Day: April 29, 2025

NJ Supreme Court Reverses Modification of Arbitration Award

NJ Supreme Court Reverses Modification of Arbitration Award

In Laurence J. Rappaport v. Kenneth Pasternak (A-32-23/088645) (Decided April 1, 2025), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Appellate Division erred in modifying a private arbitration award. In so ruling, the Court emphasized the deferential standard governing judicial review of arbitration awards set forth in both New