VERIZON v. BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL

A-22 September Term 2023 088421.

317 A.3d 1287 (2024)

258 N.J. 255

VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL, Defendant-Respondent. State of New Jersey, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 25, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Natalie H. Mantell, Newark, argued the cause for appellant (McCarter & English, attorneys; Natalie H. Mantell and Farhan Ali, of counsel and on the briefs, and Brendan E. Ashe and Gregory M. Batt, on the briefs).

Joseph C. Tauriello argued the cause for respondent (The Law Office of Joseph C. Tauriello, attorneys; Joseph C. Tauriello, on the brief).

Joel L. Shain, Bernardsville, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State League of Municipalities (Shain Schaffer, attorneys; Joel L. Shain, of counsel, and Gregory B. Pasquale and Xiaosong Li, on the brief).

Michelline Capistrano Foster, Trenton, Deputy Attorney General, submitted a letter in lieu of a brief on behalf of intervenor (Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).


We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Accurso's comprehensive and thoughtful opinion. See Verizon N.J., Inc. v. Borough of Hopewell, ___ N.J. Super. ___, ___ A.3d ___, 2023 WL 11879982 (App. Div. 2023). We concur with the Appellate Division "that `local telephone...

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