New Jersey Estoppel Law
 

Uginey U. Marcelle Williams, et al. v. Brick City Motors, Inc.

Newark, New Jersey consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a breach of warranty claim.

Plaintiff encountered issues with the vehicle two days after taking possession of it, when the check engine light turned on. Over the course of the next two weeks, the check engine light turned on twice again. Each time, plaintiff brought the car back to defendant. The third time, plaintiff to... More...
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Arthur Phillips v. Puglia Excacating, LLC, et al.

Mount Holly, New Jersey personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a property damage claim.

This case arose from a dispute over the sale of a sixty-seven-acre farm in Burlington County owned by the Estate of Angelina Puglia (decedent). The property has been the subject of extensive litigation over many years involving decedent's family members. In the present case, plaintiff Arth... More...
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Primepoint, LLC v. Primepay, Inc.

Camden, New Jersey intellectual property lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a trademark infringement dispute.


Primepoint is a New Jersey company with its principal place of business in Bordentown, New Jersey. Primepoint provides payroll processing and payroll tax services using the "Primepoint" trademark (hereinafter the "Primepoint mark"). Primepoint was founded in 2000... More...
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Kathleen M. Moynihan v. Edward J. Lynch

Trenton, NJ - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with a palimony agreement.



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SYLLABUS
This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the
Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither reviewed nor approved by the
Court. In ... More...
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Lawrence D. Tedesco and Carolyn Tedesco v. Field Stone Condominium Association, et al.

This matter has been opened to the Court by Margolis Edelstein, attorneys for Defendants Fieldstone Condominium Association, Gary Flaker, T.J. Reilly, Noel Belli, W. Gangeri, and Richard Anderson (collectively hereinafter "Defendants"), for an Order dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint in Lieu of Answer, filed on October 23, 2018. Plaintiffs Lawrence Tedesco and Carolyn Tedesco (collectively hereinaft... More...    $0 (11-16-2018 - NJ)

United States of America v. Heath Solutions, P.C., et al.




Nita K. Patel and her husband, Kirtish N. Patel, were
convicted of defrauding Medicare in a prior criminal
proceeding. The United States then brought this civil action
for the same fraudulent schemes against Ms. Patel, Ms.
Patel’s healthcare company (Heart Solution P.C... More...
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Don Karms and Robert Parker v. Kathleen Shanahan, Sandra McKeon Crow and New Jersey Transit

District of New Jersey Federal Courthouses

Don Karns and Robert Parker filed civil rights actions against the New Jersey Transit Corporation (“NJ Transit”) and NJ Transit Officers Kathleen Shanahan and Sandra McKeon Crowe in their official and individual capacities, alleging violations of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Officers Shanahan and Crowe arrested Karns and Parker for defiant trespass and obstruction of justice after... More...    $0 (01-14-2018 - NJ)

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO. v. THE UNITED STATES

Plaintiff is an electrical utility company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Compl. ¶ 1. It provides electrical services to both residential and commercial customers in Missouri and Kansas. Id. On or about August 19, 2005, the United States, acting through the General Services Administration (“GSA”), entered into a contract with plaintiff for the delivery of electrical utility services t... More...    $0 (03-28-2017 - NJ)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. ANDRE ZEIGLER

Defendant Andre Zeigler appeals from a December 3, 2013
order denying his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR)
without a plenary hearing. Defendant claims that the PCR judge
erred in denying him a hearing to review his claims that his
attorney was ineffective, that he should have been permitted to
withdraw his plea of guilty to second-degree aggravated sexual
as... More...
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State v. McKinney

In these consolidated appeals, the Court considers whether the jury instructions were erroneous and, if so, whether that error requires a new trial. These consolidated appeals arise from an incident in which three armed men forced their way into the apartment in which Christopher Jones resided with his nieces, Tiara Parker and Lakesha Bella, and his nieces' friends, Shontae Lewis and Latanya Carte... More...    $0 (11-29-2015 - NJ)

State of New Jersey v. Jamil McKinney, State of New Jersey v. Al-Tariq Wardrick


These consolidated appeals arise from an intrusion into an
apartment by three armed men. Al-Tariq Wardrick and Jamil
McKinney (together defendants) were identified as two of the
three intruders and were charged in a seventeen-count
indictment. Wardrick and McKinney were tried together by a jury
and convicted of several offenses, including first-degree
robbery ... More...
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State of New Jersey v. E-Sports Entertainment

Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman, the Division of Law and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that on-line video gaming company E-Sports Entertainment, LLC, has entered into a $1 million settlement that resolves allegations it infected thousands of personal computers with malicious software code enabling E-Sports to monitor what programs subscribers were running and illegally m... More...    $0 (11-21-2013 - NJ)

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice

This appeal concerns the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI”) response to appellant American Civil Liberties Union’s (“ACLU”) request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2009). The ACLU claims that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“District Court”) erred in allowing the FBI to withhold 284 pages of... More...    $0 (10-29-2013 - NJ)

Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International, Inc. f/k/a Alliedsignal, Inc.

“A request for attorney‟s fees should not result in a second major litigation.” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 437 (1983). Regrettably, requests for attorneys‟ fees in this protracted environmental clean-up case have resulted not only in a second major litigation, but a third as well. An earlier multi-million dollar fee award previously brought before us was vacated and remanded for a... More...    $0 (06-04-2013 - NJ)

Steven J. Winters v. North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescure

In this matter, we consider whether a plaintiff, who was removed from public employment after positing a claim of employer retaliation in a civil service disciplinary proceeding, should be barred from seeking to circumvent that discipline through a subsequent Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -14, action also alleging retaliation. We hold that, under these facts, p... More...    $0 (09-13-2012 - NJ)

David Schmidt v. Celgene Corporation

Plaintiff David Schmidt appeals from the dismissal of a complaint charging his employer, Celgene Corporation, and one of Celgene's customers, CVS/Caremark Corporation (Caremark), with violations of the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -14. Schmidt filed the complaint well beyond CEPA's one-year limitation period, N.J.S.A. 34:19-5, while he had a breach of contract ... More...    $0 (05-09-2012 - NJ)

Mark Petersen v. Township of Raritan

We are asked to examine whether the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA),1 which was in effect upon the retirement of a municipal police officer, mandates that the retiree be vested in the specific insurance benefit plan offered at the time of retirement. Plaintiff Mark Petersen retired from the municipal police force of defendant Township of Raritan. At his retirement, plaintiff was p... More...    $0 (02-09-2011 - NJ)

Walpole Woodworkers, Inc. v. Sid Manning

The defendant, Sid Manning, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Walpole Woodworkers, Inc., in this action for the balance due on a contract to install a fence at the defendant’s residence. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly concluded that (1) the defendant’s conduct amounted to bad faith, (2) the plaintiff was entitled to full re... More...    $0 (01-18-2011 - NJ)

Patrick O'Flaherty v. Turner Construction Company

Plaintiffs William Michael Moore (Moore) and Patrick O'Flaherty (O'Flaherty) appeal the dismissal of their claims against defendant Turner Construction Company (Turner) as barred by the statute of limitations. Because the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the inception of their employment relationship with Turner do not toll the applicable statutes of limitations, and because there is no ba... More...    $0 (10-06-2010 - NJ)

Maria Puerta v. Dennis Novello

Plaintiff Maria Puerta appeals from the order granting summary judgment and dismissing her personal injury claim for failure to comply with the treating physician permanency certification requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). A motion to reconsider was similarly denied. We affirm.

The facts are simply stated. On February 14, 2006, plaintiff was injured when her vehicle was struck by a veh... More...
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Jamie Gannon v. American Home Products, Inc.


Plaintiffs Jamie and Rebecca Gannon appeal from the grant of summary judgment dismissing their complaint against defendants American Home Products Corporation (American), American Cyanamid Company (Cyanamid), and Lederle Laboratories (Lederle) (collectively, defendants). We have considered the arguments raised in light of the record and applicable legal standards. We reverse and remand for fu... More...
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Ashi-Gto Associates v. Irvington Pediatrics, P.A.


These two appeals were calendared back-to-back because they arise out of the same factual complex, and the issues presented are inter-related. We consolidate them for purposes of this opinion. In A-5054-08, defendants appeal from an amended judgment entered on May 4, 2009, following a jury's verdict in plaintiff's favor. In A-5265-08, plaintiff appeals from the trial court's post-trial denial... More...
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Carl J. Mayer v. Bill Belichick; The New England Patriots; National Football League

Plaintiff Carl J. Mayer appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granting the respective motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (“Patriots”) as well as by Defendant National Football League (“NFL”). We will affirm.

I.

This highly unusual case was filed by a disappointed football fan a... More...
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Cathy C. Cardillo v. Bloomfield 206 Corporation


This appeal arises out of an agreement between plaintiff Cathy C. Cardillo, Esq. and defendants Bloomfield 206 Corporation (Bloomfield), James Stathis and Steven Silverman (the Cardillo Agreement). In the Cardillo Agreement, Cardillo, an attorney, agreed not to represent parties in litigation adverse to the defendants. At the same time that she was negotiating the Cardillo Agreement on her ow... More...
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G-I Holdings, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance Company

G-I Holdings, Inc. (“G-I”)1 purchased from Reliance Insurance Company a policy covering claims made against G-I’s directors and officers between July 1999 and July 2002. Shortly after the policy was issued, Reliance encountered financial difficulties. In the summer of 2000, Hartford Fire Insurance Company2 took over claims administration for Reliance. Hartford also assumed some of Relianceâ€... More...    $0 (12-04-2009 - NJ)

Epix Holdings Corporation v. Marsh & McClennan Companies, Inc.



This appeal presents issues concerning whether a non-signatory may enforce an arbitration clause in a contract signed by its subsidiary corporation, the scope of that arbitration agreement, and whether, even if included therein, the Legislature nevertheless intended statutory antitrust claims to be non-arbitrable. Defendants National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg, PA (National ... More...
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Carl and Della Darst v. Blairstown Township Zoning Board



Plaintiffs Carl and Della Darst, residents of, and owners of real property in, Blairstown Township, appeal the Law Division's validation of four discrete conditions imposed by the Township's Zoning Board of Adjustment ("the Board") when granting plaintiffs site plan approval for their property. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm the trial court with respect to three of the c... More...
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Clarence Ruffin v. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminal, LLC



In this matter, we review whether judicial estoppel precludes plaintiff's Law Division personal injury action, because he failed to disclose the claim in a previously filed bankruptcy petition. The Law Division dismissed plaintiff's suit, with prejudice. We reverse the December 21, 2007 order because the trial court did not give notice to the Chapter 7 Trustee, who on behalf of plaintiff's... More...
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Robert Bauer v. Galloway Township



In this employment case, plaintiff, Robert A. Bauer, a police officer in Galloway Township, appeals the Law Division's order of March 30, 2007 granting summary judgment to defendants, Galloway Township Police Department ("the Department"), Police Lieutenant Allan Kane ("Lieutenant Kane") and Police Sergeant Norman Meyers ("Sergeant Meyers"). Plaintiff alleges that defendants had engaged in... More...
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Elly Gross, et al. v. The German Foundation Industrial Initiative, and its constituent managing companies; ALLIANZ AG; BASF AG; BAYER AG; BMW AG; COMMERZBANK AG; DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG; DEUTSCHE BANK AG; DEGUSSA-HUELLS AG; DEUTZ AG; DRESDNER BANK AG; FRIEDR KRUPP AG HOESCH KRUPP; HOECHST AG; RAG AG; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SIEMENS AG; VEBA AG; VOLKSWAGEN AG, sued individually; and as members of the German Foundation Industrial Initiative

At issue in this World War II reparations case is whether the Joint Statement of the Berlin Accords constitutes a privately enforceable contract between some of the participants to the Joint Statement. Appellants contend that the defendant German companies owe “interest” on their payments to a reparations fund created by the Berlin Accords. In a prior appeal to our court, we held that the clai... More...    $0 (12-21-2008 - NJ)

Rosemary Connell v. Edward Diehl

In this quintessential palimony action, defendant Edward Diehl appeals from a December 6, 2005, judgment in favor of plaintiff Rosemary Connell awarding $107,494.40 in palimony, $70,000 as a return of an inheritance Connell received in 1997 and gave to Diehl and $15,000 in counsel fees, less a partial payment of $36,000 from Diehl to Connell after they separated. Connell cross-appeals f... More...    $0 (01-14-2008 - NJ)

Allen B. Suopys v. Omaha Property & Casualty

Allen B. Suopys ("Suopys") appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granting summary judgment in favor of Omaha Property & Casualty ("Omaha"). Suopys claims that he sustained property losses that are covered by the Standard Flood Insurance Policy ("SFIP") issued to him by Omaha in its capacity as a "Write-Your-Own" Program Company particip... More...    $0 (04-22-2005 - NJ)

HILDA PEREZ, et al. v. RENT-A-CENTER, INC.

Plaintiff Hilda Perez appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her complaint See footnote 1 alleging that her "rent-to-own" contracts with defendant Rent-A-Center, Inc. (defendant or Rent-A-Center) violated the Consumer Fraud Act, N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 to -135, and the Retail Installment Sales Act (RISA), N.J.S.A. 17:16C-1 to -61, because the time-price differential exceeded the 30% per annum... More...    $0 (02-11-2005 - NJ)

Brunswick Hills Racquet Club, Inc. v. Route 18 Shopping Center Associate

In the highly competitive world of commercial transactions, sophisticated business entities operate according to the impersonal laws of the marketplace in which self-interest, not altruism, is the dominating principle. We must decide to what extent the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which is implicit in every contract, governs the arms-length business transactions of such entities. <... More...    $0 (02-02-2005 - NJ)

Jennifer L. Henderson, et al. v. Jeffrey Herman, M.D., et al.

Plaintiffs, the Estate of a deceased child John Tyler Henderson (J.H.) and J.H.'s parents, Jennifer and John Henderson, individually, appeal from three separate orders entered on July 23, 2004, granting partial summary judgment under the notice provisions of the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 59:12-3. More particularly, two of the orders bar plaintiffs' claims ag... More...    $0 (01-03-2005 - NJ)

Houbigant, Inc., Establissement Houbigant v. Federal Insurance Company; Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies

Houbigant, Inc. and Establissment Houbigant (collectively, "Houbigant") appeal the district court's order granting Federal Insurance Company's ("Federal") motion for summary judgment and denying Houbigant's cross motion for summary judgment.1 For the reasons discussed below, we will reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this op... More...    $0 (07-08-2004 - NJ)

New Jersey Transit Corporation v. Cat in the Hat, LLC

In these consolidated condemnation cases, we are called on to determine whether a trial court may enter an order in an eminent domain proceeding that preserves a governmental condemnor's ability to bring a separate cost-recovery action against a condemnee for cleanup of contamination and if so, whether that order also may bar the condemnee from later raising the preclusionary defenses of res ... More...    $0 (07-14-2003 - NJ)

Phyllis M. Clarke v. George Clark

Defendant George Clarke appeals from an order of the Chancery Division awarding plaintiff Phyllis Clarke $118,700 for alimony arrearages plus a separate award for interest, attorneys' fees, and costs. Defendant contends that (1) plaintiff's claim for alimony arrears is barred by the doctrine of either laches, waiver, or equitable estoppel, and (2) the trial court erred in assessing intere... More...    $230526 (04-29-2003 - NJ)

The Housing Authority of The City of New Brunswick, Acting as Redevelopment Agency v. Suydam Investors, L.L.C., et al.

The primary issue presented by this appeal is whether a condemnor may consider the presence of environmental contamination in valuing the subject property or must value the property as if it were uncontaminated and bring a separate action for costs of cleanup under applicable environmental statutes. We conclude that environmental contamination is relevant to a valuation of property and therefor... More...    $0 (12-11-2002 - NJ)

Borough of Haledon v. Borough of North Haledon, et al

Plaintiff Borough of Haledon appeals from summary judgment orders entered in favor of the Boroughs of North Haledon and Hawthorne, and certain developers, the intervenors K. Hovnanian North Central Acquisitions, LLC (Hovnanian), and Summit Point Developers, LLC (Summit), requesting enforcement of claimed exclusive water supply rights with North Haledon for three development projects and allegin... More...    $0 (03-17-2003 - NJ)

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