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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 […]

In GJJM Enterprises v. City of Atlantic City, the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, on November 19, 2018, (Civ. Action 17-2492) held that the New Jersey’s law preventing restaurants from advertising “bring your own beer” is unconstitutional. Plaintiff GJJM owns a nightlife club in Atlantic City featuring […]

On November 16, 2018, the Appellate Division in the matter of Investors Bank v. Javier Torres, A-3029-16T4, affirmed a decision granting final judgment with respect to the issue of foreclosure on a mortgage which secured a note that was lost. Here, the Court was presented with the question of whether […]

In Garriga v. Rowan University (A-1353-17T1), the Appellate Division held that the mother of a Rowan University doctoral student who took her own life after Rowan professors allegedly pressured her to withdraw from her graduate program could not sue the public school because she did not timely provide the school […]