Colleen Murphy

December 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“Our largest daily newspaper [is] … ceasing print,” Sen. Raj Mukherji said. “And the Jersey Journal is closing altogether. I think it is just a sad day, and it speaks to an uncertain future in terms of accessing news for our constituents."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 16, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“My guiding principle is, with hard work, we will achieve our mission: justice for all,” retired Mercer County Superior Court Judge Janetta D. Marbrey told the committee Monday. She has been nominated to fill the role of Mercer County prosecutor.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

December 13, 2024 | Law.com

Plaintiffs counsel said it is believed to be the largest ever reached in a case stemming from poor performance of a 401(k).

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

December 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“The problem for clerks across the state is that we need an answer as quickly as possible because our municipalities will organize the first week of January,” Thomas H. Prol, a Sills Cummis & Gross member, said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

December 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“Here, Hartford has no duty to defend the employer,” Associate Justice Douglas M. Fasciale wrote for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“I have complete confidence that Mr. Bharara possesses the skill, experience, and unquestioned integrity to complete this investigation and pursue any lead, without fear or favor,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“Honestly, if you have not spent some time in and around government, you are at a disadvantage,” Lowenstein Sandler litigation department chair Christopher Porrino told the Law Journal.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

December 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

“Because New Jersey’s Supreme Court has not addressed this precise issue, we must predict how it would rule,” Judge Arianna J. Freeman said in her dissent. “Fortunately, several New Jersey authorities guide our path. Following that path, I predict that the New Jersey Supreme Court would discern an implied cause of action for failure to hire in violation of CREAMMA.”

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

December 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Essex County Judge Jodi Lee Alper found that the defendants in a theft of trade secrets case used software to wipe message history in violation of multiple court orders to preserve evidence.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

December 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The plaintiff alleged that the bank breached its duty to provide safe premises by failing to clean up the residual effects of a recent storm.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read