by: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
If you thought this would be a salacious post, prepare to be underwhelmed. It is about what it means to “consummate” a contract.
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by: Peter J. Gallagher (LinkedIn)
If you thought this would be a salacious post, prepare to be underwhelmed. It is about what it means to “consummate” a contract.
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
Every now and again I read a decision that leaves me with lots of unanswered, and perhaps unanswerable, questions. Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. v. Associated Asphalt Partners, LLC is one of…
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
If ever a lawyer should have been awarded points for creativity, Diaco Construction, Inc. v. Ohio Security Ins. Co. is the case where it should have happened. It is an insurance…
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
As any Seinfeld fan knows, you cannot “yada yada” over the best part of a story. But in a recent decision, a New Jersey court did just that.
In Barry…
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
Unfortunately, New Jersey still has the highest foreclosure rate in the country. Most weeks, the Appellate Division issues several decisions related to residential foreclosure, and most follow a predictable pattern…
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
My children’s school has a nice tradition for the fifth grade students. Towards the end of the year, the fifth graders play a basketball game against a group of teachers and…
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
That is the take home message from the Appellate Division’s recent decision in Goldfarb v. Solimine.
In Goldfarb, defendant promised to hire plaintiff to manage defendant’s family’s assets. Before getting…
Some of the best parts of the movie “My Cousin Vinny” are the interactions between Vinny, played by Joe Pesci, and Judge Haller, played by the late Fred Gwynne. In one scene, Judge Haller admonishes Vinny…
In Harrah’s Atlantic City Operating Co. v. Dangelico, plaintiff, a casino, lent defendant, a “casino gambler,” $160,000 against a $200,000 line of credit. The loan was secured by checks drawn on defendant’s bank account, coupled with defendant’s representation that…
by: Peter J. Gallagher (@pjsgallagher) (LinkedIn)
What happens when the same parties enter into three contracts, all related to the same underlying services, the first two of which require the parties to litigate any disputes while the…