Category: New Jersey Appellate Division

Temple v. Temple

More than 16 years after a judgment of divorce incorporated their marital settlement agreement, Husband filed a motion to terminate his alimony obligation, alleging Wife had either remarried or was

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In re Fernandez

The New Jersey Appellate Division heard an appeal from an order of the Law Division denying a political candidate’s request for a recount. The Appellate Division ruled that “to secure

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Romero v. Gold Star Distribution, LLC

Romero, an MMA athlete, sued Gold Star, alleging negligence, products liability, and other claims. The trial court entered a default judgment and awarded $9 million in damages. The court subsequently

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State v. W.C.

A wife filed a complaint seeking a domestic violence restraining order against her husband under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. The court granted a temporary restraining order and seized

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In re N.J.A.C. 17:2-6.5

The New Jersey Appellate Division invalidated a 2017 amendment to N.J.A.C. 17:2-6.5, which governs accidental disability pensions for public employees. The amendment’s definition of “willful negligence” extended the statute beyond

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State v. Oguta

The New Jersey Appellate Division confronted the intersection of a justification defense and N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5(d), which prohibits possession of a weapon “under circumstances not manifestly appropriate for such lawful uses

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