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1 Robert J. Triffin v. TD Banknorth, N.A.affirmance of the judgment of the Appellate Division is based substantially on thereasons expressed in Triffin v. Bridge View Bank, 330 N.J. Super. 473 (App.Div. 2000), on which the Appellate Division relied in this -- rank: 1000

... dishonored check is entitled to enforce the midnight deadline of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 against a payor bank, thereby making the bank strictly liable ... returned the checks in violation of the midnight deadline rule, N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, which provides that a payor bank is accountable for a ... dishonored check may not enforce the statutory liability created by N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 because the Legislature intended that statute to benefit only the ... bring a cause action for the bank’s violation of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302. 1. As Judge Coburn explained in Triffin v. Bridge View ... argument would misconstrue the nature of an enforcement action under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, which is a cause of action for breach of statutory ... dishonored check is entitled to enforce the midnight deadline of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 against a payor bank, thereby making the bank strictly ...

docket:	a-84-06
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-05-02
status:
citation:	190 N.J. 326
Document Size:	20508

2 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. MELLON PSFS -- rank: 961

... was not based on the midnight deadline set forth in N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, as in Bridge View Bank , but on 12 C.F ... Triffin has not demonstrated how Regulation CC is inconsistent with N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, as applied here, neither the Supremacy Clause nor Regulation CC ... the payor bank to enforce the statutory liability created by N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 when the bank misses the midnight deadline of N.J ... that the holding should be expanded beyond actions brought under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302." In Triffin v. Quality Urban Housing Partners , 352 N.J ... supports a legitimate inference, that Mellon did not comply with N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302. We, thus, conclude that Triffin failed to sustain his burden ...

docket:	A0358-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-06-30
status:	published
citation:	372 N.J. Super. 221 858 A.2d 1
Document Size:	30518

3 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. TD BANKNORTH -- rank: 845

... the expiration of the statutory midnight deadline set forth in N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, Wachovia Bank, as successor to First Union, and Hudson United ... dishonored check may not enforce the statutory liability created by [ N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302], the benefits of which are intended solely for the payee ... bring a "late return" claim against the drawee bank under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 because standing to initiate such an action is limited to ... a forgery is not a holder in due course. See N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, need not expend their time and resources to pursue the ...

docket:	a4103-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-06-28
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	48945

4 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. TD BANKNORTH -- rank: 845

... the expiration of the statutory midnight deadline set forth in N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, Wachovia Bank, as successor to First Union, and Hudson United ... dishonored check may not enforce the statutory liability created by [ N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302], the benefits of which are intended solely for the payee ... bring a "late return" claim against the drawee bank under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 because standing to initiate such an action is limited to ... a forgery is not a holder in due course. See N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, need not expend their time and resources to pursue the ...

docket:	a4104-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-06-28
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	48945

5 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. SOMERSET VALLEY BANK -- rank: 806

... standing to sue the bank for failure to comply with N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, the midnight deadline rule. This rule imposes accountability on a ...

docket:	A0163-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-07-17
status:	published
citation:	343 N.J. Super. 73
Document Size:	25453

6 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. PROFESSIONAL RECOVERY SERVICES INC. -- rank: 772

... he alleged that because Wachovia violated the "midnight deadline" of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 by waiting until after midnight of the day Cumberland presented ... dishonored check is entitled to enforce the midnight deadline of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 against a payor bank, thereby making the bank strictly liable ... contrary would misconstrue the nature of an enforcement action under [ N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302]. It is a cause of action for a breach of ... cause of action based on the "midnight deadline" rule of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, Triffin v. TD Banknorth was inapplicable. It is not the ... premised upon a violation of the midnight deadline rule of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, which is the very cause of action the Court held ...

docket:	a6003-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-03-31
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	34009

7 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. WAL-MART STORES, INC -- rank: 764

... it related only to rights of assignees to claims under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, and does not overrule the Cigna and Somerset Valley Bank ... dishonor, or if it dealt only with an issue under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 because it dealt with the legislative policy regarding that section ...

docket:	a0831-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-07-03
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32820

8 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. WACHOVIA BANK, N.A -- rank: 752

... to plaintiff’s lack of standing to pursue claims under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 in Triffin v. TD Banknorth, N.A. , id. at 328 ... checks by enforcing the so-called “midnight rule" of N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302. That statute holds a bank “accountable for the amount ... the banking day of receipt without settling for it . . . .” N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302. Plaintiff claimed the checks had been “wrongfully dishonored . . . in ... contrary would misconstrue the nature of an enforcement action under [ N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302]. It is a cause of action for a breach of ...

docket:	a2949-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-04-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	29631

9 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. BANK OF AMERICA -- rank: 652

... claim against payor banks for allegedly violating the "midnight deadline," N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302. 190 N.J. at 327. The Court affirmed the dismissal ... contrary would misconstrue the nature of an enforcement action under [ N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302]. It is a cause of action for a breach of ... went on to further note that plaintiff's claim under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 was "not based on a contractual right, [and] consequently . . . [was ...

docket:	a6107-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-01-20
status:	Published
citation:	406 N.J. Super. 427 968 A.2d 177
Document Size:	21153

10 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. WACHOVIA BANK, N.A -- rank: 652

... claim against payor banks for allegedly violating the "midnight deadline," N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302. 190 N.J. at 327. The Court affirmed the dismissal ... contrary would misconstrue the nature of an enforcement action under [ N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302]. It is a cause of action for a breach of ... went on to further note that plaintiff's claim under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302 was "not based on a contractual right, [and] consequently . . . [was ...

docket:	a6685-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-01-20
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	20978

11 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. THIRD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK -- rank: 606

... related for untimely dishonor beyond the midnight deadline pursuant to N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302, formed the bases of the sixth count of the complaint ...

docket:	a6111-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-12-17
status:	unpublished
citation:	199 N.J. 130
Document Size:	48862

12 ROBERT J. TRIFFIN v. WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. -- rank: 548

... that the holding should be expanded beyond actions brought under N.J.S.A. 12A:4-302." Id. at 82. Plaintiff argued that since his cause of ...

docket:	a4942-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-09-27
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	32232