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166 Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance v. The Borough of Bellmawr -- rank: 705

... In 1981, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked the Landfill’s registration and a New Jersey court ordered its closure. An ... the Superfund national Priorities List, a list of the nation’s most threatening hazardous waste sites. In September of 1985, the ... agreement stating that Century and Quincy would pay the Borough’s defense costs but that the carriers later could pursue the ... insurance policies issued by Quincy and other insurance carriers. Quincy’s claims against all but Century were dismissed. During the non ... that Quincy was not entitled to contribution for the Borough’s environmental liability. The court found that the property damage necessary ... when leachate escapes and contamination occurs. Based on Dr. Steiner’s testimony that the contamination could not have occurred until ...

docket:	a-4-01
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2002-06-25
status:
citation:	172 N.J. 409
Document Size:	96213

167 Mehlman v. Mobil Oil Corporation -- rank: 705

... appeal is whether the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8 (“CEPA”), a “whistleblower statute ... public policy.     Dr. Myron Mehlman, a renowned toxicologist, joined Mobil's Medical Department in 1976 as a Director of Environmental Health ... years, he rose to the level of manager of Mobil's Environmental Health and Science Laboratory. Mehlman's responsibilities were broad and of international scope. Prior to his discharge in November 1989, Mehlman's job evaluations were uniformly positive. In fact, he continued to ... international expert in toxicology.     The event that allegedly provoked Mehlman's discharge occurred in September 1989, during a trip to ...

docket:	a-5-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-03-26
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citation:	153 N.J. 163
Document Size:	115207

168 McDevitt v. Bill Good Builders -- rank: 698

... four-pronged test of McDonnell Douglass Corp. v. Green , 411 U.S. 792 , 802, 93 S. Ct. 1817 , 1824, 36 L. Ed.2d 668 , 677-78 ... him, under the principles of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins , 490 U.S. 228 , 276, 109 S. Ct. 1775 , 1796-97, 104 L. Ed.2d 268 , ...

docket:	a-123-01
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2003-03-05
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citation:	175 N.J. 519
Document Size:	41313

169 ALPERT, GOLDBERG, BUTLER NORTON & WEISS, P.C. v. MICHAEL QUINN -- rank: 698

Original Wordprocessor Version This case can also be found at 410 N.J. Super. 510 or 983 A.2d 604. (NOTE ... attorney-client relationship and to analyze, in particular, the attorney's obligation to his potential client in finalizing a retainer agreement ... aggressive enough in informing the court" of the opposing counsel's allegedly unethical action. A.G. was paid $1,000 for ... not give comprehensive advice regarding the Banc of America counsel's conduct without being familiar with all the facts, though he ... unreasonable." Alpert also addressed the Quinns' then-current litigation counsel's strategy and obligation to the Quinns. On January 6, 2006 ... matters. That letter contained the same language regarding the firm's billing practices as set forth above. The Quinns executed ...

docket:	a5503-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-11-24
status:	published
citation:	410 N.J. Super. 510 983 A.2d 604
Document Size:	138269

170 State v. J.A.C. -- rank: 698

... this appeal the Court is required to apply New Jersey’s Rape Shield Law, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-7 to a case in which defendant ... sexually experienced adult. On March 26, 2003, C.A.’s mother discovered the instant messages. The events of the next ... revelation of her online behavior. Both parents considered the child’s immediate move to her father’s family in Indiana. At a meeting attended by C.A.’s school guidance counselor, her parents, and her homeroom teacher, ...

docket:	A-102-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-06-14
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171 RAYMOND DONOVAN VS PORT AUTHORITY TRANS- HUDSON CORPORATION -- rank: 694

... this appeal are whether state or federal law governs plaintiff's prospective lost wage claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (FELA), and whether the trial court ... Defendant answered the complaint and raised the defense of plaintiff's contributory negligence. Jurisdiction in the New Jersey Superior Court was under 45 U.S.C. §56 .     After a four day trial, the jury ...

docket:	a2822-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-03-30
status:	published
citation:	309 N.J.Super. 340
Document Size:	36861

172 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MICHAEL J. DOCE -- rank: 694

... appellant (Duane Morris, LLP, attorneys; Eric R. Breslin and Melissa S. Geller, of counsel; Sarah Fehm-Stewart, on the briefs). Nancy ... CURIAM Defendant Michael J. Doce appeals from the Law Division's October 5, 2017 judgment of conviction that was entered after ... found defendant guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C11-3(a)(1), and murder N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1), (2). The trial court ... a reversal. For the reasons that follow, we remand defendant's speedy trial claims to the trial court as they ...

docket:	a0967-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-05-07
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	77597

173 WILLIAM JAMES v. ROSALIND RUIZ -- rank: 694

... on direct or cross- examination, about whether that testifying expert's findings are consistent with those of a non-testifying expert ... issued a report in the course of an injured plaintiff's medical treatment. We also consider the propriety of counsel referring to the non-testifying expert's findings in closing argument. Although the general legal principles on ... posed about the "consistency" or "inconsistency" of a testifying expert's opinions with a non-testifying expert's views, and whether arguments about such consistency or inconsistency may ... have the jury consider for their truth the absent expert's hearsay opinions about complex and disputed matters. Even where ...

docket:	a3543-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-25
status:	published
citation:	440 N.J.Super. 45 111 A.3d 123
Document Size:	97965

174 State of New Jersey in the Interest of A.D. -- rank: 694

... a group of adult men that included A.D. #2’s uncle Luis, with whom A.D. #2 had a bad ... they had made a serious mistake because A.D. #1’s father, Ramos, was a leader of the Latin Kings. A.D. #1 used A.D. #2’s cell phone to call Ramos and tell him he had ... injured. Instead Angel Vasquez was killed and A.D. #2’s mother was seriously wounded. A.D. #2 and several witnesses ... among offenses set forth in the waiver statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-26, the State asked the trial court ... held the probable cause hearing. The State presented the investigator’s report, Angel Vasquez’s autopsy report, medical records, maps, ...

docket:	A-122-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-09-20
status:
citation:	212 N.J. 200 52 A.3d 1024
Document Size:	115386

175 State v. Michael A. Jackson -- rank: 694

... is .) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... cooperating witness should be barred from exploring that adverse witness’s sentencing exposure. In November 2014, L.G. returned home and observed a man exiting L.G.’s front door, carrying L.G.’s television. L.G. ran inside his house and found the ... He said that he suspected his ex-girlfriend Tiffany Taylor’s involvement because he saw her car several times before and ... crime. The police detained two men who fit the suspect’s description, and L.G. identified Javon Clarke as the ...

docket:	a-11-19
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2020-07-02
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176 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. J.D. -- rank: 694

... two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a (Counts Two, Five, Eight and Eleven); four counts of child abuse, N.J.S.A. 9:6-1 and -3 (Counts Three, Six, Nine ... and two counts of second-degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c (Counts Seven and Ten). Defendant moved ... the court. On September 28, 2007, the court denied defendant's motion for a new trial and sentenced him to a ... imprisonment on Count Eleven. On appeal, defendant argues: THE DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION SHOULD BE REVERSED AS THE TRIAL COURT SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED THE DEFENSE'S USE OF INCONCLUSIVE DNA TEST RESULTS AND CONSEQUENTLY DEPRIVED ...

docket:	a0739-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-20
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177 ROBERT MOTTRAM v. WILLIAM H. BUCKMAN ESQ -- rank: 694

... 13 (Franzblau Dratch, attorneys; Mr. Dratch, on the brief). Peter S. Bejsiuk argued the cause for respondent William H. Buckman in ... William Buckman and Joel Rachmiel. The Law Division dismissed plaintiff's complaint against defendants as a matter of law on summary judgment. The trial court also denied Rachmiel's motion seeking frivolous litigation sanctions against plaintiff pursuant to Rule 1:4-8. Plaintiff appeals the court's decision to dismiss his legal malpractice case against defendants. Rachmiel appeals the court's decision to deny his application for sanctions against plaintiff. We ... the trial courts' decisions. Because the trial courts dismissed plaintiff's complaints against defendants as a matter of law, we ...

docket:	a1811-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-05-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	47127

178 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DAVID STARR -- rank: 694

... In April 2005, Starr was convicted of murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and/or (2) (count one); felony murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(3) (count two); robbery, N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 (count three); unlawful possession of a handgun, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(b) (count four); and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4(a) (count five). On count one ... prescribed by the No Early Release Act (NERA), N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The same sentence was ...

docket:	a0785-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	39256

179 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3576-14.opn.html -- rank: 694

... that was based on net opinions, went beyond the witness's expertise, and improperly commented on the ultimate issue of defendant's guilt. In addition, he claims the trial court erred by ... to distinguish between their testimony and that of the State's crime scene expert. Defendant also argues that the court failed ... 14T4 The facts developed at trial that led to defendant's arrest and conviction are summarized as follows. On November 18 ... the victim.' Responding police officers observed scratch wounds on defendant's cheek and that there were no signs of forced entry ... jury returned an indictment charging defendant with murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a)(1) and/or N. ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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180 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JUAN A. GUADALUPE -- rank: 694

... from his conviction by a jury for kidnapping, N.J.S.A. 2A:118-1 and conspiracy to commit rape, N.J.S.A. 2A:98-1. Defendant was acquitted on other charges ... We affirm. On August 7, 1977, a 19-year-old, S.M., was riding her bicycle on a remote roadway in ... abducted by two men in a car. The men forced S.M. into the car at knifepoint and took her to ... ran to a nearby home where she notified the police. S.M. provided law enforcement with a description of her assailants ... William Ortega, were arrested. Defendant was not in the car. S.M. identified Ortega as one of her assailants while ...

docket:	a3333-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-10-03
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	35981