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• Mortgage Servicers Get Go-Ahead To Resume Uncontested Foreclosures
• Highlands Regulations Upheld on Appeal
• Case Shows Even a Sex-Toy Purveyor Can Have a Sexually Hostile Workplace
• Asbestos Trust Entitled to $10M From Liquidated Carrier, But Recovery Dicey
• Class Action Alleging Realty Company Charged Duplicative Fees Is Settled
• Lender Without Mortgage Note in Hand Lacks Standing To Sue for Foreclosure
• Nonappealability of Ethics Grievance's Rejection Is Upheld
• Child-Porn Defendant Seeks Peek at Evidence, Citing Neil Cohen Precedent
• E-Mail Discussion on Ordinance Found To Violate Open Public Meetings Act
• Law Firm Can't Blame Bank for Loss On Foreign Client's Counterfeit Check
• No Retroactive Ban on Data Drawn From Uncounseled Polygraph Tests
• 'Home Alone' Bungle Did Not Rise to Level of Child Neglect, Court Says
• Court Finds Error in Allowing Jurors Uncontrolled Replay of Video Evidence
• Gallenthin Sanctioned for Removing Condemnation Case to Federal Court
• Utility's Stray Current Not Shocking Enough To Be Inverse Condemnation
• Law Firms' Paperwork Errors Alleged To Have Resulted in Vioxx Claim Denial
• Carrier Must Defend All Claims Until Covered Ones Have Been Resolved
• Notice of Foreclosure Must Identify Lender or Complaint Risks Dismissal
• Mediation Terms Need Not Be Written Down Immediately To Be Enforceable

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Mortgage Servicers Get Go-Ahead To Resume Uncontested Foreclosures	Top
Four of New Jersey's six largest mortgage servicers get approval to resume uncontested foreclosures after demonstrating they have taken steps to remedy improper "robo-signing" and other shoddy practices.
Highlands Regulations Upheld on Appeal	Top
A state appeals court rejects a series of challenges to a regional master plan that restricts development in the environmentally protected area of northwest New Jersey.
Case Shows Even a Sex-Toy Purveyor Can Have a Sexually Hostile Workplace	Top
The fact that an employer's business is sale of sexually oriented merchandise — marketed in a "sexually charged atmosphere" not deemed objectionable by its female employees or customers — gave it no special cover from claims of sex harassment and retaliation.
Asbestos Trust Entitled to $10M From Liquidated Carrier, But Recovery Dicey	Top
A state appeals court overturns a denial of an asbestos settlement trust's claim for $10 million in insurance proceeds, though how much will be recovered from the liquidated carrier, Integrity Ins. Co. remains to be seen.
Class Action Alleging Realty Company Charged Duplicative Fees Is Settled	Top
A Burlington County judge approves a settlement in a class-action suit over administrative fees charged to home sellers for services that were allegedly covered by the realty company's commissions.
Lender Without Mortgage Note in Hand Lacks Standing To Sue for Foreclosure	Top
Raising another procedural hurdle to residential foreclosure cases, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday that a mortgage lender must demonstrate that it possesses the note or an assignment before filing its complaint, the Appellate Division says.
Nonappealability of Ethics Grievance's Rejection Is Upheld	Top
A state appeals court rejects a challenge to a court rule that denies grievants the right to appeal a district ethics committee's decision that bounces a complaint without investigating it.
Child-Porn Defendant Seeks Peek at Evidence, Citing Neil Cohen Precedent	Top
A defendant in a child pornography case who was denied full access to evidence against him says the courts are giving "celebrities" — like former Assemblyman Neil Cohen — preferred treatment over ordinary people.
E-Mail Discussion on Ordinance Found To Violate Open Public Meetings Act	Top
When the Open Public Meetings Act was enacted in 1976, there was no such thing as e-mail, but a county prosecutor has concluded that Evesham council members ran afoul of the statute by carrying on an e-mail discussion about a proposed ordinance.
Law Firm Can't Blame Bank for Loss On Foreign Client's Counterfeit Check	Top
A collections firm that lost nearly $100,000 in a phony-check scam will not be able to recoup the money from its own bank, a Superior Court judge rules.
No Retroactive Ban on Data Drawn From Uncounseled Polygraph Tests	Top
A Supreme Court ban on admission of polygraph evidence based on uncounseled stipulations is not retroactive, a state appeals court rules.
'Home Alone' Bungle Did Not Rise to Level of Child Neglect, Court Says	Top
A woman who inadvertently left her 4-year-old son in an empty house while she went out to dinner may not have been a model parent, but neither did she deserve to be pilloried on the state Child Abuse Registry, the New Jersey Supreme Court rules.
Court Finds Error in Allowing Jurors Uncontrolled Replay of Video Evidence	Top
A state appeals court overturns a sex assault conviction, finding that the trial judge's allowing jury-room replays of videotaped interviews of the defendant and alleged victim was potentially prejudicial.
Gallenthin Sanctioned for Removing Condemnation Case to Federal Court	Top
The property owner whose battle against condemnation led to a landmark state Supreme Court ruling that curbed use of eminent domain for redevelopment suffers a setback.
Utility's Stray Current Not Shocking Enough To Be Inverse Condemnation	Top
A utility's stray current through a couple's backyard amounts to a nuisance for which damages can be recovered but does not rise to the level of an inverse condemnation, a state appeals court rules.
Law Firms' Paperwork Errors Alleged To Have Resulted in Vioxx Claim Denial	Top
Two plaintiffs' firms are being sued for malpractice for misstating the cause of death of a Vioxx user, which allegedly led to denial of recovery from a multibillion-dollar global settlement fund.
Carrier Must Defend All Claims Until Covered Ones Have Been Resolved	Top
The Appellate Division on Thursday ordered CIGNA to defend an insured charged with spoliation in an unsuccessful bodily injury case by a group of employees, even though the policy said only physical injuries would be covered.
Notice of Foreclosure Must Identify Lender or Complaint Risks Dismissal	Top
A notice of intention to foreclose must identify the lender, not just the loan servicer, or the foreclosure complaint may be dismissed without prejudice, a state appeals court rules.
Mediation Terms Need Not Be Written Down Immediately To Be Enforceable	Top
The New Jersey court rule requiring that terms of oral settlement agreements reached during non-binding mediation be set down in writing does not mean it has to be done immediately, the Appellate Division rules.

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