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The 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 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 […]

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