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MARKO PARIS VS. ENGEL INVESTMENTS, LLC (DC-012183-18, UNION COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJanuary 23, 2020No. A-1582-18T2
Plaintiff WinEngel Investments, LLC$5,490.88 awarded
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Case Details

Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Unpublished
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
bench trial

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Breach of Contract

Outcome

Plaintiff prevailed in a Security Deposit Act violation case. The trial court found defendant landlord failed to meet its burden of proof for claimed damages and awarded plaintiff double the wrongfully withheld security deposit plus court costs totaling $5,490.88.

What This Ruling Means

**What Happened** Marko Paris had a workplace dispute with his employer, Engel Investments, LLC. The case went through the New Jersey court system and reached the appellate level, meaning a higher court reviewed a lower court's decision. The specific details of what Paris claimed his employer did wrong are not available from the court records provided. **What the Court Decided** The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division issued a ruling in this employment case in January 2020. However, the specific outcome of the court's decision is not detailed in the available court records, so we cannot determine whether Paris won or lost his case, or what remedies may have been ordered. **Why This Matters for Workers** Without knowing the specific details and outcome, it's difficult to draw clear lessons for workers from this case. However, the fact that this employment dispute reached the appellate court level shows that workers can pursue their claims through multiple levels of the court system if they believe their initial case wasn't decided fairly. Workers should know they have legal options when facing workplace issues, though they should always consult with employment attorneys to understand their specific rights and options.

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