Month: July 2024

NJ Supreme Court Cites Equity in Overruling TPAF Board

NJ Supreme Court Cites Equity in Overruling TPAF Board

In Susan Seago v. Board of Trustees, Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (A-9-23/087786) (May 22, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF Board) acted arbitrarily, capriciously, and unreasonably when it denied petitioner Susan Seago’s application for

NJ Supreme Court Rules Owners of Vacant Commercial Lots Have Duty to Maintain Sidewalks

NJ Supreme Court Rules Owners of Vacant Commercial Lots Have Duty to Maintain Sidewalks

In Padilla v. Young Il An (A-43-22/087862) (Decided June 13, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that owners of vacant commercial lots have a common law duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting those lots in reasonably good condition. Facts of Padilla v. Young Il An In September

NJ Supreme Court Rules Court Can’t Dismiss Title 30 Action But Continue Parental Restraints

NJ Supreme Court Rules Court Can’t Dismiss Title 30 Action But Continue Parental Restraints

In New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. J.C. (A-8-23/088071) (Decided May 29, 2024), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the family court does not have the authority under N.J.S.A. 30:4C-12 to dismiss a Title 30 action — and with it, a parent’s appointed counsel —