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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Norman Int’l, Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co. New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-24-21 (086155), ___ N.J. ____ (2022) Decided: August 10, 2022 New Jersey Supreme Court upholds a policy exclusion which excludes claims in any way connected with particular counties listed in the policy. Background This appeal to the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Liriano v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division No. L-5379-20, ___ N.J. Super ___ Decided: July 11, 2022 A Trial Court Motion Judge dismissed Plaintiff’s underinsured motorist (“UIM”) claim pursuant to the entire controversy doctrine, as Plaintiff did not bring this claim in his first… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARIES Hoelz v. Bowers v. Cominsky New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division No. A-1534-21, ___ N.J. Super. ___ Decided: June 20, 2022 The Appellate Division provides a review of three significant areas of law: (1) the recovery, from an alleged joint tortfeasor, of settlement proceeds paid pursuant to the Joint… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assur. Co. v. N.J. Dep’t of Banking & Ins. New Jersey Superior Court 2022 N.J. Super. LEXIS 53 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 27, 2022). Decided: April 27, 2022 Section 20 of the Non-Admitted Insurers Act provides discretion to the Commissioner of the Department… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Hoover v. Wetzler New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division No. A-2688-20 Decided: May 16, 2022 The “like-qualified” standard established by the Affidavit of Merit statute, at N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-41, only applies to physicians. The Court found nothing in the statutory text that indicated nurses were to be encompassed within the… read more