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In J.Z. v. E.R., et als. (A-2581-17T2), the Appellate Division addressed what viable personal injury claims a domestic violence victim involved in a love triangle could pursue.  The facts of the case were: Defendant M.V. resided in a home owned by Defendant F.M.  Defendant M.V. was dating Plaintiff J.Z. and […]

In a February 5, 2019 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court in State v. Chisum reversed an Appellate Division decision and suppressed two firearms that had been seized by the police.  The Court remanded the matter to the trial court for withdrawals of the Defendants’ guilty pleas. Defendants Chisum and […]

On February 4, 2019, in the matter of State v. William Brown, the New Jersey Supreme Court reversed two murder convictions, based in large part on the State’s failure to turn over material evidence to the defense until the trial was underway. The victim in the matter had been shot […]

A Superior Court judge interprets and applies the law, both statutory and case law. Statutory law is enacted by the legislature. Case law is established by judicial decision in litigated matters (i.e. cases of the Trial Court, Appellate Division or Supreme Court). The Law Courts have the authority to adjudicate […]