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New Jersey Joins Majority: Anti-Assignment Clause Does Not Bar Post-Loss Assignment of Claims

On February 1, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously affirmed an appellate court’s finding that “once...

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that Faulty Workmanship Claims Satisfy the Insuring Agreement under the Post-1986 ISO Standard Form CGL Policy

On August 4, 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cypress Point Condominium...

NJ Appellate Division Rejects “Enhanced” Burden Of Proof For Policy Exclusions

On April 13, 2016, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed an order granting summary judgment to Crum...

Contingent Business Interruption Losses Arising out of the Kumamoto Earthquakes

On April 14, 2016, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region, followed by a 7.0 magnitude...

NJ Supreme Court: Insurer Need Not Show Prejudice to Prevail on Late Notice Defense to “Claims Made” Coverage

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued an important decision in the context of a “claims made”...

School Law Update May 2008

Court Upholds Board Policy Prohibiting Faculty Participation in Student-Initiated Prayer Borden v. East Brunswick Board of Education...

Am I My Brother’s Keeper? The Supreme Court Addresses the Duty of Altruism

The adversarial system has long been the hallmark of American jurisprudence, particularly where each party to a...