Colleen Murphy

April 19, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The case involves a constitutional issue of first impression regarding whether the Satanic Temple should be allowed to lead the prayer that opens each Boston City Council session.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 19, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals has ruled that, because there are currently no open positions in the school district, a former vice principal who brought a whistleblower suit is entitled to "front pay" as an alternative to reinstatement.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 18, 2022 | Law.com

In a first-impression ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled 2-1 to affirm a lower court decision that found bank account overdraft charges do not violate the National Bank Act of 1864.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 18, 2022 | Law.com

The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that homeowners associations are constitutionally required to do more than serve notice of a pending foreclosure on a homeowner by mail and newspaper publication.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman who sustained multiple spinal injuries in a head-on crash agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in her Monmouth County suit, Cardamoni v. Brian's…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

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April 14, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Disciplinary Review Board has issued two consecutive suspensions, totaling 18 months, to a New Jersey-based attorney who it said abandoned clients, attempted to conceal wrongdoing, and repeatedly failed to cooperate with the disciplinary system.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The court held that "notice of a claim or mere negotiations cannot serve to toll a statute of limitations. Likewise, the carrier had no affirmative obligation to remind plaintiff the statute of limitations was about to expire."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida has denied a motion to dismiss a First Amendment challenge to Florida House Bill 233, which requires postsecondary institutions to conduct annual surveys assessing "intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity."

By Colleen Murph

3 minute read

April 13, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Finding the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a case seeking an injunction against President Joe Biden's executive order mandating vaccines for federal employees, but plaintiffs counsel said he is considering trying again.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read