In a recent notable decision affecting the rights of litigants in employee discrimination cases, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, ruled in Roman v. Bergen Logistics, LLC., et al., Docket No. A-5388-16T3 (August 23, 2018) that an employee cannot be barred from pursuing punitive damage claims in an arbitration proceeding, even if the employee waived her right to pursue such claims pursuant to the arbitration agreement she signed … [Read more...] about Significant New Jersey Decision Affecting the Rights of Victims of Discrimination in Arbitration
PROBATE LITIGATION – NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT DISMISSING OBJECTION BASED ON LACK OF TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY BUT NOT WITHOUT SHARP DISSENT
In the September 2018 decision of Matter of Giaquinto, 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 06065 (3d Dept. 2018), the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, affirmed the granting of summary judgment in a probate contest that dismissed an objection that the decedent lacked testamentary capacity. In granting summary judgment on this objection, the Appellate Division recognized the declining cognitive abilities of the decedent but determined that the key … [Read more...] about PROBATE LITIGATION – NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT DISMISSING OBJECTION BASED ON LACK OF TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY BUT NOT WITHOUT SHARP DISSENT