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July 14, 2020 In a published decision, New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a wrongful death and survival lawsuit in the matter of The Estate of Frank A. Campagna, et al. v. Pleasant Point Properties, et al. (A-2989-18T1) (App. Div. June 17, 2020), holding that […]

June 19, 2020 This week, New Jersey’s Supreme Court issued a decision in the matter of Friedman v. Martinez , (A-37/81-18) (081093), which affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a number of claims made alleging “intrusion upon seclusion.” The plaintiffs were women who worked in an office building, where the […]

June 9, 2020 In a recently decided appeal in the matter of Minelli v. Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City , A-4431-18T1, the Appellate Division reinstated a personal injury claim filed by a claimant more than two (2) years after the accident, but after one of the defendants had filed for Chapter […]

May 29, 2020 New Jersey’s Supreme Court yesterday published a decision in the matter of Henry Sanchez v. Fitness Factory Edgewater, et al., issuing new guidance in interpreting New Jersey’s “Retail Installment Sales Act,” or “RISA,” codified at N.J.S.A. 17:16C-1, et seq. The case at issue was a putative class […]

May 18, 2020 New York, in enacting the Child Victims Act (the “CVA”), created a one-year “look back” window, permitting civil claims alleging the sexual abuse of a minor to be filed even if theclaims were previously time-barred. This has resulted in a deluge of litigation in New York’s state […]

May 15, 2020 In an opinion published on April 9, 2020 in Pareja v. Princeton International Properties, et al., the Appellate Division held that the ongoing storm defense asserted by defendants in snow and ice slip-and-fall cases does not apply in New Jersey. Under the ongoing storm rule, commercial landowners […]

May 5, 2020 New Jersey’s state court system has reacted repeatedly – and aggressively – to keep the proverbial courthouse “doors” open during the COVID-19 outbreak, even though the court buildings, like most of the rest of the heavily impacted Northeast, are themselves closed. The latest omnibus order from the […]

May 4, 2020 McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C. is proud to share that Dean Pillarella, an associate in the firm’s New York City office, was recently published in the New York Law Journal. Dean authored an insightful analysis of Article 20 of New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, […]

April 30, 2020 As a reported third of the world is locked down, and practicing “social distancing” during the novel coronavirus pandemic, doctors, nurses, physician’s assistants and others are on the front lines treating those most seriously ill. In addition to ensuring that these professionals have the appropriate personal protective […]