On November 5, 2018, the Committee on Opinions approved an October 19, 2017 Law Division opinion from Middlesex County Superior Court in the matter of State v. Bentee Goines. The State appealed a municipal court judge’s decision that a Rutgers University police officer lacked jurisdiction to stop and arrest the […]
On October 24, 2018, the Appellate Division delivered an unpublished opinion in the matter of Starner v. Haemmerle, et. al., No. A-0153-17T2, 2018 WL 5273995 (App. Div. Oct. 23, 2018), foreclosing the application of automobile insurance coverage to all-terrain vehicles. The underlying facts of this case involved an ATV accident […]
In the case of J.L. v. Bd. Of Educ. Of the Bridgewater-Raritan Reg’l Sch. Dist., ____ N.J. Super ____ (App. Div. 2018), the Board of Education of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District found that a group of 7-year old girls committed an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying (HIB) in […]
In two recent decisions, New Jersey courts provided further guidance regarding the arbitrability of claims in the employment context. The below cases once again highlight the broad deference of courts in favor of arbitration agreements, while also reminding us that there are certain requirements to agreements that are so essential, […]