The Third Circuit recently confirmed that defendants are entitled to a meaningful opportunity to investigate facts related to arbitrability before moving to compel arbitration. In Parkin v. Avis Rent-a-Car System, LLC, two United Kingdom citizens rented a vehicle...
In Almonte v. Township of Union, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously upheld paramedic immunity pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services Act (“EMSA”), N.J.S.A. 26:2K-7 to -20 (1984). N.J.S.A. 26:2K-14 grants civil liability immunity to paramedics who cause harm...
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently reaffirmed that trial courts evaluating the admissibility of expert testimony in civil cases must apply the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. principles outlined in In re Accutane Litigation. The Court in In re...
On May 4, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States denied BNSF Railway Co.’s (“BNSF”) petition for certiorari in a case asking whether the dormant Commerce Clause permits a state to require an out-of-state company to consent to general personal jurisdiction as a...
In a recent unpublished opinion from the New Jersey Appellate Division, the Court reiterated that particularized foreseeability is required to hold a defendant liable when an agent or third party injures a plaintiff. In C.L. v. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America,...
