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In December of 2012, the State of New Jersey adopted the New Jersey Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. This same Act has been adopted by a majority of U.S. States. The purpose of this Act is to insure uniformity concerning potential Jurisdiction issues which may arise between the U.S. States with regard to guardianship and other protective proceedings initiated in either the State of New Jersey or any other State. Continue reading →

Whether you are Project Owner, a General Contractor or a Sub-Contractor, there are often times where a third party performs work or provides services or materials on your behalf for a project. If any issues with an entity or an individual that you hired to perform work are seen, it is very important that you carefully document these issues so you can protect yourself should a dispute develop in the future. Virtually every Construction Contract provides for remedies in the event of a default in performance by an individual or entity retained under the Contract. Continue reading →

While New Jersey waits for guidance from the Supreme Court in Perez v. Professionally Green, LLC, (A-66-11) on key issues relating to state’s Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”), the Appellate Division recently reaffirmed the principle that in order to have standing to sue under the CFA (N.J.S.A. 56:8-19), a consumer must suffer an “ascertainable loss of moneys or property” as a result of a CFA violation. Weinberg v. Sprint Corp., 173 N.J. 233, 250 (2002). Continue reading →