Month: March 2023

NJ Supreme Court Rules Self-Insurance Is Not the Same as “Other Insurance”

NJ Supreme Court Rules Self-Insurance Is Not the Same as “Other Insurance”

In Statewide Insurance Fund v. Star Insurance Company (A-62-21/086440) (Decided February 16, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a public entity joint insurance fund (JIF) established under the Joint Insurance Fund Act affords liability protection to public entities through “self-insurance,” not insurance. Accordingly, the “other insurance” clause

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Cannabis Expungement

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Cannabis Expungement

In State v. Richard Gomes (A-64/65-21/087192) (Decided February 14, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey unanimously held that defendants who received conditional discharges for marijuana offenses before the 2021 adoption of the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA), are not statutorily ineligible for admission into the