Colleen Murphy

June 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It is not enough for someone to say, 'Are you threatening me?' and for the charged person to say, 'Yes, I am,'" former federal prosecutor Howard S. Master said. "That is not sufficient to constitute viable conduct. Lawyers threaten litigation, to walk away from a deal, or induce a business partner to walk away from a deal, all the time. None of that, by itself, is improper."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Princeton's Committee on Discipline reportedly convicted more than 98% of the respondents who appeared before it in the more than 700 cases resolved during the 2021-22 academic year.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Law.com

Riley's complaint, filed in March 2021, alleged that she believes that around 30% of the drug tests performed by Avertest are inaccurate, which is in sharp contrast to the company's claim that it provides forensically defensible results with a 97% accuracy rate.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

June 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This new clemency initiative is a cornerstone of our administration's efforts to make New Jersey the state of second chances," Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. "Today, we pledge to take a responsible and equity-driven approach to pardons and commutations that will prioritize the most compelling cases."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"For the reasons that follow, we agree the LLC statutes do not empower the Department to rescind such certificates administratively, in the absence of a court order directing such relief," Presiding Appellate Division Judge Jack M. Sabatino said in his written opinion for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"For over a decade, Amarin has engaged in a calculated anticompetitive scheme, whereby it executed exclusive, or de facto exclusive, agreements with suppliers to lock up the supply of Vascepa's active pharmaceutical ingredient, icosapent ethyl, in order to freeze its generic competitors out of the market and deprive consumers of affordable medication," the complaint said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Instead of contributing to the successes of the city of Camden, through a series of criminal acts alleged in the state's case, the Norcross enterprise took the Camden Waterfront all for themselves," Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 17, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the 93-page opinion Monday in the matter of State of Tennessee v. Cardona, holding that the department redefining "sex" to include gender identity wreaks havoc on Title IX and produces results that Congress could not have intended.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Law.com

"Because a circuit split exists and there is no binding federal jurisprudence on this issue, the court must make its own interpretation as to the applicability of Bostock to Title IX ... the court finds that Bostock does not apply to Title IX," U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 14, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"When counties are fighting for a candidate of your caliber, it really speaks volumes," Sen. Vin Gopal, D-Monmouth, said. "I am excited for you, but, more importantly, I am excited for the residents of Hudson County. You are going to be incredible for their judiciary."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read