NJ Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Temporary Staffing Agency
We congratulate our clients, Nxgen Infotech, Inc. and Suresh Kumar, on their victory before the New Jersey Supreme Court. On May 21, 2021, the State's highest court rejected the appeal of a temporary staffing agency from a summary judgment ruling issued in favor of our clients, which resulted in dismissing the plaintiff's claims based on the expr...
Firm Secures Appellate Victory for Temporary Staffing Agency
On January 11, 2021, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal of a bogus lawsuit brought against our client, a temporary staffing agency, alleging lost profits and damage to the plaintiff's business relationship with its customer. The lawsuit accused our client of engaging in fraud by misrepresenting the qualifications of an IT em...
Appeals Court Invalidates Employment Arbitration Agreement For Failure To Designate The Arbitration Forum And Process
New Jersey employers must be mindful of the Appellate Division's recent decision negating an arbitration agreement that failed to identify the arbitration forum or the method by which arbitration would be conducted. Flanzman v. Jenny Craig, Inc., et al., Docket No. A-2580-17T1 (App. Div. October 17, 2018).
In this particular case, an 82-year ol...
Orders Compelling or Denying Contractual Arbitration Provisions Are Directly Appealable
In a published decision issued on February 16, 2018, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division clarified that a trial court's decision to compel or deny enforcement of a contractual arbitration provision constitutes a "final order" that triggers the 45-day appeal period provided under R. 2:4-4. Hayes v. Turnersville Chrysler Jeep, Docke...