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In a published decision, Sandra Nicholas et al. v. Hackensack University Medical Center et al., 456 N.J. Super. 110 (App. Div. 2018), the Appellate Division reversed the lower court’s order granting Hackensack University Medical Center (“HUMC”) summary judgment based on the lower court’s erroneous determination that the plaintiffs’ expert did not qualify as an expert […]

The recent Appellate Division case of Estate of Mary Van Riper v. Director, Division of Taxation, (Oct. 3, 2018, N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div., Docket No. A-3024-16T4) illustrates the perils of hasty deathbed planning without consideration of potential inheritance tax issues.  New Jersey is one of six states that imposes […]

Can a divorced parent, who is the parent of primary residence[1], remove his/her child from the State of New Jersey without a Court Order and over the objection of the other parent? The Trial Court decided no and its decision was affirmed by the New Jersey Appellate Division. In the […]

Recently, the Appellate Division decided the case State v. DeJesus (Docket No. A-2859-15T3, October 5, 2018).  While this case has not been approved for publication, it provides a detailed discussion of identification/hearsay issues and the elements of prosecutorial misconduct and examples thereof. The defendant in this case was convicted of […]