments that she did not authorize her attorney to finalize a settlement on her behalf. After reviewing testimony from an […]