Colleen Murphy

July 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

An attorney with an unblemished 30-year record was censured following a formal ethics complaint, despite his contention that he had ceased practicing law.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Two nursing home and assisted-living management companies alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act against several labor unions following a long history of conflict and animosity culminating in a damaging strike, according to a precedential Third Circuit opinion.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

July 29, 2022 | Law.com

A federal appeals court has rebuffed an attempt by a group of corn farmers to pursue claims against its former counsel, whom the farmers allege gave faulty advice in an underlying lawsuit over genetically modified corn-seed products.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 28, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, adding to a federal circuit split on the issue, has ruled that opt-in plaintiffs to Fair Labor and Standards Act collective actions must establish that their claims arise from the defendant's minimum contacts with the forum state, not the entire country.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 28, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit alleging a Pennsylvania attorney breached her fiduciary duty by representing a plaintiff in a claim against one of her former clients.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There is one area of the law which concerns all attorneys yet provokes little interest or curiosity among us," according to Marc Garfinkle, a former trial lawyer whose Morristown practice is now limited to legal ethics and discipline, bar admission, and judicial misconduct.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

July 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a grant of summary judgment in favor of former attorney Harris Legome and his firm after Allstate alleged extensive misrepresentation in violation of the New Jersey Fraud Prevention Act and sought return of $1.1 million in legal fees.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

An uninsured motorist claim brought in Morris County yielded a $750,000 settlement on June 13 for a man injured when a rock crashed through his windshield…

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We are operating with historic vacancies of 43% in the crown jewel of the New Jersey judiciary," State Bar President Jeralyn Lawrence said. "And from all outward appearances, nothing is happening."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

July 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a jury's verdict of $1.8 million and a judge's award of $1.5 million in attorney fees for a former Novartis employee fired after blowing the whistle on the purchase of a report from one of the company's distributors that she believed constituted a kickback.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read