Colleen Murphy

June 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a district court decision granting class certification to a group of retirement plan participants who alleged breach of fiduciary responsibility in their suit against plan administrators.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 02, 2022 | Law.com

A former employee in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, won her grievance proceeding after she was wrongfully terminated by the city, but it was her actions after termination that led to accusations of "unclean hands."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Derek Smith Law Group's Ian Bryson secured a $1 million verdict for two former Philadelphia police officers who accused the city of retaliating against them for reporting sexual harassment they said they experienced while working at the Philadelphia Police Department.

By Aleeza Furman | Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

June 02, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman injured in her Paterson apartment by a falling piece of door hardware settled her Passaic County suit, Green v. LaRosa, for $765,000, and…

By David Gialanella | Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 01, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a 5-1 decision, has upheld the "residency exemption" from Jersey City's 1% payroll tax.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 01, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The court, however, declined to find the clause unenforceable, noting that 2019 revisions to the Law Against Discrimination restricted nondisclosure agreements but not nondisparagement agreements.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 01, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court Disciplinary Review Board issued a two-year suspension to Joseph J. Ashton III as reciprocal discipline following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court order imposing the same term.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

May 31, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A bill that passed the New Jersey Assembly would expand the ability of Department of Labor employees to interpret labor law and employer compliance on the commissioner's behalf.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

May 27, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia approved a motion for sanctions when it was revealed that the plaintiff, For Life Products, LLC, photoshopped exhibits in an effort to win their trademark infringement case.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

May 27, 2022 | Law.com

In light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring appellate panels to examine all grounds for the removal of cases to federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that a climate-change case brought by the state of Rhode Island against Shell Oil must be sent back to state court.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read