[brief] [...], ESQ. AND [...]  [...]  [...] Tel: [...]  [...]  Attorneys for Defendants/Respondents Of Counsel and On the Brief  [...], Esq. (ID# 002041992)  Submitted to the Court: July 19, 2023  TABLE OF CONTENTS  TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ........................................................................................................ii  PRELIMINARY STATEMENT .................................................................................................1  STATEMENT OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY ........................................................................4  STATEMENT OF FACTS .......................................................................................................4  STANDARD OF REVIEW .....................................................................................................7  LEGAL ARGUMENT ..............................................................................................................8  POINT ONE ..........................................................................................................................8  THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY DISMISSED PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT IN THE 2020 ACTION FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM AGAINST MR. ROCCO AND PEPPER HAMILTON UPON WHICH RELIEF COULD BE GRANTED (154a)  ..................................................................................................................................................................................8  A.  The Trial Court Properly Dismissed Plaintiffs’ Fraudulent Concealment Claims Against [...] and Pepper Hamilton (Thirteenth Count) for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief Can Be Granted (154a)  ..................................................................................................................................................................................9  B.  The Trial Court Properly Dismissed Plaintiffs-Appellants’ Aiding and Abetting Claims (Fourteenth Count) and Conspiracy Claims (Fifteenth Count)  Because They Failed to Plead any Specific Facts to Show that [...] or Pepper Hamilton Acted in Concert with the other Defendants to Conceal any Evidence (154a)  ..................................................................................................................................................................................12  POINT TWO ..........................................................................................................................14  THE TRIAL COURT’S DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT SHOULD BE AFFIRMED BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF COMITY (148a – 154a)  ..................................................................................................................................................................................14  CONCLUSION  .......................................................................................................................18  | Federal Cases | Page(s) | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------| | **American Home Products Corp. v. Adriatic Ins. Co.,** | 14, 15 | | 286 N.J. Super. 24 (App. Div. 1995) | | | **Bass v. DeVink,** | 15 | | 336 N.J. Super 450 (App. Div. 2001) | | | **Do-Wop Corp v. City of Rahway,** | 8 | | 168 N.J. 191 (2001) | | | **Flagg v. Essex Cnty. Prosecutor,** | 8 | | 171 N.J. 561 (2002) | | | **Glass v. Suburban Restoration Co.,** | 13 | | 317 N.J. Super. 574 (App. Div. 1998) | | | **Rosenblit v. Zimmerman,** | 9, 11 | | 166 N.J. 391 (2001) | | | **Sensient Colors, Inc. v. Allstate,** | 8 | | 193 N.J. 373 (2008) | | | **State of New Jersey, Dept. of Treasury v. Qwest Communications International, Inc., et al.,** | 12, 13 | | 387 N.J. Super. 469 (App. Div. 2005) | | | **Stop & Shop Supermarkets Co. v. Cty. of Bergen,** | 8 | | 450 N.J. Super. 286 (App. Div. 2017) | | | **Union City Associates v. Union City,** | 14 | | 115 N.J. 17 (1989) | | | **Viviano v. CBS,** | 10 | | 251 N.J. Super. 113 (App. Div. 1991) certif. den., 127 N.J. 565 (1992)