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Appellate Division Decision Calls Into Question Late Charges and Default Interest Rates

In a decision issued June 23, 1998, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey...

Trial Court Decision Finds Insured Must Prove Terms of Missing Insurance Policies by Clear and Convincing Evidence

The New Jersey trial courts remain split over the burden of proof that a policyholder must meet...

Bankruptcy Court Adjusts Property Value Based on Environmental Stigma

In In re Custom Distribution Services, Inc., property owner Custom Distribution Services, Inc. ("CDS") filed an adversary...

Adjoining Upland and Riparian Land Held to Constitute a Single Property Unit

In Karam v. Department of Environmental Protection, the Appellate Division recently held that adjoining upland and riparian...

Adjoining Upland and Riparian Land Held to Constitute a Single Property Unit

In Karam v. Department of Environmental Protection, the Appellate Division recently held that adjoining upland and riparian...

United States District Court Enforces an In-Principle Agreement to Fund Superfund Site Settlement

On December 12, 1997, Jerome B. Simandle, U.S.D.J., held that a party to an agreement-in-principle to fund...

NJDEP Adopts Rules for Petroleum UST Funding

The NJDEP has adopted rules, effective April 6, 1998, to administer the funding portions of the Underground...

NJDEP Revised Voluntary Cleanup Program Rules

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP" or "Department") announced that, effective July 1, 1998, the...

Governor Whitman’s State Plan Seeks to Promote Growth and Preserve Resources

The New Jersey State Planning Act states that "New Jersey, the nation's most densely populated State, requires...