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21 New Jersey opinions name it 2 courts 1989–2026 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New Jersey courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (15)

CaseFollowedCited
National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raabgreen
scotus · 1989 · cited in 3 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1993–1997
2 sentences

1997See Skinner, supra, 489 U.S. at 617, 109 S.Ct. at 1413 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 660 (finding that government-compelled drug testing was search subject to Fourth Amendment); Von Raab, supra, 489 U.S. at 665, 109 S.Ct. at 1390 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 701-02 (same); Rawlings v. Police Dep’t of Jersey City, 133 N.J. 182, 188 , 627 A.2d 602 (1993) (“A drug test performed pursuant to departmental regulations ... is a search subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”); O’Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Comm’n, 132 N.J. 234, 242 , 624 A.2d 578 (1993) (same).

1997See Skinner, supra, 489 U.S. at 617, 109 S.Ct. at 1413 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 660 (finding that government-compelled drug testing was search subject to Fourth Amendment); Von Raab, supra, 489 U.S. at 665, 109 S.Ct. at 1390 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 701-02 (same); Rawlings v. Police Dep’t of Jersey City, 133 N.J. 182, 188 , 627 A.2d 602 (1993) (“A drug test performed pursuant to departmental regulations ... is a search subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”); O’Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Comm’n, 132 N.J. 234, 242 , 624 A.2d 578 (1993) (same).

33
Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.green
scotus · 1989 · cited in 3 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1993–1997
2 sentences

1997See Skinner, supra, 489 U.S. at 617, 109 S.Ct. at 1413 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 660 (finding that government-compelled drug testing was search subject to Fourth Amendment); Von Raab, supra, 489 U.S. at 665, 109 S.Ct. at 1390 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 701-02 (same); Rawlings v. Police Dep’t of Jersey City, 133 N.J. 182, 188 , 627 A.2d 602 (1993) (“A drug test performed pursuant to departmental regulations ... is a search subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”); O’Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Comm’n, 132 N.J. 234, 242 , 624 A.2d 578 (1993) (same).

1997See Skinner, supra, 489 U.S. at 617, 109 S.Ct. at 1413 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 660 (finding that government-compelled drug testing was search subject to Fourth Amendment); Von Raab, supra, 489 U.S. at 665, 109 S.Ct. at 1390 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 701-02 (same); Rawlings v. Police Dep’t of Jersey City, 133 N.J. 182, 188 , 627 A.2d 602 (1993) (“A drug test performed pursuant to departmental regulations ... is a search subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”); O’Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Comm’n, 132 N.J. 234, 242 , 624 A.2d 578 (1993) (same).

33
Rawlings v. Police Dept. of Jersey Citygreen
nj · 1993 · cited in 4 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1996–2000
2 sentences

2000And in Rawlings , the Supreme Court sustained the Board's dismissal of a police officer who refused to submit to a drug test when his supervisor had reasonable suspicion to believe that he had used drugs. 133 N.J. at 197 , 627 A. 2d 602 .

2000And in Rawlings , the Supreme Court sustained the Board's dismissal of a police officer who refused to submit to a drug test when his supervisor had reasonable suspicion to believe that he had used drugs. 133 N.J. at 197 , 627 A. 2d 602 .

14
Prime Accounting Department v. Township of Carney's Pointgreen
nj · 2013 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Dep't v. A-2715-23 32 Twp. of Carney's Point, 212 N.J. 493, 511 (2013) (quoting Kernan v. One Wash. Park Urb.

11
Karins v. City of Atlantic Citygreen
nj · 1998 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024City, 152 N.J. 532, 554 (1998), and "went to the heart of the officer's ability to be trusted to function appropriately in his position and fall within the guidelines and caselaw that call for dismissal." The Commission "wholeheartedly" agreed "the evidence failed to show that [Allen's] drug use resulted from any actions taken by the appointing authority" and that his "removal from employment [was] neither disproportionate to the offenses nor shocking to the conscience." Allen appeals, reprising his arguments to the ALJ and the Commission that because the Sheriff's Office re-hired Allen's 2016

11
Horn v. Med. Marijuana, Inc.green
nywd · 2019 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
1 sentence

2020Marijuana, Inc., 383 F. Supp. 3d 114, 119 (W.D.N.Y. 2019) (internal citation omitted).

11
New Jersey Department of Children & Families v. A.L.green
nj · 2013 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017See A.L., supra, 213 N.J. at 28 .

2017See A.L., supra, 213 N.J. at 28 .

11
CANESI BY CANESI v. Wilsongreen
njsuperctappdiv · 1996 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
2 sentences

1999Plaintiffs' theory would impose liability for a failure to warn or to obtain informed consent without regard to whether the ultimate consequence in fact related to the condition of which the doctor failed to warn or inform the patient. [ 295 N.J.Super. at 362 , 685 A. 2d 49 (emphasis added).] The Appellate Division concluded: Because Brandon's deformity is not related to the drug to which the warning pertained, we hold, as a matter of law, that legal or proximate causation between the consequences of the birth and the failure to warn, resulting in a lost opportunity to abort, may not be found.

1999Plaintiffs' theory would impose liability for a failure to warn or to obtain informed consent without regard to whether the ultimate consequence in fact related to the condition of which the doctor failed to warn or inform the patient. [ 295 N.J.Super. at 362 , 685 A. 2d 49 (emphasis added).] The Appellate Division concluded: Because Brandon's deformity is not related to the drug to which the warning pertained, we hold, as a matter of law, that legal or proximate causation between the consequences of the birth and the failure to warn, resulting in a lost opportunity to abort, may not be found.

11
Allen v. Passaic Cty.green
njsuperctappdiv · 1986 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
2 sentences

1999See Allen v. Passaic County, 219 N.J.Super. 352, 380 , 530 A.2d 371 (Law Div.1986).

1999See Allen v. Passaic County, 219 N.J.Super. 352, 380 , 530 A.2d 371 (Law Div.1986).

11
cluster 409215green
ca2 · 1982 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998Id. at 734 ; see also Barrett v. United States, 689 F. 2d 324, 328-29 (2nd Cir.1982) (distinguishing claim based on negligent administration of a drug from claim based on concealment of fact that Army used decedent as a "human guinea pig," and finding factual dispute as to when the latter claim accrued under the "diligence-discovery" rule).

1998Id. at 734 ; see also Barrett v. United States, 689 F.2d 324, 328-29 (2nd Cir.1982) (distinguishing claim based on negligent administration of a drug from claim based on concealment of fact that Army used decedent as a “human guinea pig,” and finding factual dispute as to when the latter claim accrued under the “diligence-discovery” rule).

11
In Re Disciplinary Procedures of Phillipsgreen
nj · 1990 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
2 sentences

1993In re Phillips, 117 N.J. 567, 576 , 569 A. 2d 807 (1990) ("The obligation to act in a responsible manner is especially compelling in a case involving a law enforcement official.").

1993In re Phillips, 117 N.J. 567, 576 , 569 A. 2d 807 (1990) ("The obligation to act in a responsible manner is especially compelling in a case involving a law enforcement official.").

11
State v. Leavittgreen
nj · 1987 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
2 sentences

1993Leavitt, supra, 107 N.J. at 542, 527 A. 2d 403 .

1993Leavitt, supra, 107 N.J. at 542, 527 A. 2d 403 .

11
Fraternal Order Of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Kevin M. Tuckergreen
ca3 · 1989 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
2 sentences

1993Ford, supra, 931 F.2d at 1291-92 ; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Tucker, 868 F.2d 74, 77 (3d Cir.1989) (citing Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Dep’t, 840 F.2d 1139 , 1143 (3d Cir.1988)).

1993Ford, supra, 931 F. 2d at 1291-92 ; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Tucker, 868 F. 2d 74, 77 (3d Cir.1989) (citing Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Dep't, 840 F. 2d 1139 , 1143 (3d Cir.1988)).

11
Mark B. Harmon v. Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United Statesgreen
cadc · 1989 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
1 sentence

1993Compare Harmon v. Thornburgh, 878 F.2d 484, 489 (D.C.Cir. 1989), cert, denied sub nom.

11
Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.green
scotus · 1968 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
11

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New Jersey. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (18)

CaseCitedYears
O'Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Commission green
nj · 1993
2 sentences

1997See Skinner, supra, 489 U.S. at 617, 109 S.Ct. at 1413 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 660 (finding that government-compelled drug testing was search subject to Fourth Amendment); Von Raab, supra, 489 U.S. at 665, 109 S.Ct. at 1390 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 701-02 (same); Rawlings v. Police Dep’t of Jersey City, 133 N.J. 182, 188 , 627 A.2d 602 (1993) (“A drug test performed pursuant to departmental regulations ... is a search subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”); O’Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Comm’n, 132 N.J. 234, 242 , 624 A.2d 578 (1993) (same).

1997See Skinner, supra, 489 U.S. at 617, 109 S.Ct. at 1413 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 660 (finding that government-compelled drug testing was search subject to Fourth Amendment); Von Raab, supra, 489 U.S. at 665, 109 S.Ct. at 1390 , 103 L.Ed.2d at 701-02 (same); Rawlings v. Police Dep’t of Jersey City, 133 N.J. 182, 188 , 627 A.2d 602 (1993) (“A drug test performed pursuant to departmental regulations ... is a search subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment.”); O’Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water Comm’n, 132 N.J. 234, 242 , 624 A.2d 578 (1993) (same).

31993–1997
Pierce v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. green
nj · 1980
1 sentence

2026Count one of the complaint alleged defendant violated plaintiff's rights under CREAMMA "by refusing to hire her on the basis of her recreational use of cannabis items." Count two alleged defendant's refusal to hire her based on her cannabis use contravened "clearly mandated public policy embodied by CREAMMA," and therefore violated New Jersey common law under Pierce, 84 N.J. at 72 .

12026–2026
McDarby v. Merck & Co., Inc. green
njsuperctappdiv · 2008
1 sentence

2018Super. at 63 , 949 A.2d 223 , or clear and convincing evidence that a manufacturer knew or should have known in the postmarketing phase that the drug warning was inadequate, see infra Section V, as sufficient bases for overcoming the presumption of adequacy.

12018–2018
Vargo v. National Exchange green
njsuperctappdiv · 2005
1 sentence

2018Id. at 374 .

12018–2018
Schultz v. Ford Motor Co. green
ind · 2006
1 sentence

2018Indiana ( Ind. Code § 34-20-5-1 ; Cansler v. Mills , 765 N.E.2d 698 , 705 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002), disapproved of on other grounds by Schultz v. Ford Motor Co. , 857 N.E.2d 977 (Ind. 2006) ); Kansas ( Kan.

12018–2018
Cansler v. Mills green
indctapp · 2002
1 sentence

2018Indiana ( Ind. Code § 34-20-5-1 ; Cansler v. Mills , 765 N.E.2d 698 , 705 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002), disapproved of on other grounds by Schultz v. Ford Motor Co. , 857 N.E.2d 977 (Ind. 2006) ); Kansas ( Kan.

12018–2018
Martin v. Hacker green
ny · 1993
1 sentence

2006Clarity in the context of a drug warning means that the language of the warning is direct, unequivocal and sufficiently forceful to convey the risk." Ibid.

12006–2006
Majestic Realty Associates, Inc. v. Toti Contracting Co. green
nj · 1959
2 sentences

2005As to the claim of negligence in failing to ensure safeguards in the accuracy of the findings, the judge noted that NECA contracted with LabCorp to have the laboratory independently perform all testing and that pursuant to Majestic Realty Assocs., Inc. v. Toti Contracting Co., 30 N.J. 425, 430-31 , 153 A. 2d 321 (1959), plaintiff had failed to demonstrate one of the three circumstances, where as a principal, NECA could be held vicariously liable for LabCorp's negligence in analyzing his urine sample.

2005As to the claim of negligence in failing to ensure safeguards in the accuracy of the findings, the judge noted that NECA contracted with LabCorp to have the laboratory independently perform all testing and that pursuant to Majestic Realty Assocs., Inc. v. Toti Contracting Co., 30 N.J. 425, 430-31 , 153 A. 2d 321 (1959), plaintiff had failed to demonstrate one of the three circumstances, where as a principal, NECA could be held vicariously liable for LabCorp's negligence in analyzing his urine sample.

12005–2005
Alarid v. Secretary green
scotus · 1995
1 sentence

2005Ibid.

12005–2005
Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls green
scotus · 2002
2 sentences

2003The policy required all students to submit to an initial drug test before beginning an extracurricular activity, to submit to random drug testing during the period of participation, and to “agree to be tested at any time upon reasonable suspicion.” Id. at 826 , 122 S.Ct. at 2563 , 153 L.Ed.2d at 742 .

2003The policy required all students to submit to an initial drug test before beginning an extracurricular activity, to submit to random drug testing during the period of participation, and to “agree to be tested at any time upon reasonable suspicion.” Id. at 826 , 122 S.Ct. at 2563 , 153 L.Ed.2d at 742 .

12003–2003
Shadrick v. Coker green
tenn · 1998
2 sentences

1998Id. at 734 ; see also Barrett v. United States, 689 F. 2d 324, 328-29 (2nd Cir.1982) (distinguishing claim based on negligent administration of a drug from claim based on concealment of fact that Army used decedent as a "human guinea pig," and finding factual dispute as to when the latter claim accrued under the "diligence-discovery" rule).

1998Id. at 734 ; see also Barrett v. United States, 689 F.2d 324, 328-29 (2nd Cir.1982) (distinguishing claim based on negligent administration of a drug from claim based on concealment of fact that Army used decedent as a “human guinea pig,” and finding factual dispute as to when the latter claim accrued under the “diligence-discovery” rule).

11998–1998
South Dakota v. Neville green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1993Even the implied consent statute in South Dakota v. Neville, 459 U.S. 553 , 103 S.Ct. 916 , 74 L.Ed. 2d 748 (1983), requires a careful explanation to the accused.

1993Even the implied consent statute in South Dakota v. Neville, 459 U.S. 553 , 103 S.Ct. 916 , 74 L.Ed. 2d 748 (1983), requires a careful explanation to the accused.

11993–1993
O'KEEFE v. Passaic Valley Water green
njsuperctappdiv · 1992
2 sentences

1993That was before the Commission’s adoption of its pre-employment drug-testing policy. [ 253 N.J.Super. at 572 , 602 A.2d 760 (citation omitted).] After reviewing the evidence, the Appellate Division concluded that the trial judge found that Galletta declined to offer employment to plaintiff because of his justifiable belief that plaintiff “was not truthful,” was a “wise guy,” and had a “disrupting behavior pattern.” It is true that the trial judge did note that plaintiffs refusal to take the drug test did play some part in the non-hiring decision.

1993That was before the Commission’s adoption of its pre-employment drug-testing policy. [ 253 N.J.Super. at 572 , 602 A.2d 760 (citation omitted).] After reviewing the evidence, the Appellate Division concluded that the trial judge found that Galletta declined to offer employment to plaintiff because of his justifiable belief that plaintiff “was not truthful,” was a “wise guy,” and had a “disrupting behavior pattern.” It is true that the trial judge did note that plaintiffs refusal to take the drug test did play some part in the non-hiring decision.

11993–1993
Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Department green
ca3 · 1988
2 sentences

1993Ford, supra, 931 F.2d at 1291-92 ; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Tucker, 868 F.2d 74, 77 (3d Cir.1989) (citing Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Dep’t, 840 F.2d 1139 , 1143 (3d Cir.1988)).

1993Ford, supra, 931 F. 2d at 1291-92 ; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Tucker, 868 F. 2d 74, 77 (3d Cir.1989) (citing Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Dep't, 840 F. 2d 1139 , 1143 (3d Cir.1988)).

11993–1993
Eule FORD, Appellant, v. Leatrice J. DOWD; Alvin J. Wilson; City of Pagedale, Missouri, Appellee green
ca8 · 1991
2 sentences

1993Ford, supra, 931 F. 2d at 1291-92 ; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Tucker, 868 F. 2d 74, 77 (3d Cir.1989) (citing Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Dep't, 840 F. 2d 1139 , 1143 (3d Cir.1988)).

1993Ford, supra, 931 F. 2d at 1291-92 ; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. Tucker, 868 F. 2d 74, 77 (3d Cir.1989) (citing Copeland v. Philadelphia Police Dep't, 840 F. 2d 1139 , 1143 (3d Cir.1988)).

11993–1993
Luedtke v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc. green
alaska · 1989
2 sentences

1992In Luedtke, supra, the court justified its use of the balancing test by recognizing the extreme *101 hazards associated with work on an oil rig. 768 P. 2d at 1136 & n. 12.

1992In Luedtke, supra, the court justified its use of the balancing test by recognizing the extreme *101 hazards associated with work on an oil rig. 768 P. 2d at 1136 & n. 12.

11992–1992
State in Interest of WM green
njsuperctappdiv · 1989
11990–1990
Ezagui v. Dow Chemical Co. green
ca2 · 1979
11989–1989

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