Pfenninger v. Hunterdon Central Regional High School

I cannot join in the majority’s opinion, which “give[s] plaintiff yet another bite of this thoroughly-chewed apple, ... [because] [t]he route to that result converts us from the Court of last resort, *244to some sort of super rescue-mission.” Whitfield v. Blackwood, 101 N.J. 500, 500-01, 502 A.2d 1132 (1986) (Clifford, J., concurring) (citation omitted). The majority has concluded that the trial judge abused his discretion in denying plaintiff’s request for expanded discovery, and therefore remands this case. The Appellate Division rejected that claim. Yet, the majority’s opinion reopens the…