Carole Brundage, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Estate of Carl v. Carambio, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division’s decision and reinstated the trial court’s enforcement of the settlement, holding that the attorney’s failure to disclose an unpublished decision and a pending appeal did not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct and that the appellate panel lacked authority to sanction the client. Justice Hoens authored the opinion, and Justice Albin filed a concurring opinion that agreed with the result but criticized the majority’s public rebuke of the attorney.