A major Appellate Division argument, appellate briefing, and other work has interfered with keeping up with the courts during December. So it's time for one of this blog's periodic "catch-up"...
Diamond Beach, LLC v. March Associates, Inc., 457 N.J. Super. 265 (App. Div. 2018). Judge Fasciale's opinion in this construction case today dealt with a narrow issue projected by a...
Investors Bank v. Torres, 457 N.J. Super. 53 (App. Div. 2018). In this foreclosure case, the plaintiff bank was the assignee of a note that was secured by a mortgage....
Metro Commercial Management Services, Inc. v. Van Istendal, 457 N.J. Super. 66 (App. Div. 2018). This opinion, issued today, is the first published opinion authored by Judge Firko. It involves...
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Weiner, 456 N.J. Super. 546 (App. Div. 2018). Judge Fisher issued this short decision in this case today. The body of the opinion consumes...
Rampersaud v. Hollingsworth, 456 N.J. Super. 502 (App. Div. 2018). The opening paragraph of this opinion by Judge Fisher well summarized the issue on this appeal, and the result. "In...
In re Accutane Litigation, 235 N.J. 229 (2018). [Disclosure: I argued this appeal, together with co-counsel, on behalf of the plaintiffs. The opinions expressed in this post are mine alone,...
Vorchheimer v. The Philadelphian Owners Association, 903 F.3d 100 (3d Cir. 2018). Today's opinion by Judge Bibas focuses on what is "necessary" for purposes of the Fair Housing Amendments Act,...
SLUSA Does Not Bar Investors' Claims That Broker Overcharged Them to Execute Securities Transactions
Taksir v. The Vanguard Group, 903 F.3d 95 (3d Cir. 2018). As relevant to this appeal, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998, 15 U.S.C. §78bb ("SLUSA"), states that...
Due to travel over most of the past two weeks (and getting "back in the game" once having returned), there have been no posts here. But the courts have been...