Monmouth/Ocean County Seton Hall Alumni Happy Hour
We are pleased to be sponsoring the Seton Hall University School of Law Monmouth & Ocean County Alumni Happy Hour on Thursday, June 28 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Watermark in Asbury Park. Several of DEMLP's attorneys are proud Alum and we are happy to be able to...
Partner James McGovern Elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter
We would like to congratulate DEMLP Partner, Jay McGovern, on his recent election as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Philanthropy Committee of the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter. The Jersey Coast Chapter provides Disaster Services,...
Legalization of Marijuana in New Jersey and Its Impact on Zoning Law
For better or worse, the legalization of marijuana is on the horizon and it appears that local government in New Jersey will have to address a myriad of issues related to it. At the moment, the New Jersey bill with the greatest likelihood of success is Senate Bill...
Insurance Awareness: Every Company Needs to Know What It Is Insured For
Business insurance is an integral part of any game plan for a company’s success. It helps to limit financial liabilities such as lengthy and costly litigations, and also provides avenues for recovery in the event of an unforeseen property loss. However, business...
Veterans Diversion Program
Recently, the New Jersey Legislature created a Statewide Veterans Diversion Program which solely empowers the County Prosecutors Office to divert an eligible "servicemember” charged with certain crimes from traditional means of prosecution into rehabilitative...
Arbitration May Be Required in Auto Service Contracts or Extended Warranty Agreements
Recently, the New Jersey Appellate Court has upheld as valid an arbitration provision in an automobile service contract case which emanated from Burlington County, New Jersey. It involved a purchaser of a used Ford F-250, with a separate service contract from a...
Supreme Court Decides Individualized Arbitration Enforceable
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court decided Epic System Corporation v. Lewis and two other companion cases Ernst & Young LLP, et al. v. Morris, et al. and National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc. et. al. holding that contracts between an...
Twelve DEMLP Attorneys Selected to 2018 Super Lawyers Lists
The firm is pleased to announce that eleven of its lawyers have been named to the 2018 New Jersey Super Lawyers list and two were named to the 2018 New Jersey Rising Stars list. The attorneys selected include: Robert S. Bonney, a partner at the firm whose primary area...
The Dangers of Unconscious Bias
On May 29th, 2018 coffee giant Starbucks will close 8,000 stores for the afternoon in order train about 175,000 employees on bias. This was the aftermath of a recent incident in Philadelphia in which 2 African American males were waiting for a friend in Starbucks....
Checking On Charities Before You Give
Worried that your elderly mother is giving a lot of her money away to charity? Worried she won’t listen to you about these donations? Maybe your approach could involve the following: Have Mom check to see if the organization where she is sending money is tax exempt....
United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Sports Betting
In an opinion released today, a 6 to 3 majority of the United States Supreme Court held that the federal law banning sports betting in individual states is unconstitutional. In the case of Philp Murphy, Governor of New Jersey et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic...
When performing the contract isn’t enough: lessons in the doctrine of good faith and fair dealing
Under ordinary contract law, all the parties’ obligations to each other will exist within the four corners of the agreement, pursuant to their “freedom to contract.” However, implied in every contract is a duty of good faith and fair dealing, both in the performance...
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