Colleen Murphy

April 29, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

An advisory committee for an asbestos trust is seeking an order to keep secret all "identifying information regarding law firms that represent individual claimants" in a federal trial set to begin Monday in Erie over alleged mismanagement of the claims process.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A 5-1 majority of the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that there is nothing stopping a business owner whose company lost out on a public contract from suing in his individual capacity to challenge the procurement process.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 29, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled that the commissioner of the state Department of Banking and Insurance can pursue an administrative action against two out-of-state companies and their two New Jersey affiliates, rather than relying on the state attorney general to bring a lawsuit over alleged improper insurance-related practices in the state.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 28, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Until April 2021, Pine Valley prohibited female membership and "with extremely narrow exceptions" prevented women "from playing golf or otherwise accessing club facilities," according to a civil suit filed by the state's attorney general.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 28, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

When testimony in Stephen A. Zadroga's trial proved that his blood sample had been lost, the judge declared a mistrial. Now the New Jersey Appellate Division has ordered a new grand jury out of "manifest necessity."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 28, 2022 | Law.com

An Arizona attorney was found to have repeatedly violated his duty to his clients by "knowingly abandoning" them and misappropriating funds for his personal use, but the state high court nevertheless decided against disbarment.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 28, 2022 | Law.com

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the "notice-prejudice rule" does not apply to homeowners policies, but added that "this case may present an opportunity for our supreme court to provide clarity on this question."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 27, 2022 | Law.com

Saying he failed to appreciate "the wrongfulness of his earlier misconduct," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has denied a 1985 law grad's application to join the bar after he was previously found to have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 27, 2022 | Law.com

Michael Pickard thought he was allowed to take a nap at work. He fell asleep and was fired a week later. The Labor Commission ultimately sided with Pickard, finding his dismissal to be either discriminatory or retaliatory, and now a Utah state appeals court has agreed.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Testifying before the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Judge Glenn A. Grant, administrative director of the New Jersey Courts, pointed to "a new, historic high of 75 judicial vacancies."

By Colleen Murphy

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