Colleen Murphy

June 08, 2023 | Law.com

"It violates the right to equal protection of transgender adolescents by singling out for prohibition only medical treatments that affirm a patient's gender if inconsistent with that patient's 'biological sex'—thus prohibiting those treatments only for transgender minors," stated the complaint. "The law is subject to heightened scrutiny because it classifies based on sex and because classifications based on transgender status are at least quasi-suspect."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 08, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety has issued a Request for Qualifications for special counsel to the Department of the Treasury in the Division of Investment Appointment to the Alternative Investments Pool.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read

June 07, 2023 | Law.com

In an ongoing battle between a publisher and a romance novelist, the Massachusetts district court partially granted summary judgment in the publisher's favor, stating that the writer's reasoning for selecting the wrong forum "runs contrary to common sense."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 06, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"When this court weighs the potential of harm to the children and considers their best interests, it finds that any infringement on Argen's right to listen is negligible in comparison to the harm that published revelations from Malhan would pose, and therefore the gag order does not impermissibly violate any right Argen has to listen," Judge Susan D. Wigenton said.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 05, 2023 | Law.com

"This case presents an issue of first impression," said Gass. "Arizona's appellate courts have accepted special action jurisdiction in cases involving motions to compel mental-health examinations but have not addressed whether non-expert witness testimony opens the door to a court-ordered examination for rebuttal purposes."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 05, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"We agree with the appeals court that the trial court committed error in finding conclusively that MT lacked control over Giamella," a N.J. Supreme Court justice said. "We also concur with the Appellate Division that the trial court erred in concluding as a matter of law that Giamella's activities at the jobsite were not in furtherance of MT's business interests, being outside MT's general contemplation, and not providing MT with any economic benefit."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 05, 2023 | Law.com

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By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

June 02, 2023 | Law.com

"Even were we to reach a contrary conclusion as to the defamatory nature of the statements in question, we would conclude the respondent judge erred in denying the motion for summary judgment based on a lack of actual malice," Judge Michael F. Kelly said.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 02, 2023 | Law.com

"Among other things, the Appellate Court in its opinion compared Belton—an African American man—to Grendel, the mythical monster in the Old English epic, Beowulf," stated Justice Jonathan Biran, in his written opinion for the court. "Belton asserts that this analogy evokes racist tropes of African Americans as subhuman. He raises similar objections concerning several other passages in the Appellate Court's dicta."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 02, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A construction worker injured in a jobsite fall was awarded a $1 million jury verdict in Middlesex County, coupled with a stipulated $400,000 in workers compensation medical expenses and benefits, resulting in a $1.4 million total recovery.

By Colleen Murphy

2 minute read