April 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Celebrates 4/20 With $10M in Grants for Recreational Cannabis BusinessesGuillermo C. Artiles, a partner with McCarter & English and chair of the firm's government affairs practice, said that by providing a grant program with hard dollars for startup costs, the Murphy administration has provided real incentive to first-time entrepreneurs.
By Colleen Murphy
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April 21, 2023 | Law.com
Washington Appeals Court Reinstates Nearly $99M Jury Award Against StateA division of the Washington State Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, reinstated a nearly $99 million jury award to the grandparents of two boys who were killed by their father during a visitation supervised by the state's Department of Social and Health Services.
By Colleen Murphy
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April 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Claim of Failure to Diagnose Ocular Cancer Settles For $2 Million in MonmouthA man whose right eyeball was removed following what he claimed was a delayed diagnosis of cancer agreed to a $2 million settlement in his Monmouth…
By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy
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April 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
More Than $350K Paid to Clients From NJ Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection in Q1The Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, which is funded by New Jersey's lawyers and judges, reported that it paid more than $350,000 to clients for losses caused by 11 lawyers in the first quarter of the year.
By Colleen Murphy
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April 19, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Appellate Division Says Law Firm May Not Withdraw From Case Despite Disqualifying Conflict of Interest"We decline to adopt the court's finding that Dr. Vernon's claims against Dr. Carabasi did not create a RPC 1.7 disqualifying conflict of interest for the Flynn Firm," the opinion said. "Nevertheless, we are satisfied the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the Flynn Firm's motion to withdraw as counsel."
By Colleen Murphy
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April 19, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Appeals Court: Defendant Hospitals Must Allow Plaintiff to Inspect Medical Records' Metadata"Plaintiff's request to have her expert review decedent's EMR, on screen and under defendants' supervision and control, in order to identify what metadata she wants copied and produced, strikes us as an eminently reasonable way to proceed under the circumstances," stated Judge Carmen Messano, in his written opinion for the court.
By Colleen Murphy
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April 19, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Senate Democratic Majority Names New Chief CounselTim Lyndon, executive director of the Senate Democrats, announced that Abbey True Harris has been appointed as chief counsel of the Senate Majority Office.
By Colleen Murphy
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April 18, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
On Day 2 of Testimony, AOC Director Clarifies He Wasn't Assigning Blame—He Just Needs Judges"There was clearly no effort to beat up on the Senate or the governor's office," Judge Glenn A. Grant, administrative director of the New Jersey courts, said. "The real message that we tried to convey through this conversation ... is the extraordinary need for judges to assist us in our work."
By Colleen Murphy
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April 18, 2023 | Law.com
Female Professor Failed to Prove Pretext in University Hire of Less-Experienced Male Applicant, Says 10th Circuit"Granted, Mr. Kwarteng scored higher in the category of professional experience despite Dr. Anderson having 24 years more experience as a C.P.A.," stated Judge Gregory A. Phillips. "But she offers no basis on which a rational factfinder could determine that her decades-long experience as a C.P.A. qualitatively overwhelms his 10 or 11 years as a C.P.A. in regard to the tenure-track position."
By Colleen Murphy
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April 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
AOC Director Grant: After 3 Years of Judicial Shortages, Crisis Isn't Looming—It's HereTestifying before the state Assembly Budget Committee, Judge Glenn A. Grant, administrative director of the New Jersey courts, on Monday highlighted the fact that the state's judicial vacancy crisis has necessitated the unprecedented step of shutting down civil and matrimonial trials in two vicinages.
By Colleen Murphy
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