Colleen Murphy

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

March 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

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By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

March 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I urge the court, there are a myriad of cases cited here, to please follow the verbs," counsel to the plaintiff, Richard I. Scharlat, a partner with Fox Rothschild said. "All the verbs talk about selection, appointment, the right to hire and fire. The verbs really do not extend to a defamatory statement post employment."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

March 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"An initial scan of Section 27 reveals a series of difficult to decipher and contradictory sentences contained in a single arbitration clause," Judge Morris G. Smith said in his written opinion for the court. "The clause contains 887 words in thirty-six unbroken lines. A closer reading shows that the run-on paragraph harbors within it mutually inconsistent means for dispute resolution."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Indeed, the Appellate Division found here—and defendant SPARC Group LLC does not contest—that defendant's conduct violates the CFA," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "However, to state a CFA claim, private plaintiffs ... must show that they suffered an 'ascertainable loss of moneys or property, real or personal, as a result of the use or employment by another person of any practice declared unlawful under' the CFA."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

A driver and her passenger netted a combined $1.1 million settlement after a delivery truck crashed into the side of their vehicle on Route 18 in New Brunswick on a snowy night.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

March 22, 2024 | The Recorder

"Indeed, both of Mr. Lofton's immediate supervisors, John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen, have a well-documented 15-year history of exchanging racist remarks over defendant's email system with lawyers throughout LBBS—ranging from junior associates to fellow partners," the complaint said. "These emails included 'gratuitous use' of the n-word."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 21, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The jury returned a $4.7 million molded verdict, which ranked among the 20 largest personal injury awards reported for 2023 by the Law Journal.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

March 21, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The record shows that the court struck the essential defense of non-liability. Its order is contrary to the fundamental principal underlying sanctions—to compel discovery compliance to ensure cases are decided on their merits," the opinion said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Through Governor Murphy's historic investments in higher education, New Jersey is a national leader in making postsecondary education more accessible and affordable," Margo Chaly said .

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read