This case originated as a dispute between brothers over the managerial rights of a family owned LLC. Each member owned a 48% interest in …
Do you have enough insurance? Does your insurance agent ever discuss your coverage? Without enough insurance you risk loss of your savings and property. …
I notice that many employees (actually they are now former employees when they bring their lawsuit) allege a violation of the New Jersey Law …
One of the nation’s largest home building companies applied to court for injunctive relief to prevent one of his former employees from misappropriating alleged …
This blog discusses whether a trust can be a member of a NJ LLC and addresses a few interesting questions about how a trust …
• A contract signed by an incapacitated person is generally voidable by the incapacitated party, meaning they can terminate it at any reasonable time …
The Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) provides protection for many NJ consumers when dealing with the sales of real estate and merchandise. The Act provides …
Restrictive agreements of physicians are still enforceable. The Supreme Court found nothing in the nature of the medical profession requiring exemption from the general …
The NJ Court Rules control the procedural aspects of all litigation in the state. Rule 4:10-3 allows a court to prevent the disclosure of …
In order to receive payment under a defective contract a legal claim called “quantum meruit” must be asserted to win; “a plaintiff must establish”: …
Here’s a recent case that seems unfair to a real estate broker who failed to get a signed commission agreement before introducing a buyer …
Money damages are generally given in a breach of contract case. Sometimes a court will order a contractor to finish a job instead of …
There is a legal action known as a “private nuisance”. “The essence of a private nuisance is an unreasonable interference with the quiet use …
Recently a client provided me with a NJ LLC Certificate of Formation he filed online by himself several weeks previously. For unknown reasons, he …
In a recent case handled by our office, a school district terminated a teacher in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) …
In this case, three partners owned three properties as tenants in common in Newark (tenants in common means they each own a percentage of …
A recent case I read involved a dispute over a $852,100 deposit made by a buyer in connection with a commercial real estate sale …
We have clients who want to gift to their ownership in New Jersey Real Estate. These clients want to complete their gift in 2022. …
I notice that many employees (actually they are now former employees when they bring their lawsuit) allege a violation of the New Jersey Law …
When things go bad between shareholders, fights erupt and litigation is most often filed by and against the corporation and the individual shareholders. Once …
The statute of frauds requires certain types of real estate agreements to be in writing or the agreement will not be recognized by law. …
I read an interesting trust litigation case which was decided in the Federal District Court of New Jersey. The case involves the New Jersey …
Overview The Complex Business Litigation Program (“CBLP”) is focused on business, commercial and construction cases with significant dollar amounts in dispute or business or …
Owners of family businesses often look forward to the day they will be able to retire and pass on the business to their child …
Attorney-client privilege means that in litigation, anything you tell your attorney will be held in strict confidence and cannot be disclosed unless there is …
What You Should Know New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) has been expanded to address age discrimination against employees Government and state employers no …
“A settlement between parties to a lawsuit is a contract.” The terms of the contract and the interpretation of a settlement agreement is a …
Plaintiff and defendant formed a partnership to rent property to various tenants. When plaintiff asked defendant for his share of the rental profits and …
Personal guarantees of debts are often demanded in business agreements, commercial and residential real estate deals and bank loans. If the debtor defaults, the …
This is an interesting case. Plaintiff sued defendants, alleging they wrongfully deprived him of his ownership interest in the LLC, without compensation. The trial …
