Colleen Murphy

August 11, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman whose bowel was perforated during spinal surgery received payment of a $1.1 million settlement in her Essex County medical malpractice suit, Franco…

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August 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"When Gov. Murphy signed the ETA, it opened the floodgates of corruption," Sen. Steve Oroho said. "This ridiculous law stifled the independence of our state's campaign watchdog and limited [its] ability to hold those who commit campaign violations accountable."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

August 09, 2023 | Law.com

"By allowing the Judicial Department to contract with the former chief of staff after she had resigned in lieu of termination from the SCAO, former Chief Justice Coats undermined the public's confidence in the integrity of the judiciary and failed to exercise diligence in the performance of his administrative duties," stated the per curiam opinion.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a ruling that is being lauded by family law practitioners around the state, the New Jersey Supreme Court has held that, to make a prima facie showing of cohabitation, a party seeking to terminate alimony does not need to satisfy all the cohabitation factors in either "Konzelman v. Konzelman" or the state alimony statute.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

Canon 5, which deals with outside employment and other outside activities for judiciary employees, states that to "avoid impropriety and/or conflict of interest or the appearance thereof, the following provisions shall apply to the holding of outside employment by judiciary employees."

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

August 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Supreme Court has held that Jason O'Donnell, the former Bayonne mayoral candidate who accepted $10,000 in a paper bag in exchange for an appointment as the city's tax counsel, did not need to win election to be subject to the plain words of the state's bribery statute.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 07, 2023 | Law.com

Jersey City Medical Center prevailed in eliminating more than $223 million in potential damages sought by CarePoint Management and McCabe Ambulance Services in a suit which arose from a 2016 settlement agreement over ambulance service provided in Jersey City.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

August 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Plaintiff's complaint purports to bring several causes of action but the thrust of her complaint is a legal malpractice claim against defendants based on her allegations that, but for their failure to withdraw as counsel after terminating their representation of her, she would have succeeded in obtaining a trial de novo," U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler wrote.

By Colleen Murphy

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August 04, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Consistent with R. 1:20-8(f), the court has directed the Office of Attorney Ethics to highlight relevant statistics in its annual report to enable the court and the public to assess the anticipated gains in efficiency," the notice said. "A standard of excellence and atmosphere of constant self-assessment will continue to be the hallmarks of the New Jersey attorney regulatory system as it carries out its fundamental purposes of protecting both the public and the reputation of the bar."

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

August 04, 2023 | Law.com

"Although the current record establishes that eBay has a § 512(c) policy (on paper) and that eBay did remove content that infringed Ms. Okolita's copyright(s), I am not persuaded that a review of Ms. Okolita's FAC and its attachments makes it obvious that eBay is sheltered by the safe harbor," stated U.S. District Court Judge Lance E. Walker.

By Colleen Murphy

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