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A summary judgment motion asks the court to decide a claim or issue without a trial. The result depends on the legal standard and the record, not how strongly a party feels about its case.

A contract may name an amount due after a breach, but the label alone does not establish enforceability. The calculation and its relationship to the anticipated loss matter.

An arbitration clause can change how a business dispute proceeds. Before filing or responding to a claim, review the agreement, the named rules, and the practical cost of the process.

A missing customer payment or an invoice from a partner’s separate business can raise serious questions. Learn how to evaluate suspected diversion in a New Jersey partnership.

One owner wants to sell the property. The other refuses. A partition action may offer a way forward, but title, property expenses, and the requested sale all need careful review.

An overdue invoice can become a dispute about what was ordered, delivered, or accepted. Learn how New Jersey businesses can organize the evidence and evaluate their next step.

The lawyers exchanged emails, but the formal settlement was never signed. Is the case over? Learn how agreed terms, intent, and settlement authority affect the analysis. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont about a New Jersey contract or litigation dispute.

A lawsuit arrives, and the first legal bill may not be far behind. Learn what to gather for an insurance review, how a defense differs from payment of a claim, and what to examine in the carrier’s response. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont about a New Jersey business dispute.

A failed closing does not answer who gets the deposit. Review the cancellation grounds, contract terms, and evidence of loss before demanding or releasing escrow funds. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont handles New Jersey real estate transactions and disputes.

A subpoena can pull your business into someone else’s lawsuit. Learn how to review the requested records, production date, confidentiality concerns, and any need for court protection. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont for assistance with a New Jersey business subpoena.

A business partner changes passwords and shuts you out of company records. Learn how the operating agreement, management structure, and New Jersey law affect the next steps. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont to discuss an LLC ownership dispute.

Unanswered requests for admission can establish facts in a New Jersey lawsuit. Learn the response deadline, how qualified answers work, and when a court may allow withdrawal. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont assists clients with discovery and commercial litigation.

Court forms and case-specific interrogatories follow different procedures in New Jersey. Learn which cases use uniform questions, when answers are due, and what a business must review before signing. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont assists clients with litigation and discovery.

A formal offer of judgment can change the financial consequences of a trial. Learn how New Jersey’s deadlines, percentage thresholds, and exceptions work before deciding whether to accept an offer. The Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont helps litigants evaluate settlement decisions.

Paid in full checks in New Jersey may settle more than you intend. Learn how disputed invoices, settlement language, and payment procedures affect your rights. Contact the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont before accepting a conditional payment.

A New Jersey court decides who owes what; it does not move the money. Collecting a judgment in New Jersey is a separate project with its own filings, rules, and costs. This guide covers docketing a Special Civil Part or Law Division judgment statewide, information subpoenas, enforcing litigant's rights when the debtor ignores you, writs of execution, wage garnishment limits, bank levies, property liens, the twenty year clock, and whether collection is worth the spend.

Most buyers assume an asset purchase leaves the seller's problems behind. New Jersey law says otherwise. This guide covers the four successor liability exceptions, the product line rule, the bulk sale notification to the Division of Taxation, worker classification exposure, assignment and change of control traps, and the escrow and indemnification structure that actually protects someone buying a business in New Jersey.

The proposed order asks for everything, but the proceeding cannot deliver most of it. A look at the procedural limits on an order to show cause in New Jersey: why Rule 4:52 cannot produce a permanent injunction, when summary disposition is actually available, the clear and convincing burden on every Crowe factor, the specificity Rule 4:52-4 demands, and why an attached fee request is usually premature.

Some harms cannot wait for a trial. This post explains how a preliminary injunction in New Jersey actually works: the difference between temporary restraints under R. 4:52-1 and an interlocutory injunction, the four Crowe v. De Gioia factors a judge applies, why irreparable harm defeats most applications, what you file and how fast it moves, and how to defend against an order to show cause. Practical guidance from the Law Offices of Peter J. Lamont.

Since March 2024, New Jersey sellers must answer flood questions on the state property condition disclosure statement, and the rest of the duty still runs on common law. This post explains what seller disclosure in New Jersey actually requires: the Weintraub v. Krobatsch latent defect rule, why the disclosure form is where sellers create their own liability, the limits courts have placed on the duty, the flood disclosure law, and the steps that prevent a post-closing lawsuit.