In Christakos v. Boyadjis, the New Jersey Supreme Court addressed a long-standing and unsettled issue in legal malpractice law: when, if ever, does an attorney owe a duty of care to a non-client? Prior to answering the question, the court observed th…
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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently clarified when a corporate officer can be held personally liable for company debt based on language in a credit application or supply agreement. In Extech Building Materials, Inc. v. E&N Construction, Inc., t…
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In De Chacon v. Caesars Entertainment Corp., et al., the New Jersey Appellate Division issued an unpublished opinion affirming summary judgment in favor of United Services Automobile Association (USAA), holding that a homeowners insurance policy issu…
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Effective September 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of New Jersey appointed McAndrew Vuotto member Jonathan P. Vuotto to the District Ethics Committee for the District X-A Vicinage (East Morris and Sussex Counties). Jon’s appointment term on the Distric…
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In Trinh v. Fineman, No. 20-1727 (3d Cir. Aug. 16, 2021), the Third Circuit has joined seven other Circuit Courts in extending immunity to court-appointed receivers. The plaintiff in the case was an owner of a business in dissolution in state court i…
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In March 2021, in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 141 S.Ct. 1017, 1022 (2021), the U.S. Supreme Court further developed the evolving standard for personal jurisdiction in the federal district courts (and by virtue of New Jersey’s
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McAndrew Vuotto congratulates Jonathan P. Vuotto for his selection to the 2021 New Jersey “Super Lawyers” list for business litigation. Super Lawyers is a peer-review of lawyers in which individuals are nominated by their peers and reviewed by a…
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In re-affirming the timeliness analysis under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, the Appellate Division deferred a complex legal malpractice successor liability issue. In McNellis-Wallace v. Hoffman, Docket No. A-1488-19T1 (App. Div. July 31, 2020), a d…
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The New Jersey Appellate Division released a decision on March 3, 2020 that could be interpreted to interject a complexity in the current state of contribution and indemnification claims in legal malpractice cases. In Lane Construction Co., Inc. v. M…
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A recent decision from the District of Columbia further supports the continuing trend towards imposing attorney liability for failing to protect client information. In Wengui v. Clark Hill, PLC, et al., No. 19-cv-3195 (D.D.C. Feb. 20, 2020), the plai…
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