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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 […]

In Frances Richburg (deceased) v. Estate of Roy Richburg, (Nov. 2, 2018, N.J. Sup. Ct. App.Div., Docket No. A-1951-16T1), the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the Chancery Court’s decision to dismiss, su esponte, a quiet title action on the basis of forum non conveniens.  The opinion further cements the long-held […]

In an unpublished decision, Milutin v. Department of Corrections ( A-3387-15T1), the Appellate Division held that several improper evidentiary rulings by the trial court in a racial discrimination suit by a Caucasian corrections officer against the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) deprived the DOC of a fair trial. Based on the […]

In Cox vs. Tomasso and NJM Insurance Group (A-0106-17T2), the Appellate Division upheld NJM’s exclusion to an UIM policy. In that matter, the Plaintiff was injured while operating a motorcycle. The motorcycle was insured with Rider Insurance company, carrying liability limits of $15,000.  The Plaintiff had a separate automobile insurance […]