In State v. A.L.A.,(A-3-21/085500)(Decided August 18, 2022), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that in child endangerment cases, as well as simple assault cases, courts must instruct juries that reasonable corporal punishment is legal. Because the jury in the case could not have understood that the reasonable corporal punishment language in
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently agreed to hear appeals from both sides in a closely watched case involving law enforcement access to social media accounts. The specific issue in Facebook, Inc. v. State of New Jersey is whether police can obtain prospective electronic communications from a Facebook account
In Larry Schwartz v. Nicholas Menas, Esq. (A-54/55-20/085184) (Decided August 17, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey rejected a per se ban on claims by new businesses for lost profits damages. According to the court, claims for lost profits damages are governed by the standard of reasonable certainty and
In State v. Bookman, (A-32-21/085775) (Decided August 24, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that police officers were not justified in entering a third party’s home when the subject fled when officers attempt to execute an Automated Traffic System warrant (ATS). The court, however, refused to adopt a bright-line rule
In State v. F.E.D. (A-12-21/086187) (Decided August 3, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the State’s Compassionate Release Statute does not require that an inmate prove that he is unable to perform any activity of basic daily living in order to establish a “permanent physical incapacity” under
In Norman International Inc. et al. v. Admiral Insurance Co.(A-24-21/086155) (Decided August 10, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey upheld Admiral Insurance Co.’s denial of coverage to a window coverings company, concluding that the insurer properly relied on a policy exclusion. According to the court, the policy’s broad and
In East Bay Drywall, LLC. v. Department of Labor and Workforce Development (A-7-21) (085770) (Decided August 2, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that drywall workers employed by East Bay Drywall, LLC, were improperly classified as independent contractors under the Unemployment Compensation Law. According to the court, having
In Crystal Point Condominium Association, Inc. v. Kinsale Insurance Company (A-76-20/085606) (Decided July 18, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a condominium association must use arbitration to pursue its insurance coverage claims seeking to recover default judgements against two contractors. According to the court, Crystal Point Condominium
