New Jersey Attorney Law Review Blog

 Is a commercial tenant's lease protected if the landlord's building is foreclosed?   Read our latest blog post to find the answer.

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Very pleased to announce the publication of my law firm's new microsite focusing on foreclosure law in New Jersey.  

  In a recent precedent setting opinion, the United States Court of Appeals For the Third Circuit addressed the issue of whether a debtor who files a late tax return after the IRS has assessed tax liability can discharge the tax debt in bankruptcy. To find out the answer, click on the full article appearing on our website. 

We are pleased to announce the publication of our new website focusing on our practice before the federal courts in New Jersey .

Should New Jersey Enact a Court Rule Punishing Litigants for Filing Frivolous Appeals?

Can an Equal 50% Shareholder in a Closely Held New Jersey Corporation be Oppressed?

File Your Federal Income Tax Returns, or no Chapter 7 Bankruptcy for You!

When Debtor’s Money is no Longer Debtor’s Money: Sometimes not even Bankruptcy Helps

Pre-Bankruptcy Judgments do not Attach to Property Acquired Post-Bankruptcy Discharge

ARE STATEMENTS MADE BY AN ATTORNEY IN A LEGAL BRIEF BINDING ON THE CLIENT? In this post we review federal law among the circuit courts of appeal on the issue of whether the doctrine of judicial admissions applies to written statements contained in briefs and legal memoranda. 

An Overview of the Daubert Standard Governing Admissibility of Expert Opinions in Federal Court

NJ Foreclosure Law: Joinder of Non-Owner Spouse in Residential Foreclosure Cases

  Striking a blow to news media, and representing a victory for privacy advocates, in a landmark ruling the New Jersey Appellate Division denied the Bergen Record Newspaper’s Open Public Records Act (“ OPRA “) request directed to the Bergen County Prosecutor demanding access to records concerning a person who had not been  arrested or charged with a crime. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office , Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-2393-13T3.    Click here to read the full article.

Res Judicata Applied in Federal Court – Been There And Done That

--> Revisiting the standards to dismiss a federal court complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) within the Third Circuit

NJ Ethics Case Against Facebook ‘Friending’ Lawyers Can Proceed -->

  This article discusses the totality of circumstances approach applied by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in evaluating whether to dismiss or convert a Chapter 13 reorganization bankruptcy case filed in bad faith. The "best interests of the creditors and estate" is the principal guiding factor, such that the bankruptcy court must consider the effect of its ruling on all creditors. http://www.njlawconnect.com/chapter-13-bankruptcy-bad-faith/

  Arbitration Employment Disputes NJ Employee Handbook In a recent decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division rejected an employer's attempt to compel arbitration of discrimination based claims by relying on a company handbook that contained a written disclaimer as to creating a contract with its employees. 

Federal Appeals Court Tells Super Bowl Ticket Purchasers to Take a Hike