Colleen Murphy

June 30, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman who suffered spinal injuries when her car was broadsided by a landscaping truck agreed to a $1.175 million settlement in her Camden County…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

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June 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division has ordered a firefighter reinstated after the Paterson Fire Department failed to prove that drug testing equipment was properly calibrated and that standard operating procedures were followed.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 29, 2022 | Law.com

"When a party agrees to a non-judicial forum for dispute resolution, the party should be held to that agreement," the court said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 29, 2022 | Law.com

Sergeant Stefani McMichael-Gombar was suspended for a private Facebook post which allegedly violated the Phoenix Police Department's Social Media Policy, according to the opinion. Although the content of the post was not included in the court record, the Phoenix New Times reported that a team of Philadelphia attorneys had published "hundreds of offensive Facebook posts" made by Phoenix Police Officers.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 28, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

New attorney ethics investigations, formal complaints and disciplinary sanctions all fell significantly in 2021, according to a new report by the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Delaware Law Weekly

Concluding that "amendment would be futile," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected a bid by a class of female employees to collect a more than $3.5 million judgment entered just before their employer, John Varvatos Enterprises, filed for bankruptcy.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 28, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The District Court's legal error is not harmless," stated Porter. "Our review of the record shows that commonality is not met by a preponderance of the evidence for this nationwide class. It is not enough that Ollie's has corporate policies and that some or all stores in Pennsylvania pay inadequate attention to aisle accessibility. Stitching together a corporate-wide class requires more."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

"To effectively address the existing backlog, it is essential that trial teams be given more realistic trial dates—and that they be able to proceed to trial on those dates," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 24, 2022 | Law.com

"Name-calling unfortunately abounds in our increasingly tribal culture," said Utah Chief Justice Thomas Rex Lee. "But for any who may be wondering. it won't help your cause in our justice system."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 24, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner appointed Superior Court Judges Maritza Berdote Byrne, Joseph L. Marczyk, and Avis Bishop-Thompson to temporary assignments with the Appellate Division.

By Colleen Murphy

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