[brief] In re Opinion 415, [of the Advis. Comm. On Prof'l Ethics, 81 N.J. 318 (1979) ........................................................................ 27 J. & M. Land Co. v. First Union Nat. Bank, 166 N.J. 493 (2001) ...................................................................... 23 Justice v. Justice, 123 N.C.App. 733, 475 S.E. 2d 225, 230 (1996), aff’d, 346 N.C. 176, 484 S.E.2d 551 (1997) .......................................................... 49 Karns Prime & Fancy Food, Ltd. v. C.I.R., 494 F.3d 404 (3rd Cir. 2007) ......................................................... 18, 35, 36 Kass v. Brown Boveri Corporation, 199 N.J. Super. 42 (App. Div. 1985) .............................................. 30 Kieffer v. Best Buy, 205 N.J. 213 (2011) .................................................................... 14 Knorr v. Smeal, 178 N.J. 169 (2003) .................................................................... 38 Ladenheim v. Klein, 330 N.J. Super. 219 (App. Div. 2000) .......................................... 21, 28 Lee v. Carter-Reed Co., LLC, 203 N.J. 496 (2010) .................................................................... 34 Lemelledo v. Beneficial Mgmt. Corp. of Am., 150 N.J. 255 (1997) .................................................................... 34 Mack Auto Imports, Inc. v. Jaguar Cars, Inc., 244 N.J. Super. 254 (App. Div. 1990) .......................................... 13, 20 Mattia v. Northern Ins. Co. of New York, 35 N.J. Super. 503 (App. Div.1955) ............................................. 38 McConkey v. AON Corporation, et al., 354 N.J. Super. 25 (App. Div. 2002) .......................................... 40 Messner v. Union County, 34 N.J. 233 (1961) .................................................................33 Miller v. Miller, 97 N.J. 154 (1984) ........................................................................38 Moses v. Howard Univ. Hosp., 606 F.3d 789 (D.C. Cir. 2010) ......................................................20, 47 Nester v. O’Donnell, 301 N.J. Super. 198 (App. Div.1997) ...........................................16 Nixon v. Lawhon, 32 N.J. 351 (App. Div. 1954) .......................................................22 Owen v. CNA Insurance/Continental Cas. Company, 330 N.J. Super. 608 (App. Div. 2000), reversed, 167 N.J. 450 (2001) .....................................................................28, 30 Palatine I v. Planning Bd., 133 N.J. 546 (1993) ....................................................................38 Parker v. Wendy’s Int’l, Inc., 365 F.3d 1268 (11th Cir. 2004) .....................................................21, 47 In re Ridgefield Park Bd. of Educ., 244 N.J. 1 (2020) .......................................................................14 Roman v. Bergen Logistics, LLC, 456 N.J. Super. 157 (App. Div. 2018) ..........................................41 Romero v. Gold Star Distribution, LLC, 468 N.J.Super. 274 (App. Div. 2021) ..........................................33, 34 Samolyk v. Berthe, 251 N.J. 73 (2022) .....................................................................13 Schor v. FMS Financial Corporation, 357 N.J. Super. 185 (App. Div. 2002) ..........................................16 Sean Wood, L.L.C. v. Hegarty Group, Inc., 422 N.J. Super. 500 (App. Div. 2011) ..........................................42 Serico v. Rothberg, 234 N.J. 168 (2018) ..................................................................14 Sikes v. Twp. Of Rockaway, 269 N.J. Super. 463 (App. Div.), aff’d o.b. 138 N.J. 41 (1994)…………..12 Silviera-Francisco v. Bd. Of Educ. Of Elizabeth, 224 N.J. 126 (2016)……………………………………………………………..12, 20 Spade v. Select Comfort Corp., 232 N.J. Super. 504 (2018)………………………………………………………15, 17, 31 Sprenger v. Trout, 375 N.J. Super. 120 (App. Div. 2005) …………………………………………38 State v. Chiarello, 69 N.J. Super. 479 (App.Div. 1961), certif. den. 36 N.J. 301 (1962)…………………………………………………..30 State v. Eldakroury, 439 N.J. Super. 304 (App. Div. 2015) ………………………………………….37