Colleen Murphy

July 10, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The malpractice suit, "Zirvi v. Illumina," was filed April 8 by Lorium Law and Soliman & Associates on behalf of physician/scientist Monib Zirvi. Zirvi alleges that Latham & Watkins and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld failed to properly advise him in connection with an underlying patent infringement lawsuit against Illumina and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A U.S. District Court judge said that DuPont only needs to demonstrate that the claims "share a substantial connection to acts done under the color of federal office."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced a request for qualifications for law firms to act as special counsel for affirmative labor enforcement and worker protection litigation.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

July 07, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced a request for qualifications for law firms to act as special counsel in affirmative civil rights litigation and stated that RFQs for other subject areas are expected.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

July 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

July 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Appellate Division rejected a plaintiff's contention that the "ongoing storm rule," established by the New Jersey Supreme Court in "Pareja v. Princeton International Properties," does not apply to privately owned commercial property.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The situation in certain parts of the state, however, continues to pose a challenge," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said. "In the Passaic Vicinage, in particular, seven out of 28 judgeships are vacant, and several of those positions have gone unfilled for multiple years."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The right to an attorney should be a universal right for those who are navigating our criminal justice system," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "For too long, we have witnessed many residents suffer from the steep prices of a public defender, many times causing them to go into debt just to cover their legal fees, and disproportionately affecting people of color."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

  A $1.65 million settlement was reached in a Hudson County lawsuit, Gonzalez v. Quick Transit Management, for a 78-year-old woman who was…

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

July 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"By his conduct in posting these and similar videos to TikTok, respondent exhibited poor judgment and demonstrated disrespect for the Judiciary and an inability to conform to the high standards of conduct expected of judges," the complaint said.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read