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A-65-14 State v. Rafael Gonzalez-Santana (075150) Should co-defendant's testimony at the sppression hearing, or any part thereof, have been admitted at defendant's trial as a statement against interest; and should defendant have been allowed to inform the jury of that co-defendant's flight?
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A-64/57-14 Hill International Inc. v. Atlantic City Board of Education (075480) Did plaintiff fail to comply with the Affidavit of Merit statute (N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29) by not filing an affidavit from a "like-licensed" professional, and, if so, did plaintiff's failure warrant dismissal of plaintiff's complaint?
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A-63-14 IE Test, LLC v. Kenneth Carroll (075842) Did the trial court properly expel defendant from membership in this limited liability company, pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Act, N.J.S.A. 42:2B-1 to -70 (the LLCA), under the circumstances presented?
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A-62-14 John J. Robertelli v. The New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics (075584) Does the Director of the Office of Attorney Ethics have the authority to proceed with a grievance after a District Ethics Committee Secretary (with concurrence by a designated public member) has declined a grievance, pursuant to Rule 1:20-3(e)(3)?
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A-61-14 State v. Gary Lunsford (075691) Under the circumstances presented, was law enforcement required to secure a search warrant, rather than relying on a grand jury subpoena, to obtain cellular telephone billing records?
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Was F.M. entitled to the return of his weapons and firearm purchaser identification (FPI) card under the circumstances presented?
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A-59-14 State v. Rodney Alston (075461) Should the evidence recovered from defendant’s impounded vehicle have been suppressed under the circumstances presented?
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A-58-14 State v. Scott Robertson (075326) In the context of DWI matters, what standard governs the court’s analysis of a motion to stay a license suspension?
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A-57/64-14 Hill International Inc. v. Atlantic City Board of Education (075480)
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A-56-14 In re: Reglan Litigation (075269) Are plaintiffs’ failure-to-warn claims against manufacturers of a generic prescription drug preempted by federal law?
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A-55-14 Christopher Burgos v. State of New Jersey (075736) In these consolidated matters challenging the State’s failure to make the full payment into the public pension funds for FY 2015, as required by N.J.S.A. 43:3C-9.5 ("Chapter 78"), did the trial court correctly conclude that the reduction of the State’s contributions violated plaintiffs’ constitutionally-protected contractual rights, that the State’s justification for that violation was inadequate, and that neither Chapter 78 nor the trial court’s adjudication of the matter, including remedy, conflicted with constitutional provisions including the Debt Limitation Clause, the Appropriations Clause, and the Governor’s line-item veto authority?
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A-54-14 Republic Services of New Jersey L.L.C. v. Mercer County Improvement Authority (075307) In this competitive bidding dispute, did the opinion letter from plaintiff-bidder’s counsel constitute a material deviation from the bid specifications, thereby authorizing defendant to reject the bid?
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A-53-14 Mortgage Grader, Inc. v. Ward & Olivo, LLP (075310) Does a partner in a law firm practicing as a limited liability partnership lose liability protection if the partnership fails to maintain professional liability insurance, as required by Rule 1:21-1C(a)(3)?
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A-52-14 Sundiata Acoli v. New Jersey State Parole Board (075308) Under the circumstances presented, was the Appellate Division required to remand for a hearing before the full Parole Board prior to ordering the release on parole of an inmate incarcerated for murder?
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A-51-14 State v. June Gorthy (075009) In this criminal trial, was it appropriate for the court to interpose an insanity defense over defendants objection?
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A-50-14 State v. Aakash A. Dalal (075325) Where the charges against defendant include conspiracy to murder an assistant county prosecutor, and the State’s proffered evidence included defendant’s alleged threat to kill the presiding judge in that county, were all of the vicinage judges required to be recused?
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A-49-14 State v. Joseph J. Mezynski (075061) Were police authorized to stop defendant based on an anonymous tip; and, if the stop was authorized, was defendant’s statement inadmissible because he was subject to custodial interrogation before receiving Miranda warnings?
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A-48-14 State v. J.M., Jr. (075317) In this criminal action, should the State be permitted to admit "other-crimes" evidence (N.J.R.E. 404(b)) concerning similar accusations made against defendant in a prior criminal action that resulted in acquittal?
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A-47-14 State v. Saladin Thompson (074971) Following remand proceedings ordered by the Appellate Division, did the appellate panel correctly vacate defendant’s conviction upon determining that the remand record was “too deficient" to enable appellate review?
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A-46-14 State v. Stephen F. Scharf (074922) In this murder trial, were the victim’s statements to her friends and her therapist, regarding her interactions with and fear of defendant, admissible under the circumstances presented?
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