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The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, some issues may not have been summarized.
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A-67-20/A-37-21 State v. Quinnizel J. Clark (085271) Did the cumulative effect of errors deprive defendant of a fair trial?
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A-66-20 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey v. Speech & Language Center, LLC (085263) Is the clause in the settlement agreement, which provides that settlement payments are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy, void as against public policy in New Jersey?
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A-65-20 State v. Samuel Ryan (085165) Can an offense committed as a juvenile serve as a predicate offense for imposition of a sentence of life without parole under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.1(a), known as the “Three Strikes Law”?
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A-64-20 Kathleen M. Moynihan v. Edward J. Lynch (085157) Among other issues in this palimony action, is the written agreement between the parties unenforceable due to the 2010 amendment to the Statute of Frauds, N.J.S.A. 25:1-5(h)?
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A-63-20 Victoria Crisitello v. St. Theresa School (085213) In this matter concerning the termination of plaintiff, a teacher, was defendant entitled to summary judgment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the ministerial exception of the First Amendment?
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A-61/62-20 Thomas J. Stewart v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority/Garden State Parkway (085416) Did plaintiffs establish the requisite elements to impose liability against a public entity and its general contractor under the Tort Claims Act?
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A-60-20 State v. Ashley D. Bailey (085342) Were the text messages exchanged between defendant and her spouse admissible under the crime-fraud exception to the marital privilege, N.J.R.E. 509(2)(e), when those text messages were exchanged prior to adoption of the crime-fraud exception?
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A-59-20 Hamid Harris v. City of Newark (085028) Is a trial court order denying qualified immunity under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act, N.J.S.A. 10:6-2, immediately appealable to the Appellate Division as of right, notwithstanding the absence of a final judgment?
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A-58-20 Richard Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor’s Office (084867) Are the police department internal affairs reports at issue subject to disclosure under the Open Public Records Act and the common law right of access?
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A-57-20 John C. Sullivan v. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co. (085225) Do real estate auction sales contracts prepared by attorneys, licensed real estate brokers, or salespersons need to contain the three-day attorney review clause mandated by N.J. State Bar Ass’n v. N.J. Ass’n of Realtor Boards, 93 N.J. 470 (1983), when a blank, pre-printed contract is sent to the bidder prior to the auction of a single family home and recommends that an attorney review the contract?
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A-56-20 State v. Wildemar A. Dangcil (085665) Is the hybrid-virtual jury selection procedure adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, under which certain aspects of the jury selection process are conducted remotely, constitutionally sound? [Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed with the proposed amicus brief on or before 5/27/2021. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955. No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]
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A-54/55-20 Larry Schwartz v. Nicholas Menas, Esq. (085184) Does the new business rule, which bars damages for the prospective profits of a new business, bar plaintiff’s experts’ reports estimating lost-profit damages from development projects that plaintiffs alleged were thwarted by defendants?
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A-53-20 State v. Anthony Sims, Jr. (085369) Were the officers required to advise defendant, who was not charged with any offenses at the time, why he was arrested before proceeding with the custodial interrogation, and was the victim’s out-of-court identification of defendant admissible where the victim did not testify at trial? [Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed with the proposed amicus brief on or before 6/7/2021. Such filings should be submitted to the Clerk’s Office through eCourts Supreme. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955. No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]
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A-52-20 Michele Meade v. Township of Livingston (085176) In this action alleging wrongful termination based on gender discrimination in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, was plaintiff’s claim sufficient to survive summary judgment?
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A-48/49/50/51-20 Todd B. Glassman v. Steven P. Friedel, M.D. (085273) Does the framework established in Ciluffo v. Middlesex General Hospital, 146 N.J. Super. 476 (App. Div. 1977), which awards a pro tanto credit to successive tortfeasors in medical malpractice cases if the plaintiff settles with the first tortfeasor, remain valid after enactment of the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.8?
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A-47-20 State v. Laura Gonzalez (085132) Did defendant invoke her right to counsel such that her oral and written statements should have been suppressed and was certain testimony at trial opinion evidence on the ultimate issue of proof of child abuse that invaded the province of the jury?
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A-46-20 Cooper Hospital University Medical Center v. Selective Insurance Company of America (085211) Does Medicare or a private insurance carrier have primary payment responsibility for hospital services for ongoing medical injuries arising out of an accident that occurred prior to enactment of the Medicare Second Payer Statute (MSP), 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)?
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A-45-20 State v. Keith Terres (084778) Was it permissible for the police officers to conduct of a protective sweep of defendant’s residence when an individual was arrested on the front porch?
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A-44-20 State v. Christopher Radel (085129) Was it permissible for the police officers to conduct of a protective sweep of defendant’s residence when he was arrested in his driveway outside the residence?
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A-43-20 State v. James C. Zarate (084516) Did the sentencing court appropriately consider defendant’s youth and was the sentence permissible given that the court did not find that defendant was permanently incorrigible?
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