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In a recent opinion, Linda Francese and Rocco R. Giordano v. Narragansett Bay Insurance Company et al., the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed an order dismissing plaintiffs Linda Francese and…
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One of the more contentious trending topics in insurance law concerns how broad of a scope courts will give to insurance contract exclusions for EIFS (Exterior insulation and finish system),…
Does a court’s determination of whether a person’s alimony obligations should terminate upon retirement depend on when the former spouses were divorced? This appears to be so after a recent…
Under New Jersey’s recently amended alimony law, former spouses who are currently paying alimony may make an application to the court for a modification or termination of alimony payments in…
Can loaning your car to a drunk driver result in liability if the driver injures someone in an accident? The answer, surprisingly, is not necessarily, at least according to a…
As children of divorced parents grow older, child related cost-sharing issues will often arise. One long standing New Jersey Family Law issue was whether child support payments included the increased…
Can a homeowner sue a property developer and seller for fraud and misrepresentation due to an unruly neighbor? The case Phoenix v. U.S. Home Corporation dealt with a woman who…
Powell & Roman, LLC associate Aisha Farraj was successful in convincing a New Jersey appellate court that a commercial vehicle policy unambiguously limited damages to the amount stated in a…
Can living with a new partner result in a permanent end to alimony payments? Yes. According to the New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Quinn v. Quinn, the court…
Are homeowners responsible for damage caused by healthy trees and other natural conditions occurring on their property? According to current New Jersey law, if you don’t plant the tree and…
A common post-divorce issue that comes up is whether a divorced parent may move out of state or is limited to living close to an ex-spouse until the children become…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether stripes, chevrons, zigzags, color blocks, and other design elements in a cheerleading uniform can be copyrighted. The Court will hear an…
Note: We encourage all Star Trek fans to read the Klingon version of this article below. Please remember, contract contract… ‘Ach neh sabtahbogh verengan contract. Paramount Pictures Corp. and CBS…
We recently discussed two Mode of Operation Rule cases, Troupe v Burlington Coat Factory and Prioleau v. Kentucky Fried Chicken. We invite you to review our prior blog posts for a…
Starting a new business, whether you’re a brand new entrepreneur or a seasoned business veteran, is both exciting and challenging. It involves planning, financial decisions and of course legal steps….
A Massachusetts company, D2 Holdings, is alleging that it owns the trademark rights for “House of Cards” and is asking a court to order distributors of the show to stop…