Colleen Murphy

March 03, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

As to whether Doe sufficiently pleaded a plausible cause of action for hostile educational environment under the NJLAD, Judge Castner stated that she had not.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 03, 2023 | Law.com

"The only logo in the commercial is the law firm's Spartan logo," said lead attorney Steve Dimopoulos in a statement. "If the NFL wants me to give up my First Amendment rights, well then molon labe."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

March 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"So we know here that the parties never intended for this to be perpetual," stated Justice Sonia Sotomayor. "And so I see the question as what are the situations in which one party can withdraw? Once you said they didn't intend for it to be perpetual. I think that's the end of the game."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The legislature, however, did not tether Chapter 212's remedies to the accrual date of an employee's claim," stated Judge Carmen Messano. "It only prohibited an employee from recovering damages for wages due more than six years prior to the 'commencement' of the action, specifically the filing of a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

March 01, 2023 | Law.com

"To date, we have not adopted a benchmark percentage for attorneys' fees from common fund settlements," stated Judge Joel M. Carson, III, in his written opinion for the court. "And we decline to pronounce a bright-line benchmark today. Instead, we reiterate our prior recognition that awards across a range of percentages may be reasonable."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

March 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman who suffered neck and shoulder injuries, as well as a traumatic brain injury, when her vehicle was struck from behind was awarded $750,000…

By Charles Toutant | Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

February 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

"I have seen situations where there is a pumping option in principle, but in practice employers have erected many obstacles to make that happen," said Melinda Koster, a partner at Sanford Heisler Sharp.

By Colleen Murphy

7 minute read

February 28, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

"But it goes without saying that the inquiries necessary to develop or resolve the jurisdictional dispute should precede discovery into areas irrelevant to that undertaking," stated the per curiam opinion. "Not only is a nonresident entitled to an expeditious disposition of a jurisdictional defense before being compelled to provide merits-based discovery, but the forum also has an interest in not having its resources expended or burdened by matters that should be litigated elsewhere."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

February 28, 2023 | Law.com

"Nevada has disbarment, suspension, public reprimand, letter of reprimand, and letter of caution," stated the petition. "The last three create confusion and inconsistency when applied to the ABA framework."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

February 27, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

In a published decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division declined to apply the statutory bar in NJSA 39:6A-4.5(a) to a plaintiff's claims over the second of two accidents at the same location—30 minutes later—and found that the plaintiffs-decedent was not "operating" an uninsured vehicle during the second accident.

By Colleen Murphy

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