By Jennifer Goodin | Published April 26, 2024 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: farmland preservation, overdevelopment, Stein Property, warehouses | Comments Off on LBS in the News: The Fight Against More Monmouth County Warehouses Continues
As noted in this MidJersey.News article, Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich attorneys have been recruited by the Borough of Allentown in opposition to proposed warehouses, which would be located on Old York Road in neighboring municipalities. The idyllic rural landscape is also rich with Revolutionary War history, as described in another article from NJ Spotlight News. Read More
Read MoreIn 2018, New Jersey was the first state to establish enforceable standards for per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water. Despite these standards, there have continued to be cases of high levels of PFAS found in drinking water. In January 2024, Governor Murphy signed legislation that would require the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Read More
Read MorePer-and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) are water and grease-resistant chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products and in our drinking water. A recent study known as the Singapore Preconception Study of Long-Term Material and Child Outcomes (S-PRESTO) found that higher exposure to PFAS chemicals were associated with reduced probability for clinical pregnancy and live birth. Read More
Read MoreCamden County jurors recently returned a unanimous $21.8 million verdict in a suit claiming negligent stormwater maintenance by the Borough of Haddonfield. The Borough’s negligence led to flooding that severely damaged four houses. On June 20, 2019, Plaintiffs properties were inundated by floodwaters and fecal matter caused by backups in the Borough’s stormwater management system. Read More
Read MoreOn March 13, 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the lower courts should not have dismissed a discrimination claim made by a disabled person against a condominium association. The case, Players Place II Condominium Association, Inc. v. K.P, involved an individual, “B.F.” and her spouse, “K.P.” who adopted an emotional support animal, Read More
Read MoreA state appellate court has just upheld a DEP decision denying a homeowner’s application to move a pier by six feet from its prior location. The DEP held, and the Court agreed, that moving the pier resulted in its losing its “legacy status” and therefore new, more restrictive rules apply. The case is entitled Dunn Read More
Read MoreOn February 5, 2024, the Appellate Division issued is decision In Re Appeal Of The New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection’s September 6, 2022 Denial Of Request For Adjudicatory Hearing Under N.J.A.C. 7:26c-9.10, Dated May 12, 2022, Concerning The Department’s April 20, 2022 Notice Of Remediation In Progress Waiver Rescission. The question at issue was Read More
Read MoreIn a recent unpublished decision, the Appellate Division found that placing cameras and a speed detector in an easement to monitor the speed of the easement holder constituted an actionable private nuisance. In that case, Ursitti v. Wilson, 2024 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 197, the defendants lived on and operated a business out of a Read More
Read MoreThe matter Albert H. Wunsch, III, v. CTE Republicans for Englewood Cliffs, Mark Park, Zhi Liang, Rivka Biecagz, and Penny Rousouli, is currently in the Superior Court of Bergen County. The case concerns candidates in a local public election. Plaintiff instituted the action by way of an order to show cause after asserting that Defendants Read More
Read MoreThe appellate case, Benji and Russel Swan v. Stephen and Lila Lamanna, concerns an easement in which access to the last 200 feet is in question. Plaintiffs argued the trial court modify the easement by relocating it to allow plaintiffs’ access to Route 47. Defendants insist that the disputed 200 feet is their private driveway Read More
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