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The typical loan used to finance the purchase of a home is secured by a mortgage. If the homeowner defaults in the repayment of the loan, the lender can foreclose the mortgage and ultimately secure a judicial sale of the property. If the property is subject to a second mortgage, say for a home equity line of credit, that lender will only get paid if any proceeds from the sale are left over after the debt to the holder of the first mortgage is … [Read more...] about Appellate Division Says Equitable Subrogation Not Precluded by New Lender’s Actual Knowledge of Intervening Mortgage

Schiller, Pittenger & Galvin, P.C., successfully represented a Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office forensic investigator who suffered employment retaliation due to his reporting of investigative techniques by other law enforcement officers that were improper and violated applicable guidelines. The case was brought pursuant to the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA). The client remained employed throughout the litigation. Following … [Read more...] about Whistleblower Case Settles for $175,000 Payment Plus Five Months Terminal Leave

Schiller, Pittenger & Galvin, P.C., represented a mother and daughter involved in consecutive motor vehicle accidents. Both sustained neck, back and shoulder injuries and were treated by an orthopedist. Their injuries were alleged to be permanent in nature. … [Read more...] about $350,000 Settlement for Motor Vehicle Accidents

Schiller, Pittenger & Galvin, P.C., represented a 39-year old male who slipped and fell on ice in front of a commercial building, fracturing two bones in his ankle. The client has undergone two arthroscopic ankle surgeries with the probability of a third. He continues with plates and screws in his ankle and his pain is a permanent condition. His injuries include the inability to walk more than limited distances. … [Read more...] about $750,000 Settlement for Slip and Fall on Ice

The present zoning enabling statute, the Municipal Land Use Law, defines a lot as “a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise, as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.” (I will call this a “zoning lot.”)The identification of a zoning lot is important not only for purposes of determining whether a proposed development complies with the standards of the zoning ordinance but the sale … [Read more...] about A Tax Lot May not be a Zoning Lot