Sale of Used Rolls Royce Turns Into Clunker for New Jersey Auto Dealership
The New Jersey Appellate Division delivered a 'clunker' to a Bergen County auto dealership by affirming a trial court judge's opinion that found the dealership violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act in the sale of a used Rolls Royce to a North Carolina man. Bishop vs. Richard Catena Auto Wholesalers, Inc., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellat...
Objecting to a Subpoena Duces Tecum in the District Court of New Jersey
Assume your organization or an individual in your company has been served with a federal court subpoena demanding the production of documents in connection with pending litigation in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Further assume that your company president maintains that the document demands specified in the sub...
The Problem with Our Judicial System
I couldn't find a better example to illustrate the problem with our judicial system. In a recently unpublished decision of the New Jersey Appellate Division, Hernandez v. North Jersey Neurosurgical Associates, Superior Court of New Jersey, Docket No. A-0890-12T2, the appeals court reversed a Hudson County trial judge's decision to enter defaul...
When is a Case Really Settled Under NJ Law?
It is not too difficult to Imagine the following scenario. There is bitter litigation between 2 or more parties that has dragged on for several years. Each side is represented by legal counsel, and each has spent thousands of dollars in legal fees trying to posture the case in their favor. A trial is approaching shortly. The parties are each growin...