P.T. v. A.T. Docket No. A-1211-19 Decided May 5, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division overturned a trial court’s denial of defendant’s parenting time for four years, solely on the basis of an allegation that defendant viewed pornography in the presence of the child. In…
Lanzo v. Johnson & Johnson Docket No.: A-5711-17 Decided April 28, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division overturned a jury verdict in the amount of $117 million, remanding for a new trial, for discovery errors made by the judge in including certain unreliable expert…
Thomas v. Thomas Docket No. A-1700-19 Decided May 3, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed a trial court’s decision to allow plaintiff’s attorney to be relieved at the day of trial in addition to alimony award of $39,160 per year and dividing of real…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.
State v. D.O.P. Appellate Docket No.: A-1881-18 Decided April 28, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published opinion, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a trial court’s dismissal of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) contempt charge when defendant was seen outside of the victim’s home and ran when he…
State v. Kee Decided April 26, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether defendant was properly questioned and a witness was properly detained after a motor vehicle stop led to an investigation of a shooting, implicating the defendant. In State v. Kee,…
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed a denial of a firearms purchaser identification card (FPIC) and permit to purchase handguns (PPH) to a retired police officer. In C.P., On September 7, 2011, [C.P., then] a Lieutenant for the Old Bridge Police Department, arrived…
State v. Williams 461 N.J. Super. 80 (2019) Decided August 29, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a published decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reviewed whether a warrantless search resulting in the seizure of cocaine was valid after police were given permission to enter the home and they conducted a…
Furdyna v. MacFarland Docket No. A-3658-18 Decided April 21, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Family Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division reviewed a trial court’s decision to deny defendant’s request to a adjourn a trial, resulting in a Dual Final Judgment of Divorce (FJOD) requiring plaintiff to pay defendant $250 per…
S.T.T. v. M.T.M. Docket No. A-0730-19 Decided April 19, 2021 Submitted by New Jersey Domestic Violence Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished decision the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a trial court entry of a Final Restraining Order (FRO) after the trial judge did not believe defendant when he left a prior court hearing…