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Marshall Dennehey

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Out-of-State Alleged Tortfeasor Cannot Be Allocated Fault Under Comparative Negligence Act

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Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill v. Jacob E. Markovitz, M.D., 2025 WL 758318 - In this appeal before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the court held that an out-of-state alleged tortfeasor was not a party subject to allocation of...more

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Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that Indemnification Can Exist in First-Party Claims, With the Appropriate Language

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For many years, the rule of law governing claims for contractual indemnification in New Jersey has been well-established under the so-called “Azurak” rule, which requires that, in order for a party to be indemnified for its...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Doesn’t Show a Whole Lot-ta Love for Commercial Property Owners

Insurers of commercial property owners take note: in a 4-3 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court significantly expanded sidewalk liability law. Owners of vacant commercial lots in the Garden State now have a duty to maintain...more

Goldberg Segalla

New Jersey Supreme Court Issues New Opinion Clarifying “Authorized Vehicle Rule”

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Key Takeaways - A November 21 decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court clarifying the authorized vehicle rule of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act has implications for employers throughout New Jersey. The case involved...more

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The Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that “Self-Insurance” Is NOT “Other Insurance”

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On February 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of New Jersey handed down its unanimous decision in Statewide Insurance Fund v. Star Insurance Company and held that, for purposes of determining the priority of overlapping insurance...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Snow More Liability: New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds “Ongoing Storm” Doctrine

On June 10, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court rendered its decision on Angel Alberto Pareja v. Princeton International Properties, (A-4-20) which is the first New Jersey Supreme Court decision since 1983 to opine on a...more

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