In predicting the course of New Jersey law, we must focus on policies and trends in the jurisprudence of New Jersey. See McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., 622 F.2d 657, 662 (3d Cir.1980) (in evaluating state law, “relevant state precedents must be scrutinized with an eye toward t 25 A.2d 1110 (1993) (imposing a duty of care for the safety of visitors to open houses); Dunphy v. Gregor, 136 N.J. 99, 642 A.2d 372 (1994) (expanding bystander liability to include a fiancee). Most relevant for our purposes, the New Jersey Supreme Court has consistently imposed liability on providers of alcohol for foreseeable drinking-related injuries — even though the sale of alcoholic beverages has been intensely regulated for many years. See, e.g., Rappaport v. Nichols, 31 N.J. 188, 156 A.2d 1 (1959) (<HOLDING>). The court has imposed common law tort
recognizing an implied fourth amendment action for damages holding the plaintiffs action was one for wrongful death and not survival where damages listed in complaint were identical to damages listed in the wrongful death act recognizing action for death and damages against tavern that sold alcohol to minor recognizing cause of action for wrongful death recognizing an action for damages against unknown federal agents for the violation of constitutional rights