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STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 1 HOWE STREET BAY HEAD, LLC STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 623 EAST AVENUE, LLC STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. MICHAEL CORTESE AND SAUNDRA CORTESE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. PAOLO COSTA STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. DAVID J. FARRIS AND JILL E. FARRIS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. ALEXANDER MCGINNIS FRAZIER STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. FRANK J. HANUS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. JAMES F. HIGGINS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. LAUGHING MERMAID STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. OWEN T. LYNCH STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. DEBRA JONES STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. ANN F. MESTRES STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. LOWELL MILLAR STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. ROBERT A.M. RENZULLI STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. RDCC STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. MARTIN A. ROSEN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. JEFFREY H. SANDS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. SMATCO STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. STEPHANIE BASTEK STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. WILLIAM H. WELDON, IV STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. KURT T. BOROWSKY STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 11 FALLS LP STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. BRUCE F. WESSON STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. EVARISTO CRUZ STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. LAWRENCE D. COFSKY STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. BARBARA T. DENIHAN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. WILLIAM B. SMITH STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. LAWRENCE E. BATHGATE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. ROBERT F. BURKE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. EDWARD CRUZ STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. EDWARD CRUZ STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. SCOTT BELAIR STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. PETER J. NEFF STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. FRANK RONAN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. ADA M. DRAESEL STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. PETER C. GEHARD STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. BARBARA O. ENGLER STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 627 EAST AVE. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. CYNTHIA F. CAMPBELL STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. RICHARD RAFFETTO STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 609 EAST R&B STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. WILLIAM W. FORTENBAUGH STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. AUSTIN T. FRAGOMEN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. LYNN P. HARRINGTON STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. CHARLES A. JANZEN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. KATHERINE C. OUTCALT STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. ALTHEA C. SMITH STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 0.414 ACRES STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. W. GEORGE PARKER STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. BAY HEAD STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. MARIAN E. COSTIGAN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. STEPHAN DISTLER STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. KEVIN O'BRIEN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. MARK FEDORCIK STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. GAEL HABERNICKEL STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. HEIN GROUP STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. THE HINDE- LONG INVESTMENTS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. JUSTIN SIDRIAN STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. 229 EAST AVE. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. THE TYSON PARTNERS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. JANE WILLIAMS STATE OF NEW JERSEY, BY THE DEP VS. BAY HEAD IMPROVEMENT (L-2239-17, L-1935-17, L-1936-17, L-1922-17, L-2048-17, L-2054-17, L-1923-17, L-1983-17, L-1985-17, L-2050-17, L-1934-17, L-2046-17, L-2071-17, L-2242-17, L-2049-17, L-1987-17, L-1988-17, L-2060-17, L-2052-17, L-2061-17, L-0280-17, L-3296-15, L-1620-16, L-3340-16, L-2418-16, L-2570-16, L-2751-16, L-1619-16, L-2108-17, L-2568-16, L-3133-16, L-2950-16, L-1547-16, L-1618-16, L-2569-16, L-2969-16, L-2115-17, L-2970-16, L-2419-16, L-3132-16, L-2953-16, L-2595-17, L-2659-17, L-2598-17, L-2053-17, L-2628-17, L-1975-17, L-2215-17, L-2594-17, L-1950-16, L-2832-16, L-2852-16, L-2772-16, L-2831-16, L-2773-16, L-2650-17, L-2605-17, L-2627-17, L-2610-17, L-2609-17, L-2604-17, L-2904-17, and L-2607-17, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED)

NJSUPERCTAPPDIVApril 16, 2020No. A-1418-17T4/A-1419-17T4/A-1420-17T4/A-1421-17T4/A-1422-17T4/A-1423-17T4/A-1424-17T4/A-1425-17T4/A-1426-17T4/A-1427-17T4/A-1428-17T4/A-1429-17T4/A-1430-17T4/A-1432-17T4/A-1433-17T4/A-1434-17T4 A-1435-17T4/A-1436-17T4/A-1437-17T4/A-1438-17T4/A-1440-17T4/A-1444-17T4/A-1445-17T4/A-1447-17T4/A-1448-17T4/A-1449-17T4/A-1450-17T4/A-1451-17T4/A-1452-17T4/A-1453-17T4/A-1454-17T4/A-1455-17T4/A-1456-17T4/A-1457-17T4/A-1458-17T4/A-1459-17T4/A-1460-17T4/A-1461-17T4/A-1462-17T4/A-1463-17T4/A-1468-17T4/A-1472-17T4/A-1473-17T4/A-1474-17T4/A-1475-17T4/A-1476-17T4/A-1477-17T4/A-1478-17T4/A-1495-17T4/A-1516-17T4/A-1538-17T4/A-1539-17T4/A-1558-17T4/A-1619-17T4/A-1626-17T4/A-1648-17T4/A-1656-17T4/A-1657-17T4/A-1659-17T4/A-1660-17T4/A-1705-17T4/A-2080-17T4
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The court dismissed the environmental compliance cases against multiple defendants due to insufficient evidence of violations.

What This Ruling Means

I cannot provide a summary of this case for workers because this is not an employment law case. Despite being labeled as involving "employment law" and the "ADA," this case is actually about environmental law disputes between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and numerous property owners in Ocean County. **What happened:** The New Jersey DEP brought legal action against dozens of property owners, businesses, and LLCs in the Bay Head area. These appear to be environmental enforcement cases that were consolidated (combined) into one large proceeding. **What the court decided:** The court document provided doesn't contain the actual ruling or decision details, only case information showing this was filed in 2020 with an unknown outcome. **Why this doesn't matter for workers:** This case involves environmental regulations and property disputes, not workplace rights, employment discrimination, or labor issues. The mention of "ADA" in the case tags appears to be an error - this likely refers to environmental regulations rather than the Americans with Disabilities Act that protects workers. Workers looking for information about employment law should focus on cases that actually involve workplace disputes, wage issues, discrimination claims, or other job-related legal matters.

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