Tag: 2025

In D.T. v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (A-35-23/088966) (Decided February 4, 2025), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that New Jersey courts can’t exercise personal jurisdiction over the Archdiocese of Philadelphia based on alleged sexual abuse by a priest assigned by the Archdiocese to a Pennsylvania parish, during an overnight

In Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health (A-43-23/089441) (Decided January 22, 2025), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that when a defending physician practices in more than one specialty and the treatment involved falls within any of that physician’s specialty areas, then an affidavit of merit (AOM) from a physician specializing

In Brehme v. Irwin (A-40-23/089025) (Decided January 15, 2025), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that when a plaintiff accepts a final judgment, that party may still appeal if the party can show that (1) it made known its intention to appeal prior to accepting payment of the final

In In the Matter of A.D., an alleged incapacitated person (A-30/31-23/088942) (Decided December 11, 2024),the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a court-appointed attorney and temporary guardian for an “alleged incapacitated person” under Rule 4:86 was not entitled to an award of legal fees against an adult protective services provider.