[brief] 8  Hall v. Otterson, 52 N.J. Eq. 522 (1894) .............................................................................  9  Insight Global, LLC v. Collabera, Inc., 446 N.J. Super. 525 (Ch. Div. 2015) .........................................................  22  Knorr v. Smeal, 178 N.J. 169 (2003) ...........................................................................................................  9  Latteri v. Mayer, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85926 (D.N.J. May 22, 2018) .................................................. 18  Lavin v. Bd. of Educ., 90 N.J. 145 (1982)  ...............................................................................................................  9 Lopez v. Law Offices of Faloni & Associates, LLC, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124730 (D.N.J. Sept. 14, 2016) ..............................................  17 LVNV Funding LLC v. Maialetti, No. A-2809-20, 2022 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1047 (App. Div. June 13, 2022) ................................................................................................. 16 LVNV Funding, LLC v. Deangelo, 464 N.J. Super. 103 (App. Div. 2020) ............................................................................. 6, 14, 15 Mancini v. EDS ex rel. New Jersey Auto. Full Ins. Underwriting Ass'n, 132 N.J. 330 (1993) ............................................................................................................ 5, 14 Marder v. Realty Constr. Co., 84 N.J. Super. 313 (App. Div. 1964) .................................................................................. 6 McQueen v. Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C., ESX-L-1439-22, 2023 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 640 (Law Div. April 26, 2023) ................................................................................................. 19, 20, 21 New Century Fin. v. Trewin, 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1688 (Ch. Div. May 24, 2018) ............................... 18 Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. N.J. Sports & Exposition Auth., 423 N.J. Super. 140 (App. Div. 2011) .............................................................................. 6 Peralta v. Heights Med. Ctr., Inc., 485 U.S. 80 (1988) .............................................................................................................. 8 Peralta v. Ragan, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 234300 (D.N.J. Dec. 30, 2022) .................................................. 18 Romero v. Gold Star Distribution, LLC, 468 N.J. Super. 274 (App. Div. 2021) .............................................................................. 8 Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Inv'rs Ins. Co., 65 N.J. 474 (1974) ................................................................. 6 Tompkins v. Selip & Stylianou, LLP, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21937 (D.N.J. Feb. 11, 2019) ...................... 18 Union Cnty. Improvement Auth. v. Artaki, LLC, 392 N.J. Super. 141 App. Div. 2007) ........................................... 7 US Bank Nat. Ass'n v. Guillaume, 209 N.J. 449 (2012) .................................................................. 22 Valentine v. Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Flynn LLP, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118399 (D.N.J. July 6, 2022) ..................... 18 Valentine v. Unifund CCR, Inc., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44747 (D.N.J. Mar. 10, 2021) ..................... 17 Veras v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34176 (D.N.J. March 17, 2014) ............... 17 Wiss & Bouregy, P.C. v. Bisceglie, No. A-3228-15T3, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 619 (App. Div. Mar. 13, 2017) ............................................................ 7 Woo-Padva v. Midland Funding LLC, 2022 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 96 (N.J. Sup. Ct. Bergen Cty. Jan. 21, 2022) .................................... 19 Woo-Padva v. Midland Funding LLC, No. A-1996-21, 2023 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1550 (App. Div. Sep. 21, 2023) ............................................................