municipalities

Municipalities Will Not Pay For State Police Patrols

Frank Crivelli
October 27, 2008 11:14

The Associated Press recently reported that a state council on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, struck down New Jersey's plan to have rural towns pay for the state police coverage that they receive due to the fact that the town’s do not have their own police force. The New Jersey Council on...

NH Municipal Law: Supreme Court Establishes Official Immunity for Police Officers and Police Departments in New Hamsphire

September 24, 2008 14:37

In Everitt v. Town of Hooksett, et al. 156 N.H. 202 (2007), the New Hampshire Supreme Court recognized for the first time that police officers and police departments are entitled to "official immunity" for state law claims brought against them, including negligence, and that municipal employers are...

Judge Applies “But For” in Slip and Fall Case

August 06, 2008 13:27

In Cartner v. Burlington (City), a recent slip and fall action, Mr. Justice Michael Quigley found for the plaintiffs. In doing so, he applied the “but for” test of causation that was endorsed by the Supreme COurt of Canada in Resurfice v. Hanke. The case involved a slip and fall...

Counting on TIF Funding… Not So Fast

July 21, 2008 22:52

Malec v. City of Belleville (5th Dist., Doc. No. 05-07-0456) is a case worth noting.  The City of Belleville adopted a group of ordinances in 2006 that provided for the formation of a tax-increment-financing district (TIF) pursuant to the TIF Act.  The city also adopted an ordinance...

The Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus v. Clark and Dickens, LLC (1st Dist. Doc. No. 1-07-0960)

June 11, 2008 18:09

This is a case from the first district about the collapse of a building in Chicago.  The Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus (a Jesuit organization) had a building and demolition work adjacent to the building went awry causing the collapse of the Jesuit’s structure. The parties (and t...