Colleen Murphy

April 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

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By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We look forward to explaining to the Supreme Court why the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is subject to New Jersey's jurisdiction when priests in doing their jobs were taking children to New Jersey and abusing them there," David Inscho and Andra Laidacker of Kline & Specter said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

April 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Years of high vacancy rates, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting impact on staffing levels, have significantly challenged the judiciary's ability to conduct management conferences, hearings and trials," Judge Glenn A. Grant, acting administrative director of the court, said. "A growing and unmanageable backlog of court cases was the predictable result."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The ruling, which denied Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co.'s motion for reconsideration, waded into a novel question of insurance law regarding coverage for a vehicle with an alternate garaging address than what's listed on the policy.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"There is no body or universe of verdicts we see yet, so the parties are struggling with the valuation," the plaintiff's attorney said. "Entities can now start seeing the consequences from a jury when there are things you could have done to prevent sexual abuse but did not."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 04, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

In December, the plaintiff complained to human resources about her supervisor. Just two months later, she was placed on a performance improvement plan and by March, she was terminated, the complaint said.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The case was initially mediated before retired Judge Daniel P. Mecca of The Mecca Law Firm, but Rizika said the parties were too far apart because the defense was contesting liability. He also noted that there was some difficulty in calculating a U.S. Post Office workers' compensation lien.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Law.com

It's one of the first times a theory of reverse redlining, an illegal and discriminatory practice of targeting a particular neighborhood or group for credit on unfair terms, has been put to the test in the educational sector, Lila Miller of Relman Colfax told Law.com. Typically, reverse redlining is often seen in connection with home mortgages or with car loans.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 28, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

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By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

March 27, 2024 | The Recorder

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his intention to appoint four judges including one to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven and three to the Superior Courts in Los Angeles, Riverside, and Sacramento counties.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read