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A divided Supreme Court holds that ordinary snow removal during a storm is not an “unusual circumstance” — restoring the ongoing storm rule and ordering the case dismissed.
ReadSitting en banc, the court holds 10-5 that the assault-firearm ban and the 10-round magazine limit violate the Second Amendment under Bruen.
ReadThe 2026 amendments drop the threshold to 15 employees and cut the service and hours rules, extending job-protected leave to about 400,000 more workers.
ReadA unanimous Supreme Court rejects the learned-professional shield for brokers and producers, opening the door to treble damages and fee-shifting.
ReadApplicants must first show no substantial impairment of the zoning plan before any benefit-detriment balancing — strengthening board denials.
ReadThe Supreme Court forecloses class claims to void unlicensed debt assignments; the voiding provision survives only as a defense.
ReadA unanimous U.S. Supreme Court holds a Section 3 FAA stay preserves federal jurisdiction to confirm or vacate the resulting award.
ReadEvery e-bike now requires registration and licensing, and throttle-assist bikes need liability insurance — changes that will reach crash cases, coverage disputes, and retailer exposure.
ReadThe Supreme Court holds a federally qualified health center is a “hospital purposes” nonprofit — no absolute immunity, but a $250,000 damages cap.
ReadTreating physicians designated on causation must serve written reports, and differential-diagnosis opinions face rigorous Accutane scrutiny.
ReadThe Appellate Division holds employees and applicants can sue directly over cannabis-based employment decisions, splitting with the Third Circuit.
ReadA unanimous Supreme Court holds future medical costs within available PIP limits are “collectible” and inadmissible at trial.
ReadIn a first-impression ruling, the Appellate Division extends the Ski Act’s inherent-risk framework to snow tubing operators.
ReadThe Supreme Court adopts a fact-specific standard for employee sexual abuse claims against public entities — and rejects a fiduciary duty.
ReadThe Landowners Liability Act bars a park-path injury claim under the new “dominant character of the land” standard.
ReadUnder the federal EFAA, an adequately pled sexual harassment claim keeps the entire lawsuit in court — not just the harassment count.
ReadThe Supreme Court demands specific, operational proof of a business practice before presuming contract terms were ever delivered.
ReadJuries may not allocate fault to out-of-state tortfeasors beyond New Jersey’s jurisdiction, though contribution claims survive.
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