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03.11.2022
Issue Preclusion Under NJ and NY Law
Kesselman v. Kesselman, No. A-3620-19 (App. Div. March 2, 2022) The issue on appeal was whether issue preclusion under res judicata and collateral estoppel were applicable to the plaintiff’s complaint. In its analysis, the Appellate Division discussed the applicability of the Constitution’s full faith and credit clause, and then thoroughly addressed the respective interpretations of […]
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02.28.2022
Steven Mignogna to be a Featured Speaker at ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Meeting
Steven K. Mignogna, Co-Chair of Archer’s Estates and Trusts Department and Chair of the firm’s Estate and Trust Litigation Group, will serve as a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic region of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), on April 8, 2022 in Princeton, New Jersey. Mr. Mignogna will […]
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02.28.2022
Steven K. Mignogna Invited To Be A Guest Lecturer At Rutgers Law School
Steven K. Mignogna, Co-Chair of Archer’s Estates and Trusts Department and Chair of the firm’s Estate and Trust Litigation Group, was a guest lecturer for the Rutgers Law Trust and Estates Class on Wednesday, March 2. Mr. Mignogna was invited into the class at Rutgers Law School in Newark to discuss his thoughts on the […]
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02.07.2022
The Probate Exception to Federal Jurisdiction
Edita Applebaum v. William P. Fabian, et al., Civ. No. 18-11023-KM-JSA, 2021 WL 5833454 (D.N.J. December 9, 2021) This case highlights the so-called “probate exception” to federal jurisdiction, in addition to more frequent bars to recovery that practitioners are likely to face in federal and state courts. Decedent Todd Harris Applebaum passed away testate in […]
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