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Over 100 Reported Cases of Brain Tumors in former Colonia High School Students

There are now 108 people that were diagnosed with brain tumors over the past three decades who have either attended or worked at Colonia High School. A former student is responsible for linking these individuals together. He and his wife both attended high school in the 1990s and both have been diagnosed with rare brain Read More

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Court Rules Proceeds of a Partition Should be Equally Distributed Between Property’s Co-Owners

This week, the Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division affirmed the Chancery Division’s holding that the net proceeds of a partition by sale of property should be equally distributed between the property’s co-owners. In Gabriel v. Wallace, No. A-2449-21 (App. Div. Dec. 28, 2022), two individuals had purchased a piece of property as tenants Read More

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No res judicata defense in commercial landlord tenant case

The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently reversed a trial court’s decision to deny a property owner’s motion for reconsideration after the Law Division in Morris County determined that the doctrine of res judicata precluded the claim. In Phillipsburg Deli & Mini Mkt., LLC v. Babla Fuel Stop, LLC, No. A-1792-21 (App. Div. Dec. 8, 2022), a Read More

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Condo Liability In Snow Storms

by: Noah Botwinick The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently overturned a grant of summary judgement to a defendant community association sued by a pedestrian who slipped on ice in a condominium parking lot within an hour of a snowstorm, citing an exception to the recently adopted ongoing storm rule. In Hanna v. Woodlan Cmty. Ass’n, No. A-0277-21 (App. Div. Nov. 17, 2022), a plaintiff condominium Read More

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Lieberman Blecher and Sinkevich Announces New Partner and New Associate

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich, PC is proud to announce the naming of Ms. Brittany W. DeBord, Esq. as a shareholder. Brittany joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2016, with a focus on environmental law, including litigation, regulatory compliance and permitting, as well as toxic exposure litigation, real estate transactions, and land use matters. Read More

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Village of Ridgefield Park v. Outfront Media, LLC and Planning/Zoning Board of the Borough of Bogota

The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently upheld a board decision to approve the settlement of an application for a conditional use variance and final site plan approval to install a billboard on property along a highway. In Village of Ridgefield Park v. Outfront Media, LLC and Planning/Zoning Board of the Borough of Read More

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PCBs and other chemicals found in Colonia high school

How is it that PCBs and other cancer causing compounds have been found in Colonia High School? Where is the outrage? Where is the speedy competent response? A mother of a student who is an environmental scientist took samples that revealed that there are unsafe levels of PCBs and other chemicals at a Colonia High Read More

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New Jersey Sues Oil and Gas Companies for Lying About Climate Change

The State of New Jersey sued five oil and gas companies in New Jersey Superior Court on Tuesday for hiding the disastrous effects of climate change from New Jersey and the world, while profiting from fossil fuel products, for decades. New Jersey sued Exxon, Shell, BP, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips, along with the trade association American Read More

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Condo Association Is Awarded Monthly Fees and Penalties, but not Counsel Fees

The State Appeals Court has just issued an opinion awarding monthly condominium assessments and some penalties, but reversing a lower court’s sizable award of counsel fees. In Cross Roads Condominium Association v. Cosentino, Appellate Division Docket Number A-3599-20, decided on September 28, 2022, the Court ruled that the trial court did not adequately review the Read More

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Appellate Division applies rarely used equitable doctrine to preserve HOA

The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division recently found that sums owed by a bank to a Homeowners’ Association (HOA) after the bank acquired a portion of a residential community at a foreclosure sale were not discharged despite the sequence of recordation, in direct contravention of New Jersey’s recording statute. In Fulton Bank of Read More

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  • On the Run: Runner/lawyer DeBord out to protect the environment she loves

    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

    When Brittany DeBord runs along the Delaware River canal towpath or on the trails of Tyler State Park, she doesn’t just appreciate the natural beauty of the...

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  • Gulf Coast Town Center facing foreclosure

    Naples Daily News, September 16, 2015

    Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against an affiliate of CBL & Associates, the owners of the decadeold, 1.2 million-square-foot mall in south Fort Myers for a $190.9 million unpaid loan. The center has 94 stores on 204 acres, with such anchors as Super Target, Belk, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and Costco...

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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