Opinion
R-14 September Term 2020 085238
04-09-2021
Debbie GORE and Doris Lance Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bruce H. NAGEL; Andrew L. O'Connor; Robert H. Solomon ; Nagel Rice, LLP ; Derek Potts ; Potts Law Firm, L.L.P.; Bailey Peavey Bailey Cowan Heckaman, PLLC; Bailey Peavey Bailey; Bailey Perrin Bailey ; Mesh Litigation Center; Annie McAdams ; Steelman McAdams; Junell & Associates, PLLC; K. Camp Bailey, PC; Burnett Law Firm; John Does 1-100; ABC Corps 1-100, Defendants-Respondents.
ORDER
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit having certified to the Supreme Court the following question of law pursuant to Rule 2:12A-3:
Whether New Jersey's public policy interest in regulating those who use its courts compels application of the State's contingency fee rules to a malpractice dispute between out-of-state plaintiffs and out-of-state lawyers?
And the Court having considered the matter and having determined, respectfully, to decline the question;
It is so ORDERED.