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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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Lapsley v. Township of Sparta New Jersey Supreme Court 249 N.J. 427 (2022) Decided: January 18, 2022 New Jersey Supreme Court extends the exclusive remedy provision in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act to injuries that occurred in non-designated parking lot finding “premise rule” is meant to be liberally construed…. read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY NJ CASE SUMMARY Jeter v. Sam’s Club New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-2-21 085880, ___ N.J. ___ Decided: March 17, 2022 The NJ Supreme Court holds the “mode of operation” rule inapplicable in a slip and fall case, where Plaintiff alleged grapes on the floor had caused her fall, because the Defendant… read more