Banking Alert July 2020
In This Issue:
- New Jersey Supreme Court Rules That Entire Controversary Doctrine Does Not Bar Party Who Is Successful on A Motion to Dismiss from Later Asserting Claims
- Appellate Division Affirms Denial of Additional Attorneys’ Fees and Sanctions in Connection with Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Debtor Can’t Affirmatively Use Fair Market Value Credit to Obtain Money Judgment Against Creditor
Sherman Wells Secures Another NJ Supreme Court Victory For Firm Client
For the second time this Term, Sherman Wells has secured a victory for one of its clients in a case before the New Jersey Supreme Court. Julian W. Wells and Jordan D. Weinreich represented firm client Bank Leumi USA on an issue of first impression regarding the scope of the entire controversy doctrine. In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the entire controversy doctrine does not bar a party who files a successful motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim from later asserting claims that arise from the same transactional facts.
Firm has major win in New Jersey Supreme Court
Anthony J. Sylvester and Caitlin T. Shadek secure a win in the New Jersey Supreme Court for firm client TD Bank, and pave the road for limiting future claims against banks. The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, reinstated the trial court’s decision dismissing claims against TD Bank, and reversed the Appellate Division’s decision permitting the plaintiffs to amend their complaint to add a claim under New Jersey’s Uniform Fiduciaries Law (”UFL”).
2020 Estate Planning Essentials Guide - NJ Edition
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