[jQuery] preventing other events from firing in validate plugin (validate)

I need to block other events from firing on a form submission from within the validate plugin's invalidHandler function. I'd like to call stopImmediatePropagation on the current event, but I don't know how to access that event. Here is a sample of the code I have: $(document).ready(function() {

[jQuery] preventing other events from firing in validate plugin (validate)

I need to block other events from firing on a form submission from within the validate plugin's invalidHandler function. I'd like to call stopImmediatePropagation on the current event, but I don't know how to access that event. Here is a sample of the code I have: $(document).ready(function() { }