LOBIONDO v. SCHWARTZ

A-86/87 September Term 2007

970 A.2d 1007 (2009)

199 N.J. 62

James LOBIONDO, Jr. and Denise LoBiondo, Individually and t/a D. LoBi Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Grace SCHWARTZ, Janice DeMarco, Karen Schwartz and Marilyn Kallareou, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents/Appellants, v. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C., Michele A. Querques, Esq. and Steven Berlin, Esq., Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Hirsch, Ocean, argued the cause for appellants James LoBiondo, Jr. and Denise LoBiondo.

Ira B. Karasick, Montclair, and Joan E. Pransky argued the cause for defendants and third-party plaintiffs-respondents/appellants Grace Schwartz, Janice DeMarco, Karen Schwartz and Marilyn Kallareou.

Mark M. Tallmadge, Florham Park, argued the cause for third-party defendants-respondents (Bressler, Amery & Ross, attorneys; David F. Bauman, on the letter brief).


Justice HOENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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