In Pantano v. New York Shipping Association (A-19-22/087217) (Decided June 7, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that an employer’s vicarious liability under the borrowed-employee doctrine, as guided by the test set forth in Galvao v. G.R. Robert Construction Co., 179 N.J. 462, 471-73 (2004), is presumptively for
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently granted certiorari in Passaic County v. Horizon Healthcare Services. The closely watched case involves whether the requirement that an enforceable arbitration provision must contain an express waiver of the right to seek relief in a court of law applies in suits involving sophisticated
In State v. Joao C. Torres (A-15-22/086812) (Decided May 4, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey addressed when law enforcement may conduct warrantless searches of a person incident to an arrest. It adopted the two-factor test set forth in State v. Lentz, 463 N.J. Super. 54, 70 (App. Div.
In State v. Anthony Miranda (A-67-21/086773) (Decided by May 3, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the exigent-circumstances exception to the warrant requirement failed to justify an officer’s search of the defendant’s bag or the seizure of the weapons in that bag. Facts of State v. Miranda
